New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Occurrence

Iron Hill Prospects

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Limestone And Filled Broken Or Dissolved Openings.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Magdalena Group
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012964
MRDS IDD009003
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.39791, -106.95086
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 247-249KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF N.M. PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO 2, P. 79-82KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-14HARRER, C.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 179KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 82.