| Deposit ID | 10013495 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Hill Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.42419, 35.00785 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1893 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bernalillo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tijeras(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Bernalillo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009N | 005E | 17 | CENTER | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS THE VEIN CONTAINED 38.6% CAF2. |
|---|
| (1) | -106.42419, 35.00785 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N 43 W Trending Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 43 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | J.E. Mock And Associates; Albuquerque, Nm |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Manzanita Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Fluorspar Co. |
| Home office | Truth Or Consequences, N.M. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. E. Mock And Associates |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009813 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 12.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AT, 1946. NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 42.
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VERTICAL VEIN STRIKES N 43 W IN A FAULT BRECCIA IN SEYENITE HOST ROCK. A 10 IN HANGING WALL VEIN ARE AN 8 IN FOOTWALL VEIN, SEPARATED BY ABOUT 3 FT OF PARTIALLY REPLACED BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH QUARTZ AND FLUORSPAR IS EXPOSED IN THE SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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