Commodities
PrimaryPerlite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10012587
MRDS IDD008275
Alternate namesGreat Lakes Carbon Corp. Socorro Perlite Mine 1949 To 1961
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.02537, -106.94142
References
JASTER, MKINGS REPORTED IN 1960 CONSISTED OF AN ADIT AND A CAVED SHAFT.MCKINLAY, P.F., 1956 NMBMMR BULL 42, 32 PAGES, 1 PLATESCHILLING, J.H., 1960 NMBMMR BULL 71, P. 52-54CLARK, K.F., AND READ, C.B., 1972 NMBMMR BULL 94, MAP 2