New Mexico · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Iron City Prospect

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formREPLACEMENT
Ore controlIntrusive Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Yeso
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureRio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
AlterationSandstone Forms The Hanging Wall. The Host Rock Was Probably Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014973
MRDS IDDAV0071
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.05898, -105.56499
References
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