New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Occurrence

Green Peak Deposit

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
MicaCopperUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
TertiaryCopper, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOTHER DIKE (HORSESHOE SHAPED)
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Monazite, Muscovite, Pyrite
GangueChrysocolla, Fluorite, Garnet, Malachite, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Tectonic settingBrazos Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10014274
MRDS IDD010977
Alternate namesParker, Rancho Aaa, Wilmeth, Washburn, Kiawa Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.58865, -106.07475
References
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 67-68JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL NO. 25, P. 105REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P.7WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS, GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 127MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATABINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 118-121