Commodities
PrimaryTantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formOTHER DIKES
Materials
Ore mineralsMica, Monazite
GangueAlbite, Beryl, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Tectonic settingBrazos Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10009809
MRDS IDD003033
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.52365, -106.03669
References
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 123.NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAREDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013