Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryIron, Silver, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault Control
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueHornblende, Orthoclase, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSierra Madre Occidental, Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10049073
MRDS IDMX00292
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.64045, -109.47147
References
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