| Deposit ID | 10101831 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grants Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.02452, 35.082 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2362 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MI S 35 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)
Rio San Jose(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 | Valencia |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 010N | 011W | 20 | W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Result | A SAMPLE FROM A PIT CONTAINED 43.6% CAF2 AND 39.6% SIO2. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.02452, 35.082 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Trending Fault Near A Strong Nw Trending Fault |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 48 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1946 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moises Mirabel |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moises Mirabel |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010083 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 130.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 130.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A VERTICAL BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE THAT STRIKES N 48 E IN PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSIC GRANITE. THE ORE MINERAL GENERALLY WHITE TO PLACE GREEN OR LAVENDAR, AND MEDIUM CUBIC CRYSTALLINE. LOCALLY IT IS DENSE TO FINE-GRAINED WHERE IT ACTS AS CEMENTING MATERIAL FOR BRECCIA FRAGMENTS. SLIGHT WALL ROCK REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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