New Mexico · Dona Ana County
Producer

Kilbourne Hole

Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Gemstone
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Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
GangueBiotite, Chromite, Diopside
Geology
Host rockBasalt
StructureElliptical Volcanic Crater Of Maar About 3.2 Km Long, 2.2 Km Wide
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10062516
MRDS IDTC36007
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.0682, -106.92779
References
CARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-276.FUHRBACH, J.R., 1992, KILBOURNE HOLE PERIDOT: GEMS AND GEMOLOGY, SPRING 1992, P. 16-26.FUHRBACH (1992).