Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFissure Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureThe Zuni Mtns. Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ene Trending Faults Near Major North To Nw Trending Faults.
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Last production1945
Identification
Deposit ID10013669
MRDS IDD010086
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.05562, -108.02674
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 133-134.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 186.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.ROTHROCK, HE, 1946, P. 186