Location: | Luna County, New Mexico, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 32.55623, -107.7206 |
dep_id: | 10013941 |
mrds_id: | D010513 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Replacement |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Anglesite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite |
gangue: | Calcite, Gypsum, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
alteration: | Extensive Silicification. |
conc_proc: | Oxidation Enriched Ores Account For Most Of The Total Production V Alue. |
ore_ctrl: | Deposits Localized In Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To Faults Striki Ng North To N 15 W; And At Junctions With Faults Striking Nnw With Fau Lts Striking N 55 To 65 E; And Beneath An Impermeable Shale. |
Reporter: | Menzie, David |
hrock_unit: | Fusselman Dolomite;Percha Shale |
hrock_type: | Limestone |
arock_unit: | Cooks Peak Granodiorite |
arock_type: | Diorite |
Year first produced: | 1885 |
yr_lst_prd: | 1952 |
disc_yr: | 1877 |
References: |
- Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 2 87-289
- Deposit:: JICHA, H.L., JR., 1954 NMBMMR BULL 37, P. 60-66, PLATE 1
- Deposit:: GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 94
- Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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