Mine detail: Gypsy Mine

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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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