| Deposit ID | 10011735 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006842 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Star Group 1973 |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Star Prospects: Principal Claims, Red Star Nos. 1 To 20: Esperanza Claims Late 1920's Were Allowed, To Lapse and Red Star Group Was Claimed In 1973 and Cover the Same, Deposits. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.2692, 32.80373 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1356 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 27 MILES DUE SOUTH OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 004W | 28,29 | W2 (28); E2 (29) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Montoya Group;Magdalena Group | ||
| Rock description | Montoya Group;Magdalena Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.2692, 32.80373 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two N 30 W Striking Faults Bound The Mineralized Area And These Faults Lie Within Two Folds With N 30 W Trending Fold Axes. Intense Folding Produced Extensive Brecciation Along Bedding Planes Where Irregular Replacement Bodies Formed. |
| Length | 243.84M |
|---|---|
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Fluorspar Corp. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Hanson And Gerald Aday |
| Home office | Truth Or Consequences N.M. |
| First year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006842 |
JOHNSON, W.D., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P.57-58
KELLY, V.C. AND SILVER, C., 1952 UNIV OF N.M. PUB NO 4, P.199
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.113
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P.47
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN NORTHWEST STRIKING FILLED FISSURES, IN A BRECCIA ZONE ALONG A NORTH STRIKING FAULT, AND AS REPLACEMENTS IN IRREGULAR-SHAPED JASPEROID BODIES. FLUORITE IS PRESENT IN COARSELY CRYSTALLINE PODS, VEINS AND FINE GRAINED VEINLETS. THE PRINCIPAL FLUORITE-JASPEROID MASS IS 800 FT. LONG AND 300 FT. WIDE. 20 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COVERING ABOUT 400 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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