New Mexico · Sierra County
Occurrence

Esperanza Prospect

Sierra County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteLead
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlFissures, Fractures, And Bedding Planes In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Galena
GangueCalcite, Chert, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Magdalena
StructureNw Striking Fissures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094623
MRDS IDD010096
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.80373, -107.26781
References
JOHNSTON, WD, 1928, NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 57-58.WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 113.KELLEY, VC, 1952, NMU PUBS IN GEOL NO 4.