New Mexico · Socorro County
Occurrence
Section 36 Deposit
Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
Primary
Manganese
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Fault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore minerals
Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Gangue
Calcite, Iron, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Rhyolite
Associated rock
Rhyolite
Structure
Mineralization Occurs Along A N 35 To 40 W Striking Brecciated Shear Zone.
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10094464
MRDS ID
D008007
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
33.92481, -107.10003
References
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 155-156NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAPETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, 174 PAGES, 2 PLATES