New Mexico · Catron County
Past Producer

Sacaton Mine

Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, POD
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureNw Trending Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10097846
MRDS IDD009060
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.22621, -108.71257
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 47-48WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 17-18RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 151WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 17.