Description
Carl Frymire, Silver City, Nm (1946)
Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOTHER: DIKE
Ore controlPegmatite Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsMica
GangueAlbite, Columbite, Fluorite, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureSeveral Faults
Tectonic settingSangre De Cristo Uplift
AlterationThe Pegmatite Has Been Severely Albitized On The Flanks.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1958
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10014822
MRDS IDD011791
Alternate namesElk Mt. Mica 1-5, Mine: Kept Man, Claims: Thin Top, Cold BottomKept Man, Satchel, Asthma Ann, Shirt Tail, Sweet Pea
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.77895, -105.5325
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL 25, P. 275-280REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 71-73USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR-80-382, P. 80-82NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA.HOLMQUIST, R.J., 1946, USBM RI 3921, F P.USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 80-82