Description
Juan Trujillo, La Madera, Nm
Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryMica
TertiaryFeldspar, Uranium, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Fluorite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite
GangueApatite, Quartz, Topaz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1955
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10014268
MRDS IDD010968
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.45421, -106.04891
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 226REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P.40GRIFFITS, W.R., 1965, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 87, P.200LESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 87, P. 285-287BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91, P. 123-124MCLEMORE, VT., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAJAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25 AND REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013