New Mexico · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Tecolote Iron District

Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Platinum
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Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSTREAM PLACER
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSTREAM HYDRAULICS
Geology
StructurePROMINENT FAULTING IN COUNTRY ROCK
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID60000952
MRDS IDM045547
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.06199, -105.69525
References
NORTHROP, S.A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED EDITION: ALBUQUERQUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, 404 P.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 68, P. 116-117.