| Deposit ID | 10013670 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010087 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Breece Prospect |
| Related records | 10296412 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.04591, 35.047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2408 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 9.5 MI S 20 E OF MT. SEDGEWICK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paxton Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Zuni(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gallup(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 | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010N | 011W | 31 | SW | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Result | A SAMPLE FROM SORTED ORE NEAR PITS CONTAINED 75.2% CAF2 AND LESS THAN 0.1 BASO4. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.04591, 35.047 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Zuni Mtns. Are A Nw Trending Elongated Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ene Trending Fissures Near A Major North Trending Fault |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 85 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | George Breece |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010087 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 134.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 185.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW STRINGERS OF FLUORSPAR TRENDING N 50 E IN PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSIC GRANITE ARE EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF ABOUT 200 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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