Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, LENTICULAR PODS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1946
Identification
Deposit ID10010023
MRDS IDD003370
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.26845, -108.74869
References
ROTHROCK, H. E., JOHNSON, C. H., AND HAHN, A. D., 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 21, P 104-108U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 73THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151