New Mexico · Chaves, De Baca, Eddy County
Past Producer
Pecos River Valley Pecos Diamonds Deposits
Chaves, De Baca, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Quartz
Gemstone
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Commodities
Primary
Quartz, Gemstone
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Materials
Gangue
Aragonite, Dolomite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rock
Evaporite · Whitehorse Group
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1583
Identification
Deposit ID
10015013
MRDS ID
DAV0124
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
33.37512, -104.25051
References
ALBRIGHT, AND BAUER, 1955, ROCKS AND MINERALS, V. 30, NO. 7-8, P. 346-350ALBRIGHT AND BAUER (1955)