Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz, Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
GangueCalcite, Clay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite · Brock Canyon Volcanic Complex
StructurePinos Altos Mountains, Deposits Occur In A Brecciated And Sheeted Fracture Zone Along Two Northwest Striking Faults.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10105534
MRDS IDW006932
Alternate namesGeorge Mine: Claims, Spar Nos. 1 To 6
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.03817, -108.50173
References
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 80-84, P. 198-201RUSSELL, P.L., 1947 USBM RI-4020, 5 PAGESGILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 173-175WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 42-44RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 157-161MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 34RATTE, J.C., AND GASKILL, D.L., 1975 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-886NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA1943 GEOCHEM JOHNSON, C. H., U.S. BUR. MINEWILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 42 .