Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model256: Stratabound sulfur
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlLocalized Along Two Ne-Trending Normal Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueBarite, Calcite, Celestite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockEvaporite · Castile Formation;Salado Formation
StructureBasin And Range (Mmio) Extensional Faulting, Virginia Draw Graben
Tectonic settingInterior Basin (Deleware Basin)
AlterationBioepogenetic Replacement Of Anhydrock By Calcite And Sulfur.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1980-1982
First production1980
Last production1982
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10085574
MRDS IDW701187
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.64738, -104.21022
References
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