Commodities
PrimaryPerlite
Commodity typeN
Geology
Host rockObsidian
StructureTaos Plateau Volcanic Field, Rhyolite Domes
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10062834
MRDS IDTC36416
Alternate namesEl Grande
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates36.74086, -105.95364
References
HATTON, K.S., CHILDS, M.B., BARKER, J.M., KING, R.S., AND BOLTON, R.G., 1990, MINES AND MILLS IN NEW MEXICO: MINING AND MINERALS DIVISION, NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, 50 P.WEBER, R.H., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1982, PERLITE IN NEW MEXICO, IN AUSTIN, G.S., COMPILER, INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE SOUTHWEST: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 97-101.CIMRIWEBER AND AUSTIN (1982).