New Mexico · Grant County
Prospect

Rice-Graves Tungsten Prospect

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueEpidote, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10008861
MRDS IDD001322
Alternate namesClaim, Moneatta No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.64318, -108.55618
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 11-12HEWITT, C.H., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 110-112GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 142HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC FIELD STUDIES MF-1264