Location: | Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 32.94372, -107.69532 |
dep_id: | 10011744 |
mrds_id: | D006856 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver |
Minor mineral: | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite |
gangue: | Quartz |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
conc_proc: | Extensive Oxidation Of Silver Bearing Base Metal Sulfides. |
ore_ctrl: | Mineralized Solutions Rising From A Shallow Igneous Mass Were Channeled Along Faults And Localized In Fractures And Bedding Planes. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David |
hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
hrock_type: | Shale,Siltstone,Limestone,Dolomite |
arock_type: | Monzonite,Andesite |
Structure: | Deposits Occur Near Or Along A Fault Striking N 10 W. |
References: |
- Deposit:: HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.104
- Deposit:: HEDLUND, D.C., 1977 USGS MAP MF-900-B
- Production:: HARLEY, 1934 P.104
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