Description
John A. And Bernard Harrison
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Jasper, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Burro Mountain Granite
StructureDeposits Occur Along A Northwest Striking Fault.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationArgillization, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1947
Last production1958
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10013294
MRDS IDD009514
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.76733, -108.5823
References
GILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 286-287HEWITT, C.H., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 60, P. 121ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 153-155WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 62-63NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWILLIAMS, F.E., 1966.