Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model29: Alkaline complex associated zircon
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBRECCIA VEIN
Ore controlFractures Or Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Fluorite
Other materialsQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
StructureRio Grande Rift, Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10014944
MRDS IDDAV0030
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.60705, -105.4561
References
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. MCLEMORE, V.T., 1981, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 155, 267 P