| Deposit ID | 10014821 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011789 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pidlite Pegmatite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine: Lepidolite No. 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.49084, 35.87033 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2810 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24.4 MILES N 49 W OF LAS VEGAS, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Miguel(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rociada(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mora(hydrologic unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Canadian(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe 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 | San Miguel |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 019N | 014E | 07,08,17,18 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Rubidium Critical | Secondary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Lepidolite | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Microlite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Amblygonite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Topaz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.49084, 35.87033 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pecos - Picuris Fault |
| General form | DIKES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHERLY |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | Otto, A: Zummach, Las Vegas, Nm And Others |
| District name | Rociada District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rare Minerals Of New Mexico, Inc. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Otto A. Zummach And Others |
| Home office | Las Vegas, N.M. |
| First year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011789 |
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 70-71
SHEFFER, H.W. AND GOLDSMITH, L.A., 1969, NMBMMR MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 2, 15 P.
USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 78-80
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1930'S |
| Deposit | SEVERAL LITHIUM - BEARING PEGMATITES CROP OUT IN AMPHIBOLITE. THE DIKES ARE NORTH- TRENDING AND HAVE A STEEP DIP. THEY RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES TO 20 FEET WIDE AND UP TO 150 FEET LONG. THE INNER ZONES ARE LENTICULAR AND ARE COMPOSED OF QUARTZ AND PERTHITE AND THE OUTER ZONES ARE MOSTLY ALBITE, LEPIDOLITE AND MUSCOVITE. ACCESSORY MINERALS INCLUDE AMBLYGONITE, TOPAZ, APATITE, SPESSARTITE AND MICROLITE. ANHEDRAL BERYL AND RHABDOPHANITE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURED IN THE PAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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