| Deposit ID | 10023658 |
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| MRDS ID | I001057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Allamoore Talc District |
| Alternate or previous names | Mines and Prospects Include All Described In Individual Records:, Buck Springs, Lone Star Mining Co., Texas Talc Co., Southern Clay Products, Section 18, Milwhite Co., Escondido, Glen Ray Corp., Southwestern, Rossman. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.06719, 31.15017 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 7 MI NW OF ALLAMOORE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hudspeth(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bean Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hudspeth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TALC CONTAINS AS MUCH AS 15-20% DOLOMITE AND HAS A DARK COLOR. TALC HAS EXCELLENT PRESSING PROPERTIES, EARLY STRENGTH, AND GOOD FIRING CHARACTERISTICS. TALC-BEARING UNITS ARE DIVIDED INTO UNECONOMIC TALCOSE PHYLLITE, CERAMIC-GRADE (MIXED; 5 TO 30 VOL% QUARTZ AND DOLOMITE, 7 TO 11% LOSS ON IGNITION) TALC, AND PAINT-GRADE (SOFT-PLATY; ALMOST NO QUARTZ OR DOLOMITE; LESS THAN 7% LOSS ON IGNITION) TALC. |
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| Model code | 67 |
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| USGS model code | 18i |
| Deposit model name | Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Allamoore Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Allamoore | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Allamoore Formation; Carrizo Mountain Group |
| Rock description | Allamoore Formation;Carrizo Mountain Gp |
| (1) | -105.06719, 31.15017 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | Mprot-Lprot Strike-Slip And Block Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Eastern Margin Of District Is Cut Off By The Ltert-Quat Salt Basin Rift Graben |
| General form | TABULAR, LENSE |
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| Development status | Producer |
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| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Year of last production | 1992 |
| Production years | 1952- |
| District name | Allamoore |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Pioneer Talc Co., Southern Clay Products Inc., Texas Talc Co., The Milwhite Co., Apache Materials In |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I001057 |
BOURBON, W.B., 1982, THE ORIGIN OF TALC IN THE ALLAMOORE DISTRICT, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE SOUTHWEST: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 77-84.
KING, P.B., AND FLAWN, P.T., 1953, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PRE-CAMBRIAN ROCKS OF THE VAN HORN AREA, TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY PUBLICATION 5301, 218 P.
FLAWN, P.T., 1958, TEXAS MINERS BOOST TALC OUTPUT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 159, P. 104-105.
CHIDCHESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.E.J., AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964, TALC RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULLETIN 1167, P. 45-47.
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, TALC, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN, P. 274-281.
KYLE, J.R., AND CLARK, K.F., 1990, GEOLOGY OF THE ALLAMOORE TALC DISTRICT, WEST TEXAS, IN KYLE, J.R., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DELEWARE BASIN, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK SERIES, V. 8, P. 181-190.
CIMRI
USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1958-1988; CHIDCHESTER AND OTHERS (1984)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TALC-BEARING ROCKS CROP OUT IN A BELT 30 MILES LONG EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM NEAR VAN HORN TO THE STEERUWITZ HILLS. COMMERCIAL DEPOSITS ARE RESTRICTED TO A 500 FT THICK SECTION THAT OVERLIES THE BASAL UNIT OF THE ALLAMOORE FORMATION. INDIVIDUAL DEPOSITS ARE TABULAR MASSES UP TO 6,500 FEET LONG THAT PINCH AND SWELL FROM A FEW FEET TO A MUCH AS 500 FEET IN THICKNESS. MOST OF THE BODIES TREND EAST AND ARE NEARLY VERTICAL. IN PLACES, THE TALC OREBODIES ARE IN FAULT CONTACT WITH THE COUNTRY ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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