Description
Prairie Producing Co. (Subsidiary Of Placer Dome Inc.)
Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model256: Stratabound sulfur
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlFractures Associated With Nne Fault; Zones Cemented By Anhydrite
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockMudstone · San Andres
StructureCarbonate Reef, Nne Fault Zone
Tectonic settingInterior Basin (Eastern Shelf, Permian Basin)
AlterationBioepigenetic Alteration Of Anhydrite To Calcite And Sulfur
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1982
Identification
Deposit ID10096952
MRDS IDI000224
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.01683, -101.55598
References
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1989, WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 263, P. 17.RUCKMICK, J.C., ET AL, 1992, THE MUSTANG DRAW SULFUR DEPOSIT IN GLASSCOCK 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. 135-138.(1) INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1989.; (2) RUCKMICK ET AL (1992) P. 135.