Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Northwest Striking East Camp Fault.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Last production1972
Identification
Deposit ID10013277
MRDS IDD009493
Alternate namesBitter Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.88955, -108.98897
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P.79ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 194WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 60-61GRIGGS, R.L., AND WAGNER, H.C., 1966 USGS BULL 1222-E, 29 PAGESMCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 33NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 61 AND MCANULTY, W.N., 1978, P. 33.