Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Model67: Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSE
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Allamoore Formation; Carrizo Mountain Group
Associated rockChert,Basalt · Allamoore Formation
StructureMprot-Lprot Strike-Slip And Block Faults, Eastern Margin Of District Is Cut Off By The Ltert-Quat Salt Basin Rift Graben
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin (Mprot); Rio Grande Intracontinental Rift (Today)
AlterationHost Rocks Metamorphosed To Talcose Phyllite In Lprot.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1952-
First production1952
Last production1992
Identification
Deposit ID10023658
MRDS IDI001057
Alternate namesMines and Prospects Include All Described In Individual Records:, Buck Springs, Milwhite Co., Escondido, Glen Ray Corp., Rossman., Texas Talc Co., Southern Clay Products, Section 18, Southwestern, Lone Star Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.15017, -105.06719
References
BOURBON, W.B., 1982, THE ORIGIN OF TALC IN THE ALLAMOORE DISTRICT, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE SOUTHWEST: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 77-84.KING, P.B., AND FLAWN, P.T., 1953, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PRE-CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE VAN HORN AREA, TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY PUBLICATION 5301, 218 P.FLAWN, P.T., 1958, TEXAS MINERS BOOST TALC OUTPUT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 159, P. 104-105.CHIDCHESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.E.J., AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964, TALC RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 1167, P. 45-47.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, TALC, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN, P. 274-281.KYLE, J.R., AND CLARK, K.F., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE ALLAMOORE TALC DISTRICT, WEST TEXAS, IN KYLE, J.R., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DELEWARE BASIN, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK SERIES, V. 8, P. 181-190.CIMRIUSBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1958-1988; CHIDCHESTER AND OTHERS (1984)