New Mexico · Luna County
Occurrence

Waddell Atir Prospect 1978

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
LeadBarium-BariteFluorine-Fluorite
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Description

Cantwell And English

Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryBarium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Vein Along A Faulted Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureN 60 E Trending Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10013680
MRDS IDD010102
Alternate namesWaddell Prospect 1966, Atir Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.11402, -107.62198
References
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 93-94