Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlVein Along N Trending Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Last production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10010045
MRDS IDD003404
Alternate namesClaims, Continental Nos. 1 To 3: Spar Valley Prospect, Signal Peak No. 4 Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.36234, -108.37312
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HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL.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 133-134GILLERMAN, E., 1952, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF BURRO MOUNTAINS AND VICINITY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 973-F, P 262, 281-282WILLIAMS, F. E., 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIR, 8307, P.52 // 5) U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1033WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 52.