New Mexico · Rio Arriba County
Past Producer

Alma Deposit

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
BerylliumMicaThoriumREEUraniumFeldspar
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Description

Standard Mica Company

Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Mica
TertiaryThorium, REE, Uranium, Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER SILL
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Columbite, Mica, Microcline, Monazite
GangueFluorite, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Ortega Quartzite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureA Ne (?) Trending Fault Approximately 250 Ft North Of The Pegmatite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Last production1943
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10014277
MRDS IDD010982
Alternate namesKansas City
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.54643, -106.06447
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 125-128REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 18NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA