New Mexico · Lincoln County
Occurrence
Mudpuppy-Waterdog Prospect
Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Copper
Gold
Molybdenum
Tellurium
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Gold
Tertiary
Molybdenum, Tellurium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit size
N
Workings
Unknown
Ore control
Brecciation, Fracturing
Materials
Ore minerals
Molybdenite, Pyrite
Gangue
Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Syenite · Bonito Lake Stock
Structure
Rio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Tectonic setting
Intracontinental Rift
Alteration
Propyllitic-Argillic-Phyllic
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10015010
MRDS ID
DAV0121
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
33.48261, -105.74166
References
FULP AND WOODWARD ,1991, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK, 42D FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 327-328