| Deposit ID | 10082798 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Lake Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.62513, 48.06556 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | Est Lat/Lon Is For A Point In The Deposit On The W End Of Iron Lake. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cook(county)
Minnesota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gunflint Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saganaga Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Quetico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rainy Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Rainy(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rainy(hydrologic subregion)
Souris-Red-Rainy(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Superior National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Minnesota | Cook |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Principal | 64N; 65N | 02W;03W | Minnesota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||
| Rock unit name | Poplar Lake Intrusion | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite |
| Rock unit name | Poplar Lake Intrusion |
| (1) | Slate and graywacke |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Near contract between Duluth Complex and country rock. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | On The Northern Margin Of The Duluth Complex. |
| General form | STRATIFORM |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Northern Range |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W062148 |
GROUT, F.F., 1950, THE TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITES OF MINNESOTA: ST. PAUL, MINN., COMMISSIONER OF THE IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILATION, 117 P.
HAUCK AND OTHERS, IN PRESS, AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY AND OXIDE, SULFIDE, AND PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT MINERALIZATION ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CONTACTS OF THE DULUTH COMPLEX, IN OJAKANGAS, R.W., DICKAS, A.B., AND GREEN, J.C.,EDS., [SPECIAL PAPRE IN THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT SYSTEM]: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER, IN PRESS.
CANNON, W.F., AND MCGERVEY, T.A., 1991, MAP SHOWING MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT, LAKE SUPERIOR REGION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-2153, SCALE 1;500,000, 1 SHEET.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-95 | Sutphin, David M. (Cannon, W. F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-97 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-MAY-97 | Mason Jr., G.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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