New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Occurrence

Myers Kaolinite Deposit

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Kaolin
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Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlMineralization Occurs At The Dakota-Morrison Boundary.
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolinite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Dakota Sandstone;Morrison Formation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014239
MRDS IDD010919
Alternate namesMesa Alta Kaolinite Deposit: Patented Claim, Ensign
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.24615, -106.69588
References
REEVES, C.C., JR., 1963 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL 58, P. 237-249PATTERSON, S.H., AND HOLMES, R.W., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 317BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 132-135NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA