Commodities
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLARGE LENS
Ore controlBeach Sands
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Straight Cliffs Formation
Tectonic settingRocky Mt. Unstable Foreland
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094741
MRDS IDDB01535
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.3561, -111.39157
References
SRC.REF: DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, V. J., 1961 , P. 13GREGORY, H. E., AND MOORE, R. C., 1931 , THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: USGS PROF. PAPER 164 .DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, V. J., 1961 , RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UT., WYO., N. MEX., AND COLO.: US BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860 .1961 RECON US BUREAU OF MINES, RI 586