Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlVein Along Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureN Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10009970
MRDS IDD003291
Alternate namesValley Spar Prospect: Rocky Trail Prospect: Claims, Valley Spar Nos. 1 and 2 Located In 1918.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.41873, -108.38756
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HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL.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, P133U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.GILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 283ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 78WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 53HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1039ROTHROCK, ET AL, 1946, P. 78, REPORTED THE DEPOSIT WAS DEVELOPED FOR GOLD BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUORSPAR WAS SOLD DURING THE EARLY 1940'S.