Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formVARIOUS ORE SHELLS
Ore controlCentered On Underlying Porphyries
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite,Granite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite,Granite
StructureSouth Margin Of Questa Caldera, Rio Grande Rift
Tectonic settingPost-Subduction Extension
AlterationK-Feldspar, Biotite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1923
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10085408
MRDS IDW700997
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.71671, -105.51724
References
LEONARDSON, R.W., DUNLAP, G., STARQUIST, V.L., BRATTON, G.P., MEYER, J.W., OSBORNE, L.W., ATKIN, S.A., MOLLING, P.A., MOORE, R.F., AND OLMORE, S.D., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGY AND MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS AT QUESTA, NEW MEXICO; IN THE GENESIS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ORE DEPOSITS: CHANGES WITH TIME AND TECTONICS; EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM, DENVER REGION, NOVEMBER 1982, PP. 151-155.CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF EAGLE NEST AREA, NEW MEXICO; NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 94.UNPUBLISHED COMPANY REPORTS