New Mexico · Santa Fe County
Past Producer

Rocking Chair Mine

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
BerylliumMica
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Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOTHER: DIKE
Ore controlPegmatite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Mica
GangueAlbite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructurePegmatite Dike
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10014812
MRDS IDD011779
Alternate namesClaims: Rockin' Chair No. 1-19.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.99561, -105.81029
References
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 58-59USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 99-100NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATALESURE, F.G., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 288