| Deposit ID | 10013006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grants Fluorspar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claim, Grants No.1 |
| Related records | 10271922 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.0248, 35.08228 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2360 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11.5 MILES S 65 W OF GRANTS. |
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 | Cibola |
| 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 |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS A 4 FT. WIDE BRECCIA ZONE CONTAINED 43.6% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 39.6% SIO2. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -108.0248, 35.08228 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 48 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| 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 | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moises Mirabal |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009055 |
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 130
GODDARD, E.N., 1966 USGS MAP I-454
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NORTHEAST-STRIKING, VERTICAL BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE WITH MINERALIZATION OCCURRING IN VEINS AND AS BRECCIA CEMENT. SLIGHT WALL ROCK REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM IN 1949. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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