| Deposit ID | 10011718 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006822 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chise Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Cross Mountain Deposits, Victorio Prospect, Mill Hill Prospect |
| Related records | 10223835 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.57421, 33.27093 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 20 MILES N 63 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012S | 007W | 16 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation;Yeso Formation |
| Rock description | Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation;Yeso Formation |
| (1) | -107.57421, 33.27093 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| District name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Win Industries |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ira Young |
| Home office | Deming, N.M. |
| First year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006822 |
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H. AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 169-170
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 115
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 51-53
W.N. MCANULTY, 1978 P. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORITE DEPOSITS OCCUR AS; VOID FILLING FISSURE VEINS IN BRECCIATED ZONES ALONG FAULTS AND RANGE FROM 1 FT. TO 4 FT. WIDE; DISCORDANT JASPEROID-FLUORITE VEINS WHICH SERVED AS FEEDERS TO MANTOS; CONCORDANT JASPEROID-FLUORITE MANTOS WITH APPRECIABLE LATERAL EXTENT AND VARIABLE THICKNESS; LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT MANTOS IN THE YESO FM; AND LENTICULAR FLUORITE-CEMENTED FAULT BRECCIA MANTOS ALONG BEDDING-PLANE FAULTS IN THE YESO FM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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