Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
SecondarySilver, Vanadium, Tungsten, Gold
TertiaryIron, Barium-Barite, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeLODE (VEIN)
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureTHE CABALLO MOUNTAINS ARE COMPOSED OF ELONGATE, TILTED FAULT-BLOCKS TRENDING NORTH-SOUTH AND GENERALLY DIPPING EAST. LARGE DISPLACEMENT FAULT ZONES WHICH ARE CONTINUOUS FOR GREAT DISTANCES HAVE FORMED A FEW LONG, NARROW BLOCKS AND EACH BLOCK HAS BEEN LOWERED RELATIVE TO THE ONE WEST OF IT. THE WESTERN FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN FORMS PART OF THE EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT. NUMEROUS FRACTURES AND SMALL DISPLACEMENT, DISCONTINUOUS FAULTS TREND EAST-WEST TO NORTHWEST.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60001710
MRDS IDW016590
Alternate namesCaballo Mountains District, Palomas Gap, Humboldt Camp, Cutter-Engle Area
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.91681, -107.21729
References
LINGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 284-285HARLEY, G.T., 1934, NMBMMR BULL 10, P. 197-201SILVER, C., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE P.146-154