Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Lead
TertiaryVanadium, Molybdenum, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, BLANKET
Ore controlMineralized Solutions Replaced Favorable Host Rocks Along A Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Paso Group
StructureDeposit Occur Along The North-Trending Organ Mountains Fault Zone Which Forms The Eastern Boundary Of The Organ Mountains-Southern San Andres Uplift.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1932
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10101778
MRDS IDD009009
Alternate namesFairview, International, Southern, Lower Contact Deposits: Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.53791, -106.44028
References
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 257-260WILLIAMS, F.E., FILLO, P.V., AND BLOOM, P.A., 1964 NMBMMR CIRC 76, P.13SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, P. 87, SHEET 1WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, USBM INF. CIRC. 8307, P. 22.