Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault Control
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite
StructureFault With 900 M. Vertical Displacement Is Located 0.8 Km. East Of Mine
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1946
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10069410
MRDS IDW006928
Alternate namesLone Star Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.85013, -110.35067
References
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1971, ARIZONA FLUORSPAR: ARIZONA DEPT. MINERAL RESOURCES, P. 10 - 12.WILSON, E.D., 1950, FLUORSPAR IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES CIRC. NO. 15, P. 9 - 10.USBM FILES. ARIZ. MNG. JOUR., APRIL, 1948.BURNETTE, 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE CANYON, WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA, MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZVAN ALSTINE, B.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 352.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIWILSON, E. D., 1950, FLUORSPAR IN ARIZONA. U.S. BU MINES MINERAL YEARBOOSK