| Deposit ID | 10013681 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010104 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apache Prospect |
| Related records | 10151431 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59587, 32.23263 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1317 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 11 MI S 75 E OF DEMING, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Florida Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 024S | 007W | 07 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.59587, 32.23263 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | Pete Dominguez; Deming, Nm. |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Year of last production | 1953 |
| District name | Little Florida Mountains Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pete Dominguez |
| First year | 1953 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010104 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 93
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 93.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR, LIKE THAT IN THE FLORIDA MINE, OCCURS IN FISSURES IN TERTIARY VOLCANIC AGGLOMERATE. |
| Deposit | SEE FLORIDA MINE DESCRIPTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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