Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized In Favorable Host Rock Along Bedding And I N Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Jasper, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Limestone
StructureBedding Strikes Nne And Dips 45 To 70 Se. Fractures Strike Ne To N W.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1958
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10013932
MRDS IDD010497
Alternate namesSan-Tex Mine, Birchfield Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.08653, -107.59337
References
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 63-65GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 120 AND P. 128NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATACLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-58FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 63-64.