Description
U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Favorable Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Iron Mtn. Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Iron Mtn. Intrusion
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10094357
MRDS IDD005346
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.64775, -113.3508
References
YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST.; UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.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, 14 P.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 88STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST