Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlFault-Fissure Structural Control
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo
StructureHorse Fault Strikes N 10 E And Puts Permian Rocks Against Ordovician Rocks.
AlterationSilicified Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10094439
MRDS IDD007114
Alternate namesClaims, Velarde Nos. 1 To 7, Tonel Nos. 1 To 2, Canyon, Mountain: Prior To 1928 the Deposit Was Covered By Claims of The, New Mexico Fluorspar Corp. In Woolfer Canyon, 6 Claims, Last Chance, Mescalero, Bonanza, La Pala Azul, 2 De Abril, Esperanza
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.77984, -107.15837
References
JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 61-64ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 166-167KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG. 2WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 118-119