Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Lead, Copper, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, POD
Ore controlFaults, Stratigraphic Horizons (Carbonates)
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Jasper, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockCarbonate · Fusselman;Magdalena
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureLarge E-W Normal Faults Related To Caldera Collapse To The North., Several Ne To Nw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1944
Last production1972
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10013575
MRDS IDD009949
Alternate namesBishop Cap Hills Area: Prospects: Blue Star, Conklin Cave, Grants
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.19736, -106.5964
References
MCANULTY, WN, 1978, NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 23-26.KRAMER, WV, 1970, MS THESIS, UTEP.JOHNSTON, W.D., 1928, NMBMMR BULL 4.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 27-28.SUR, FJ, 1946, NMBMMR REPT INV 3946, 7 PP.MCANULTY, WN, 1978, P. 16.