Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDeposits Occur Along A Northeast-Striking Fault.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Barite, Copper, Fluorite, Galena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Schist,Granite · Tijeras-Hell Canyon Greenstone
Associated rockRhyolite · Sevilleta Rhyolite
StructureSeveral Northeast-Striking Faults Are Present Near The Mine.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10013010
MRDS IDD009064
Alternate namesClaims of the Octoroon GroupOctoroon, Nellie, Octoroon No. 1, Octoroon No. 2, Octoroon No. 3
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.94646, -106.4353
References
LADOO, R.B., 1927 USBM BULL 244, P. 131ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 42-43WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13ELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 12-16MYERS, D.A., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1970 USGS MAP GQ-886FULP, M.S., AND WOODWARD, L.A., 1981 NMGS NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY, VOL 3, NO 3, P. 33-42NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAELSTON, W.E., 1967 NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 14; WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 13; NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA