Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlDeposit Occurs As A Tertiary-Age Lake Bed.
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Tesuque Formation Of The Santa Fe Group
StructureEast-West Trending Normal Faults Occur On The South Side Of The Deposit.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1954
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10097892
MRDS IDD011126
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.04144, -106.1753
References
PATTERSON, S.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 322.BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 134-136, PLATE 7NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA