| Deposit ID | 10097846 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sacaton Mine |
| Related records | 10296403 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.71257, 33.22621 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES SOUTH OF RESERVE, AND 1.7 MILES N 75 W OF HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rice Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012S | 018W | 28 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.71257, 33.22621 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR, POD |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 TO 60 W |
| Dip | 90 TO 60 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Wilcox District: Sacaton Mesa Area: Sacaton Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alphen, A. H. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009060 |
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 47-48
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 17-18
RATTE, J.C., AND OTHERS, 1979 USGS BULL 1451, P. 151
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS AND PODS OF FLUORITE IN FOUR, SEPARATE, NORTHWEST-STRIKING FAULTS. MEDIUM-SIZED CUBIC CRYSTALS OF PALE GREEN AND VIOLET FLUORITE OCCUR WITH FINELY CRYSTALLINE WHITE QUARTZ. |
| Deposit | RECORD # D009802 BY JERRY HAUG HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | NO REPORTED INFORMATION ON THE GEOLOGY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-82 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-90 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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