Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlXenoliths Of Dolomite In Quartz Monzonite Were Partially Converted To Magnesite By The Action Of Magnesium-Rich Solutions Associated With The Organ Batholith.
Materials
Ore mineralsBrucite, Magnesite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Montoya Group;Fusselman Dolomite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Organ Needle Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012968
MRDS IDD009008
Alternate namesClaims In 1935, Magnesia Nos. 1 and 2, New Year
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.26625, -106.50445
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 66, 236-237TAFT, H.H., 1936 ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL 137, P. 137TALMAGE, S.B., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1937 NMBMMR BULL 12, P. 110-112KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 295-296SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, SHEET 1