New Mexico · Cibola County
Occurrence

Zorro Deposit 1958

Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFissure Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureThe Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ne Trending Fault
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1944
Last production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10013667
MRDS IDD010084
Alternate namesIce Caves Prospect 1946, Acme Mine 1944.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.08006, -108.04924
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 133-134.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 183.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 131.