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Purple Spar Prospect

Occurrence in Hidalgo county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013571
MRDS ID D009938
Record type Site
Current site name Purple Spar Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.96452, 31.8968 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 10.5 MI S 80 W OF ANIMAS, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Antelope Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Animas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 028S 021W 02 SW New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.96452, 31.8968
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Howard E. Rothrock And Others

Mining district

District name Peloncillo Mountains

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Howard E. Rothrock And Others
    First year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATOR WAS THE MINING AND MILLING CORP. OF AMERICA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 68000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 25 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MCANULTY, WN, 1978, P. 37.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A FEW TEST PITS.

Comments on development

  • NINE SHALLOW HOLES WERE DRILLED IN 1972.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY, WN, 1978, NMBMMR MEM 34, P.39

  • Production

    MCANULTY, WN, 1978, P. 37.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COARSE-CRYSTALLINE, DEEP PURPLE FLUORITE OCCURS IN A NARROW VEIN A FEW INCHES WIDE IN A FAULT ZONE THAT CUTS RHYOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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