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Magnetite Deposits

Occurrence in Grant 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090966
MRDS ID D011544
Record type Site
Current site name Magnetite Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.70952, 32.74872 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Redrock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
018S 018W 09 SE4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • 1/2 MILE ABOVE RICOLITE QUARRY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.70952, 32.74872
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Red Rock District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GILLERMAN, ELLIOT, 1964, NMBMMR BULL. 83, P. 170.

  • Deposit

    HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU O

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS SMALL AND INACCESSIBLE WITH NO COMMERCIAL VALUE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit MAGNETITE RICH BANDS IN SERPENTINITE IN XENOLITHS OF THERMALLY METAMORPHOSED ROCK IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. MAGNETITE LOCALLY CONSTITUTES 90% OF ROCK. BANDS ARE 1-2 FEET WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) U.S. Geological Survey

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