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Iron City Prospect

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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014973
MRDS ID DAV0071
Record type Site
Current site name Iron City Prospect
Related records 10248527

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.56499, 34.05898 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pelon Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Corona(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Sumner(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallo Arroyo(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3S 13E 10 SE4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAAPPROXIMATE LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sandstone Forms The Hanging Wall. The Host Rock Was Probably Limestone.

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Yeso
    Rock description Yeso

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.56499, 34.05898
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rio Grande Rift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Ore body information

  • General form REPLACEMENT
    Strike N55E
    Dip 50 NW
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tecolote Iron

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. KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAGNETITE CROPS OUT ALONG A CONTACT OF MONZONITE AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. SANDSTONE FORMS THE HANGING WALL AND MONZONITE THE FOOTWALL.
Deposit DEPOSIT IS 200 FT LONG AND 2-6 FT THICK.

Reporter information

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

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