Description
Moises Mirabel
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Faults Within Precambrian Granite And Aplite.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Granite
StructureThe Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks., Ene To Ese Trending Fissures Near Major Nw To Nnw Trending Faults.
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Last production1952
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10013675
MRDS IDD010092
Alternate namesCarnation-Columbine Prospect 1928
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.20145, -108.1423
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, 127-130.ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 179-183.JOHNSTON, WD, 1928, NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 116-117.GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 127.