Deposit number | Country | Location | Names | Commodities |
1123 | United States (New Mexico) | 34.09.00 N -- 106.40 W | Rayo District | Cu |
Database name: | World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits | |||
Compilers: | R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born | |||
Release date: | 2015-01-27 | |||
Deposit name(s): | Rayo District | |||
Political location(s): | United States; Province or state: New Mexico; Nearest community: Scholle | |||
Deposit clan (type): | sediment-hosted copper | |||
Deposit (sub) types: | continental redbed; copper is found in meseta blanca sandstone | |||
Geologic province: | Rayo District | |||
Commodities: | Cu | |||
Geological ages: | Permian (host rocks) | |||
Qualified comments: | (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) copper is found in Meseta Blanca sandstone; copper-bearing sandstone is friable, light brown, arkosic and contain little organic debris | |||
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