Mine detail: Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect

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Location: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.48261, -105.74166
dep_id: 10015010
mrds_id: DAV0121
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold
Trace mineral: Molybdenum, Tellurium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Limonite, Quartz
work_type: Unknown
model: 84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
alteration: Propyllitic-Argillic-Phyllic
ore_ctrl: Brecciation, Fracturing
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: Bonito Lake Stock
hrock_type: Syenite
Structure: Rio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
tectonic: Intracontinental Rift
References:
  • FULP AND WOODWARD ,1991, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 42D FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 327-328
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