Description
University Of New Mexico
Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model256: Stratabound sulfur
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSolution Collapse Structures Along Ne Trending Normal Faults And A N15w Cross Structure.
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueAnhydrite, Calcite, Celestite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Evaporite · Castile Formation
StructureBasin And Range (Mmio) Extensional Faulting
Tectonic settingInterior Basin (Deleware Basin)
AlterationBioepogenetic Replacement Of Anhydrock By Calcite And Sulfur
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1969
Identification
Deposit ID10085581
MRDS IDW701194
Alternate namesPokorny South
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.91154, -104.35911
References
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.KLEMMICK, G.F., 1992, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE POKORNY DEPOSIT, CULBERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, IN WESSEL, G.R., AND WIMBERLY, B.H., EDS., NATIVE SULFUR, DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: LITTLETON, COLO., SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, P. 109-123.CIMRI