| Location: | Florence County, Wisconsin, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 45.90694, -88.34115 |
| dep_id: | 10082687 |
| mrds_id: | W062037 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Goethite, Hematite, Magnetite |
| gangue: | Quartz |
| orebody_fm: | STRATABOUND |
| model: | 241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation) |
| alteration: | Leaching Of Silica Or Replacement By Iron Oxides Or A Combination Of These Processes. |
| conc_proc: | Metamorphism Of Vulcan Iron Formation Has Locally Increased Grain Size And Made Some Material More Amenable To Concentration Than Less Metamorphosed Iron Formation. |
| Reporter: | Sutphin, David M., Mason Jr., G.T., Sutphin, David M. (Cannon, W. F.) |
| hrock_unit: | Vulcan Iron Formation |
| hrock_type: | Iron Formation |
| Structure: | Major Troughs Into Which Iron Fm. Has Slumped; Regional Trends Are E-W To Ne-Sw. |
| tectonic: | Canadian Shield |
| Year first produced: | 1948 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1948 |
| disc_yr: | 1849 |
| prod_yrs: | 1948 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORES, 2D ED.: CLEVELAND, OHIO, LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 334 P
- Deposit:: BAYLEY, R.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, GEOLOGY OF THE MENOMINEE IRON-BEARING DISTRICT, MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 513, 96 P. VAN HISE, C.R., AND LEITH, C.K., 1911, THE GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR REGION: U.S.G.S MONOGRAPH 52, 641 P
- Production:: LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION, 1952, P. 107-128.
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