New Mexico · Taos County
Past Producer
Owen-Roybal Group
Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Beryllium
Niobium (Columbium)
Tantalum
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Commodities
Primary
Beryllium
Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Beryl, Columbite, Tantalite
Gangue
Feldspar, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Phyllite · Vadito Formation
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1957
Identification
Deposit ID
10009681
MRDS ID
D002774
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
36.18422, -105.77779
References
MONTGOMERY, A., 1953 NMBMMR BULL 30, 89 PAGESREDMON, D.E., 1961 USBM IC-8013, P. 65-66NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAREDMON, D.E., 1960 P. 66