Commodities
PrimaryThorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model29: Alkaline complex associated zircon
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBRECCIA VEIN
Ore controlFractures Or Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite
Other materialsFluorite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
StructureRio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10014942
MRDS IDDAV0026
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.6115, -105.45137
References
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P