Description
J.L. Cornelius And Alton Head; Grants, Nm.
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFissure Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureThe Zuni Mtns. Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precamrian Rocks., Ene Trending Faults Near Large North To Nw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1949
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10013668
MRDS IDD010085
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.06728, -108.00896
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 132-133.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 184-185.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 132.