Description
J.L. Cornelius
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Fault Zone Near A Series Of Nw Trending Major Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureThe Zuni Mts Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ene Trending Breccia Faults And Nw Trending Large Faults.
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1944
Last production1951
Identification
Deposit ID10013665
MRDS IDD010081
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.00923, -107.99729
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 137-138.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 187.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 137.