Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlVein Along Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureNw Trending Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10009969
MRDS IDD003290
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.41401, -108.41701
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HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL.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, P 134WILLIAMS, F. E., 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIR, 8307, P 53U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.GILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 284HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1039NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 53.