Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Iron Mtn. Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Iron Mtn. Intrusion, Faulting, Folding
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10094360
MRDS IDD005473
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.61331, -113.40913
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 DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14P.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P23-63.1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, US 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.