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Primary Sedimentary Trend Indicators as Applied to Ore Finding in the Carrizo Mountains, Arizona and New Mexico
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1953
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Ore ExplorationEngineeringGeomorphologySedimentary GeologyEarth ScienceIndividual Ore DepositsSediment AnalysisGeological DataPrimary Sedimentary FeaturesGeographyGeologyMineral DepositSedimentologySediment TransportCivil EngineeringOre FindingDetrital ProvenanceGeochemistryCarrizo MountainsSalt Wash SandstoneNew Mexico
Abstract: Field and laboratory study of primary sedimentary features of the Salt Wash sandstone was undertaken to learn if these structures can be of use in finding hidden deposits of ore and also if they have influenced the localization of either individual ore deposits or larger mineralized districts.