New Mexico · Socorro County
Occurrence

Box Canyon Prospect

Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVein Occurs Along The Granite-Limestone Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockGranite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012385
MRDS IDD007991
Alternate namesClaims, Box Canyon Nos. 1 and 2
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.1587, -106.9892
References
WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 31NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA