New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

El Paso Perlite Co., Inc.

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Perlite
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Commodities
PrimaryPerlite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10062534
MRDS IDTC36035
Alternate namesMcdonald Ranch
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.38651, -108.30061
References
AUSTIN, G.S., KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., AND SEIMERS, W.T., 1982, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO IN 1981: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 9-16.WEBER, R.H., 1977, LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 332-344.