The Tecolote Iron District is a platinum mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico.
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Tecolote Iron District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tecolote Iron District
Commodity
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: TECOLOTE IRON DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: PROMINENT FAULTING IN COUNTRY ROCK
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): NORTHROP, S.A., 1959, MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO, REVISED EDITION: ALBUQUERQUE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, 404 P.
Reference (Deposit): 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.
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