Location: | Iron County, Michigan, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 46.11417, -88.3031 |
dep_id: | 10079390 |
mrds_id: | W028653 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Iron |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Secondary Enrichment |
Production size: | Unknown |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Hematite, Goethite |
gangue: | Chert, Pyrite, Siderite, Stilpnomelane, Chlorite, Mica |
alteration: | Chert and siderite to hematite and goethite in oxidation zones. |
ore_ctrl: | Structurally controlled in synclinal body. |
Reporter: | Mason Jr., G.T., Yeager, Keith (Cannon, W.), Sutphin, D.M. |
hrock_type: | Iron Formation |
Year first produced: | 1899 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1919 |
References: |
- Deposit:: JAMES, H. L., DUTTON, C. E., PETTIJOHN, F. J., WIER, K. L., 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON RIVER, CRYSTAL FALLS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE, 1968. PP. 45-56, 88-110.
- Deposit:: LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1938, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES (1ST ED.): CLEVELAND, OHIO. P. 155.
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