New Mexico · Grant County
Producer
Fort Bayard Deposit
Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Gemstone
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Commodities
Primary
Gemstone
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Materials
Ore minerals
Opal
Geology
Host rock
Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Discovery year
1906
Identification
Deposit ID
10100802
MRDS ID
TC36018
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
32.79539, -108.10922
References
CARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-276