New Mexico · Cibola County
Occurrence

Section 15 Prospect

Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureThe Zuni Mtns. Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ene Trending Fault At The North End Of A Major Nw Trending Fault.
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10013673
MRDS IDD010090
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.01673, -107.98618
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 136.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 186-187.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.