Commodities
PrimaryMica
TertiaryUranium, Thorium, REE, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Mica, Monazite
GangueAlbite, Bismutite, Columbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1675
Last production1955
Discovery year1675
Identification
Deposit ID10014271
MRDS IDD010974
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.48337, -106.0378
References
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 63-70JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 190-192REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 33LESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 87, P. 278BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91, P. 122MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAJAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 190