Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model171: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of saline, alkaline-lake depos
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlClosed Alkaline-Saline Hydrologic System (Playa Lake).
Materials
Ore mineralsClinoptilolite
GangueBiotite, Cristobalite, Feldspar
Geology
Host rockTuff · Tascotal Formation
Associated rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Mudstone
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10064518
MRDS IDTC38904
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.73855, -104.04215
References
BOWIE, M.R., AND BARKER, J.M., 1987, COMPARISON OF SELECTED ZEOLITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS, IN PIERCE, H.W. ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON ORE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 90-105CIMRI