New Mexico · Sierra County
Occurrence

American Fluorspar Group

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-BariteLead
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Were Channeled Along Faults And Deposited In A Shear Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madera Formation
StructureMain Fault Strikes N30w And Dips 85ne, Smaller Faults Are Nearly Parallel To Main Fault.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011725
MRDS IDD006832
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.00706, -106.66585
References
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 136-145WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.117-118MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P. 19