Mine detail: La Cienega Manganese Deposit

Previously called 'Deposit: Kinsey Manganese ProspectLa Cinega'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.56589, -106.12474

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1940

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Espinosa Volcanics
Host type:	Latite
Associated rock:	Espinosa Volcanics
Associated type:	Latite
Structure:	Cienega Fault, Ne-Sw Trending Shear Zones And Fractures
Tectonic:	Espanola Basin Of The Rio Grande Rift And The Jemez Volcanic Field.

References

MRDS	D011782
DEP	10014815
Reference	{Deposit:: KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., IN SPIEGEL, Z. AND BALDWIN, B., 1963, USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1525, P. 80.}{Deposit:: ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 49-50.}{Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA}{Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, USBM IC 8030, P. 80}
Reporter	Murray, Diane