| Deposit ID | 10014805 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011759 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sycamore Canyon Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.33673, 32.92094 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reading Mountain(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
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 016S;016S | 014W;015W | 18;13 | W2 (18); N2 (13) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bliss Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Bliss Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.33673, 32.92094 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.2M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver City Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011759 |
KELLEY, V. C., 1951, AAPG BULL., V. 35, NO. 10, P. 2207.
HARRER, C. M., AND KELLY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 35.
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 135-137.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SANDY OOLITIC HEMATITE OCCURS IN AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE BEDS, AS MUCH AS 1.2 M. THICK, IN THE BASAL PART OF THE BLISS FORMATION WHICH OUTCROPS EXTENSIVELY IN THE SILVER CITY RANGE AND PINOS ALTOS MOUNTAINS. ORE BEDS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 25% FE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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