Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR MANTO
Ore controlBreccia Zone In Sandstone Just West Of The Intersection Of An Ene And Nnw Trending Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Bastnasite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Yeso
Associated rockSyenite,Quartz Monzonite
StructureDome Structure Caused By A Syenitic Laccolith., An Ene And Nnw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Last production1952
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10013654
MRDS IDD010067
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.19731, -105.74361
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 76.ROTHROCK, HE, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 110-113.SOULE, JH, 1946, USBM R I 3854, P. 7.GRISWOLD, GB, 1959, NMBMMR BULL 67.GRISWOLD, GB, 1959.