New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Grant County Fluorspar Prospect

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Stuctural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10009968
MRDS IDD003289
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.40762, -108.41395
References
HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPSGILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P134JOHNSTON, W. D., JR, 1928, FLUORSPAR IN NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 4, P 103-104U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1039