| Deposit ID | 10013585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009969 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedar Hill Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Also Known As Howard Prospect |
| Related records | 10247326 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.51924, 33.06177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1451 |
| Relative position | 2 MI NNW OF THE CLUM MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canteen Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 014S | 016W | 29 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -108.51924, 33.06177 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gila Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred And Dink Chappel |
| Home office | Silver City, Nm |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009969 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 42.
ROTHROCK, HE, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 95
JOHNSTON, WD, 1928, NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 114.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR IS SPOTTY AND DISCONTINUOUS FOR 600 FT ALONG A NW TRENDING VERTICAL BRECCIATED FAULT. AT THE WORKINGS FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A VEIN THAT RANGES FROM 2 TO 4 FT IN WIDTH OVER A DISTANCE OF 250 FT. THE ORE MINERAL IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ. IT INCREASES IN CAF2 CONTENT WITH DECREASING VEIN WIDTHS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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