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Zuni Mines, Jicarilla Mining District, Jicarilla Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USAi
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Jicarilla Mining DistrictMining District
Jicarilla MountainsMountain Range
Lincoln CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' 51'' North , 105° 40' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.81427,-105.67638
GeoHash:
G#: 9whb778y3
GRN:
N23W63
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carrizozo941 (2017)26.7km
Capitan1,392 (2017)31.4km
Corona162 (2017)49.1km
Ruidoso7,739 (2017)53.6km
Ruidoso Downs2,586 (2017)54.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
35288
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35288:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Rio Grande Rift Lincoln County Porphyry Belt

Deposit: The deposits occur in limestone adjacent to monzonite intrusives. Production: 829 st Fe ore in 1943.

Deposit type: Skarn Fe

Rock formation(s): San Andres


Ore(s): Intrusive Contact

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ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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    • Lincoln County

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References

Griswold, G.B., 1959, New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Bulletin 67, 117 P
Kelley, V.C., (1949), University of New Mexico Press, No. 2, 246 P.
Griswold, George B. (1959) Mineral deposits of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Bulletin 67. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-67
Segerstrom, Kenneth, and Ryberg, G.E., (1974), U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1308.
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