Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model170: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of open hydrologic systems (BC
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTabular
Ore controlGroundwater Alteration (?)
Materials
Ore mineralsClinoptilolite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Cristobalite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Illite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone
StructureDisplaced By Nnw Trending Normal Faults.
AlterationZeolitization Cutting Across Stratigraphic Boundaries.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10064515
MRDS IDTC38900
Alternate namesCuchillo Negro
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.2878, -107.6488
References
BOWIE, M.R., AND BARKER, J.M., 1987, COMPARISON OF SELECTED ZEOLITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS, IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, ED. H.W. PEIRCE: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY, SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 90-105CIMRIBOWIE AND BARKER (1987)