| Deposit ID | 10009967 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003288 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grandview Fluorspar Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Grandrow Prospect: Bounds No. 1 Prospect: Claims In 1955, Grandview Nos. 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.43729, 32.38456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1699 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 29 MILES S 19 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
C Bar Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 022S | 016W | 13,24 | SE (13); NE (24) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Burro Mountain Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.43729, 32.38456 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 TO 45 E |
| Dip | 60 SE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Bound Ranch District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. F. Tyra And A. G. Griffin |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of New Mexico |
| Home office | New Mexico |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003288 |
HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS
WILLIAMS, F. E., 1966, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIR, 8307, P 53-54
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.
GILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 284
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN VEINS AND FLUORITIZED BRECCIA RANGING FROM 1 TO 2 FT. THICK. TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Lawrence,V. A. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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