| Deposit ID | 10010023 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003370 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lone Star Prospect |
| Related records | 10296434 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.74869, 32.26845 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 MILES S 22 W OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lordsburg(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 | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S | 019W | 25,36 | S2 (25); N2 (36) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -108.74869, 32.26845 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, LENTICULAR PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 80SW |
| Thickness | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| District name | Lordsburg District: Virginia Subdistrict |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 5M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003370 |
ROTHROCK, H. E., JOHNSON, C. H., AND HAHN, A. D., 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 21, P 104-108
U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 73
THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN NARROW DISCONTINUOUS VEINS UP TO 1 M THICK IN FAULT ZONES THAT TREND EAST. ONE OF THE SHAFTS DISCLOSED 2 TO 3 FT OF SILICEOUS FLUORSPAR IN A VEIN THAT STRIKES N70W AND DIPS 80SW. ABOUT 400 FT NE OF THE SHAFT AN 8 FT WIDE BRECCIA ZONE CONTAINS COARSE-GRAINED FLUORITE IN VEINLETS FROM 4 TO 24 IN ACROSS. THE ZONE, EXPOSED IN A SECOND SHAFT, STRIKES N75E AND DIPS 60NW. FLUORITE WAS DEPOSITED AS OPEN-SPACE FILLING OR AS REPLACEMENT OF GRANODIORITE HOST ROCK. VEIN CONTAINS AS MUCH AS 30-40% CAF2. FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE 1940'S. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD INCLUDES DATA FROM RECORD NUMBER D009946 BY RONALD G. WORL WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-78 | Richter, D. H. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-83 | Worl, Ronald G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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