New Mexico · Cibola County
Occurrence
Malpais - Zuni Prospects
Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Brecciated Shear Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Fluorite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Gneiss
Structure
The Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ene To Ne Trending Faults Near Nw Trending Major Faults.
Tectonic setting
Colorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10013672
MRDS ID
D010089
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
35.05978, -108.01119
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 134-135.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.