Description
Otto, A: Zummach, Las Vegas, Nm And Others
Commodities
PrimaryLithium, Tantalum
SecondaryRubidium, Mica
TertiaryBeryllium, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDIKES
Ore controlPegmatite Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Lepidolite, Mica, Microlite
GangueAlbite, Amblygonite, Apatite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Spessartite, Topaz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructurePecos - Picuris Fault
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10014821
MRDS IDD011789
Alternate namesMine: Lepidolite No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.87033, -105.49084
References
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 70-71SHEFFER, H.W. AND GOLDSMITH, L.A., 1969, NMBMMR MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 2, 15 P.USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 78-80NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA