Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSEAMS, VEINLETS AND PODS
Ore controlMost Ore Localized In Faults And Fractures. Ore Occurs Sporadically In Pegmatites.
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Mica Schist,Amphibolite,Pegmatite · Bullard Peak Series
Associated rockGabbro,Pegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1955
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10013307
MRDS IDD009530
Alternate namesMorning Star Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.70872, -108.50618
References
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962 USGS MAP MR-25, P. 16GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 139-140, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATADALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 7-8HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1264