New Mexico · Luna County
Occurrence

Hilltop Prospect 1966

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Contact Between Monzonite Porphyry And Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Limestone
Associated rockMonzonite
StructureNe Trending Contact Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1949
Last production1949
Identification
Deposit ID10013661
MRDS IDD010075
Alternate namesAlso Hilltop Spar Prospect 1946
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.39819, -107.7181
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 85.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 138-139.WILLIAMS, 1966, P. 85.