Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10014010 |
MRDS ID |
D010611 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Iron Mask Mine |
Alternate or previous names |
Laura Mine: Claims Patented In 1926, Laura, Iron Duke: the Ori Ginal Iron Mask Claim Was Surveyed and Patented, As the Iron Duke Claim .
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Related records |
10175453 |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
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-106.11361, 32.4193 (WGS84)
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Elevation |
1433 |
Relative position |
ABOUT 34.5 MILES S16W OF ALAMOGORDO. |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
County |
United States |
New Mexico |
Otero |
Public Land Survey System information
Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
New Mexico |
022S |
008E |
03 |
W2 |
New Mexico |
Comments on the location information
- ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE MAIN WORKINGS.
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Iron |
Primary |
Copper |
Secondary |
Comments on the commodity information
- ANALYTICAL DATA FROM KELLEY, V.C., 1949, P. 190.
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Hematite |
Ore |
Magnetite |
Ore |
Calcite |
Gangue |
Garnet |
Gangue |
Gypsum |
Gangue |
Quartz |
Gangue |
Analytical data
Result |
AVERAGE COMPOSITION |
Result |
60.8% FE |
Result |
7.74% SIO2 |
Result |
1.43% CAO |
Result |
0.4% S |
Result |
0.3% MGO |
Result |
0.031% P |
Result |
TRACES OF MN, AL203, AND CU |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Associated |
Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Monzonite |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pennsylvanian |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pennsylvanian |
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Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Rock unit name |
Gobbler Formation |
Rock description |
Gobbler Formation |
Controls for ore emplacement
- Mineralization Localized In A Limestone Xenolith In Monzonite Porph Yry.