New Mexico · Luna County
Occurrence

Lookout Deposit

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Description

T.N. Bond And Associates

Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures Allowed Mineralizing Fluids To Reach A Favorable Limestone Unit.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNw Trending Fractures And Bedding
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1944
Last production1949
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10013657
MRDS IDD010071
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.57651, -107.73532
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 92.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 126.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 92.