Description
U Leon Guy, Las Vegas, Nm
Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryTantalum, Beryllium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER: DIKE
Ore controlPegmatite Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsColumbite, Mica, Uraninite
GangueMicrocline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructurePegmatite Dikes
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1930
Last production1942
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10009746
MRDS IDD002911
Alternate namesMine: U. Leon Guy, Guy's Pegmatite, Guy's Mica Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.74312, -105.51917
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 281-283REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 73-74NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.