Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz, Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault Zone - The Distribution Of The Ore Bodies Along The Veins Seems To Be Controlled Chiefly By Abrupt Changes In Strike. In The Veins Of Northeasterly Trend, Where The Southeast Wall Has Moved Southwest, The More Easterly - Trending Parts Of The Vein Fissures Tend To Be More Open Than The Rest Of The Vein And These Parts Generally Contain The Principal Ore Bodies. The More Northeasterly Trending Parts Of These Veins Are Relatively Narrow And Of Low Grade.
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockDiorite,Hornblendite,Gneiss,Granite · Gneissic Granite;Dikes-Monzonite, Diorite, Hornblendite Etc
StructureZuni Mountains To The Northwest, Strong Northwest Trending Faults - The 21 And 27 Faults Are In Direct Contact With These Faults. The General Structure Of The District Is That Of An Elongate Dome Of Precambrian Rocks Surrounded By Gently Outward - Dipping Permian Sedimentary Rocks. Faults Partly Bound The Precambrian Area, And Near These Faults The Permian Rocks Have Been Dragged So That They Dip Steeply, And In Places Are Overturned.
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10069412
MRDS IDW006931
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates34.97589, -107.98506
References
ROTHROCK, H. E., JOHNSON, C. H., AND HAHN, A. D., 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: N. MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MIN. RES. BULL. 21 P. 187 - 190 & 207 - 212WILLIAMS, F. E., 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 8307 P. 138 - 140GODDARD, E. N., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE ZUNI MOUNTAINS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, VALENCIA CO., NEW MEXICO: MISC. GEOL. INVEST. MAP I-454WEISSENBORN, A. E., 1944, ORE RESERVES AT THE NAVAJO FLUORSPAR MINES NEAR GRANTS, VALENCIA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT NO. 1517GODDARD, E.N., 1952, STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN THE ZUNI MOUNTAINS, VALENCIA, COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 125.1952 GEOLMAP GODDARD, E.NROTHROCK, H. E., 1946, F. RES. OF N. MEXICO. WILLIAMS F. E., 1966, F. DEP. N. MEXICO. GODDARD, E. N., 1966, GEOL. ZUNI MTNS.WEISSENBORN, A. E., 1944, ORE RESERVES AT NAVAJO F. MINES NEAR GRANTS, VALENCIA CO. N. MEXICO