| Deposit ID | 10013665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boneekay Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.99729, 35.00923 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 12.5 MI S 25 E OF MT. SEDGEWICK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Rafael(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Plains(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 | Valencia |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009N | 011W | 16 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO SAMPLES FROM THE MAIN ADIT CONTAINED 73.4 AND 63.1% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | A SAMPLE FROM THE NORTHERNMOST VEIN CONTAINED 67.8% CAF2, AND A SAMPLE FROM THE SOUTH VEIN HAD 86.0% CAF2. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.99729, 35.00923 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Zuni Mts Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ene Trending Breccia Faults And Nw Trending Large Faults. |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN, N 60 E; NORTH VEIN, N 50 E; SOUTH VEIN, E-W |
| Dip | MAIN, 65 SE; NORTH, 65 SE; SOUTH, 60 TO 65 SE |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN, N 60 E; NORTH VEIN, N 50 E; SOUTH VEIN, E-W |
| Dip | MAIN, 65 SE; NORTH, 65 SE; SOUTH, 60 TO 65 SE |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | MAIN VEIN, N 60 E; NORTH VEIN, N 50 E; SOUTH VEIN, E-W |
| Dip | MAIN, 65 SE; NORTH, 65 SE; SOUTH, 60 TO 65 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | J.L. Cornelius |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. M. Boyd |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010081 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 137-138.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 187.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 137.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN SEVERAL DISCONTINOUS FISSURES IN A BRECCIATED ZONE IN PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSIC GRANITE. THE BRECCIA ZONE STRIKES N 60 E. BUT VARIES AS MUCH A 20 DEGREES IN PLACES. BANDED PURPLE AND GREEN FLUORITE WAS DEPOSITED SPORADICALLY IN STRINGERS AND VEINS 1 TO 16 IN WIDE, BUT THE ORE MINERAL IN WIDER PORTIONS OF THE VEIN IS LIMITED TO SMALL POCKETS OR LENSES. QUARTZ, GOUGE, AND FAULT BRECCIA DILUTION IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE ORE ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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