Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlDeposition Was Controlled By Favorable Rock Type And Structural Environment.
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockDiabase
StructureFoliation In The Talc Body Parallels The Foliation In The Country Rock.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1945
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10012963
MRDS IDD009002
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93484, -106.58779
References
CHIDESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.F.J.,AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964 USGS BULL 1167, P. 37-38KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P.296-298NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA