Commodities
PrimaryMica
SecondaryUranium, Thorium, Bismuth
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER DIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBismutite, Mica, Monazite
GangueColumbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1922
Last production1945
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10014272
MRDS IDD010975
Alternate namesLuna
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.4881, -106.03502
References
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 63-70JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 183-186REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 33LESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 87, P. 278BINGLER, F.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 NO. 25, P. 183-186