Texas · Llano County
Past Producer

Baringer Hill Mine

Llano County, Texas, United States
REEFeldsparFluorine-FluoriteZirconiumBerylliumLeadUraniumTitaniumMetalThoriumMolybdenumLithiumRubidiumPhosphorus-PhosphatesCopperZinc
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Description

John Baringer

Commodities
PrimaryREE, Feldspar, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium, Beryllium
SecondaryLead, Uranium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Molybdenum
TertiaryLithium, Rubidium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Chalcopyrite, Fergusonite, Gadolinite, Molybdenite, Polycrase, Sphalerite, Yttrialite
GangueAlbite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGranite
AlterationBand Of Alteration 5 To 6 Ft Wide In Granite Around Pegmatite Forming A Graphic Granite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10099520
MRDS IDTC40191
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.77799, -98.43311
References
PAIGE, S., 1912, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, LLANO-BURNES FOLIO, TEXAS: USGS FOLIO 183, 16 P.HESS, F.L., 1907, MINERALS OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS AT BARRINGER HILL, LLANO CO., TEXAS: USGS B340, P. 286-294.CIMRI