Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlDeposition Controlled By Favorable Rock Type And Structural Environment.
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockDiabase
StructureFoliation Of Talc Body Parallels Foliation And Layering Of Country Rock.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1945
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10011916
MRDS IDD007109
Alternate namesAlso Known As the Maire Mine: Claim, Red Rock
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.94929, -106.59446
References
PAGE, B.M., 1942, THE HEMBRILLO AND RED ROCK TALC MINES, SAN ANDRES RANGE, N.M.: USGS REPORT, 17 P.WALTER, A.S., 1953, APPRAISAL REPORT ON THE RED ROCK CLAIM, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 25 P.CHIDESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.F.J., AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964, USGS BULL 1167, P. 37-38, TABLE 5KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 298FITZSIMMONS AND KELLY, 1980 P. 36