Mine detail: Krotki Iron Deposit

Previously called 'Iron PeaksIron Cap'

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Location: Sevier County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.53275, -112.21967
dep_id: 10041848
mrds_id: M057690
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Trace mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Goethite, Hematite, Limonite
orebody_fm: LENS, IRREGULAR
alteration: The Tuff Has Been Affected By Argillic Alteration.
ore_ctrl: Along Irregular Fissures For The Upper Ore Body.
Reporter: Wong, George (Tooker, Ed)
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure: Iron Peaks Consists From Top To Bottom: 250 Ft Of Silicified Pyroxene Andesite, And 700 - 800 Ft. Of Volcanic Tuff.
References:
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1970 , IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV. BULL. 88 , P. 72 - 75 .
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E. AND PARKER, R. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY OF THE MONROE QUAD.: USGS MAP GQ-155 .
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MIN. RES. POTENTIAL OF PIUTE CO.: UGMS BULL. 102 , P. 52 - 56 .
  • Deposit:: BUTLER, B. S. AND OTHERS, 1920 , ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111 , P. 546 .
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