Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR, BLANKET, PODS
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationArgillization, Sericitization, Chloritization, And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Last production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10087794
MRDS IDD009763
Alternate namesVista Mine: Claims, Linda Vista Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Buena Vista Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Wagon Tire Nos. 1 Through 5: the Old Claims Were Restaked and Were, Known As the Rainbow Group In the 1970's.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.63484, -107.78004
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 102-103ELSTON, W.E., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 38, P. 71-72WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 34-35MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 30-31MORRIS, R.W., 1974 M.S. THESIS, UNIV. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, 47 PAGESNMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 35.