Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model170: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of open hydrologic systems (BC
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsClinoptilolite
GangueMontmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff · Manning Formation (Jackson Group)
Associated rockClay, Mud,Sandstone
Tectonic settingPassive Continental Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10064519
MRDS IDTC38905
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.45861, -98.667
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