Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, REE
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlMineralization Localized In A Brecciated Zone Adjacent To A North Trending Dike.
Materials
Ore mineralsBastnaesite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Yeso Formation
Associated rockTrachyte
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10014070
MRDS IDD010690
Alternate namesHoosier Mine, Eureka Mine: Hoosier Group of Claims Patented In 1902, Hoosier Girl, Hoosier Boy, Old HickoryEureka, White Oaks
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.20592, -105.73027
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 115-121, PLATE 14GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959 NMBMMR BULL 67, P. 66, PLATE 8SOULE, J.H., 1946 USBM RI-3854, P. 7-8WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 75-80PERHAC, R.M., 1970 NMBMMR BULL 95, P. 35-47, PLATE 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA