Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In A Limestone Xenolith Within The Trachyte.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueDiopside, Epidote, Pyrite, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Yeso Formation
Associated rockTrachyte
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10097875
MRDS IDD010678
Alternate namesAmerican Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.21037, -105.77056
References
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY, NO. 2, P. 172-173, FIGURE 33 AND 34GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 102-103, PLATE 8PERHAC, R.M., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 95, P. 35-47, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASHERIDAN, M.J., 1947 USBM RI-3988, P. 5-6KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 178.