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Betty 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. 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 10094717
MRDS ID DAV0068
Record type Site
Current site name Betty Prospect
Related records 10150602

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.57361, 34.07315 (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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3S 13E 9 SW4 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

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) -105.57361, 34.07315
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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 LENS
    Dip STEEPLY WEST

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAGNETITE IS PRESENT IN SMALL LENSES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tecolote Iron

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1943, USBM EXPLORED THE PROPERTY BY SEVERAL TRENCES AND PITS, BUT THERE IS NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

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 VERY SMALL DEPOSIT.
Deposit A SMALL LENS OF MAGNETITE IS EXPOSED. THE ORE DIPS STEEPLY WEST WITH MONZONITE FORMING THE HANGING WALL AND LIMESTONE THE FOOTWALL.

Reporter information

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

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