New Mexico · Mora County
Past Producer
Great Western Mine
Mora County, New Mexico, United States
Mica
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Description
Great Western Mining Co.
Commodities
Primary
Mica
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
OTHER: DIKE
Ore control
Pegmatite Dike
Materials
Ore minerals
Muscovite
Gangue
Garnet, Microcline, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Pegmatite
Associated rock
Pegmatite
Tectonic setting
Sangre De Cristo Uplift
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1949
Last production
1952
Discovery year
1949
Identification
Deposit ID
10014846
MRDS ID
D011901
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
35.96311, -105.31222
References
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 68-69NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA