Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryUranium, Bismuth, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Bismutite, Columbite, Monazite, Muscovite, Tantalite
GangueAlbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Petaca Schist
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Last production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10014110
MRDS IDD010749
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.5256, -106.05252
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 137-143, PLATE 9BARKER, F., 1958 NMBMMR BULL 45, P. 34, PLATE 1BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 121NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATANMBMMR BULL 25, P. 138 AND NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.