| Deposit ID | 10011725 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006832 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Fluorspar Group |
| Related records | 10125939 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.66585, 33.00706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 40 MILES S 80 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sulphur Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 015S | 003E | 11,13,14,24 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE FROM DUMP ASSAYED 34.3% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 20.1% BASO4 |
| Result | 32.5% SIO2 |
| Result | 7.6% CACO3 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madera Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Madera Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.66585, 33.00706 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Main Fault Strikes N30w And Dips 85ne, Smaller Faults Are Nearly Parallel To Main Fault. |
| Strike | N 30 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 NE |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Andres Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Fluorspar Co. |
| Home office | Truth Or Consequences, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006832 |
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 136-145
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P.117-118
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS CONSIST OF VEINS AND LENSES OCCURRING ALONG FAULTS AND FRACTURES. BROKEN AND MINERALIZED ZONES ALONG THE FAULTS RANGE FROM 10 FT. TO 30 FT. WIDE AT THE SURFACE. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | CLAIMS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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