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Whettige Deposits

Occurrence in Lincoln county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014953
MRDS ID DAV0045
Record type Site
Current site name Whettige Deposits
Related records 10174205

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.54916, 33.74704 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacob Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
7S 14E 35 NW4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Andres
    Rock description San Andres
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.54916, 33.74704
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Capitan Laccolith

Ore body information

  • General form REPLACEMENT
    Dip NEARLY HORIZONTAL LIMESTONE MEMBERS OF SAN ANDRES FM.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Host Rock

Comments on the geologic information

  • A REPLACEMENT IN NEARLY HORIZONTAL LIMESTONE MEMBERS. MINOR AMOUNTS OF SILICATE MINERALS HAVE FORMED ADJACENT TO THE MAGNETITE BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Capitan Mountains

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO OUTCROPS WERE MAPPED. THE LARGER ONE COVERS 125,000 SQ FT. THE SECOND DEPOSIT IN SECTION 26 IS SMALLER.
Deposit TWO SMALL UNDERDEVELOPED PROSPECTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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