Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Lithium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
SecondaryCalcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Calcite, Lepidolite, Microlite, Spodumene
GangueFeldspar, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Vadito Formation
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureThe Pegmatite Occurs At The Contact Of The Schist And The Amphibolite And Occurs Along The Axis Of The Westward Plunging Harding Syncline.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1919
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10009174
MRDS IDD001883
Alternate namesHarding Mine: Lepidolite Mine: Lithia Mine: Glass Mine: Claim, Lilac No. 1: Unpatented Claims, Lilac Nos. 2,3,4.5, Tantalite Nos. 1,2,3, Pegmatite, Pegmatite No. 1, Iceberg, Patented In 1928
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.19283, -105.79696
References
ROOS, A., 1926 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS, VOL 121, NO 26, P. 1037-1042JUST, E., 1937 NMBMMR BULL 13, P. 33-35SOULE, J.H., 1946 USBM RI-3986, 10 PAGESBERLINER, M.H., 1949 USBM RI-4607, 7 PAGESMONTGOMERY, A., 1951, MINING WORLD, VOL. 13, NO. 8, P. 32-35.MONTGOMERY, A., 1953, NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 P.SCHILLING, J. H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.REDMON, D. E., 1961, USBM IC-8013, P. 64-65.JAHNS, R. H., AND EWING, R. C., 1976, WMGS GUIDEBOOK, 27TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 263-276.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATASCHILLING, J.H., 1960, NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 97-102.