New Mexico · Hidalgo County
Past Producer

Winkler Anticline Fluorspar Deposits

Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Brecciated Host Rock.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Limestone;U-Bar Formation
StructureDeposits Occur Along The Crest And Limbs Of The Northeast Trending Winkler Anticline.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1974
Last production1975
Identification
Deposit ID10013931
MRDS IDD010496
Alternate namesAthena Group, Athena Prospects: Claims, Athena Nos. 1 To 21
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.64458, -108.66034
References
ZELLER, R.A., JR., AND ALPER, A.M., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 84, P. 89, PLA TE 1MCANULTY, W.N., SR., 1972 NMBMMR TARGET EXPLORATION REPORT E-3, 7 P AGESMCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 35-39MCANULTY, 1978, P. 36.MCANULTY, 1972, P. 6.