Description
U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciation, Faulting, Fracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
StructureSevier Thrust System, Granite Mtn. Intrusion
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10090116
MRDS IDD005363
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70858, -113.27108
References
YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102P.MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST.; UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62P.BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DIST., UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14P.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 40761947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 21954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-141967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88