| Deposit ID | 10013307 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Star Tungsten Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Morning Star Group |
| Related records | 10296213 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.50618, 32.70872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1806 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 14 MILES S 70 W OF SILVER CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bullard Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(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 | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018S | 016W | 28 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Rock unit name | Bullard Peak Series |
| Rock description | Bullard Peak Series |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -108.50618, 32.70872 |
|---|
| General form | SEAMS, VEINLETS AND PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 45 NW |
| Thickness | 0.25M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Black Hawk District: Burro Mountains; Bullard Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dave Osmer And L.L. Osmer, Jr. |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dave Osmer |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.71M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009530 |
ELSTON, W.E., 1960 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-15
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962 USGS MAP MR-25, P. 16
GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 139-140, PLATE 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
DALE, V.B., AND MCKINNEY, W.A., 1959 USBM RI-5517, P. 7-8
HEDLUND, D.C., 1980 USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1264
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR AS SEAMS OR VEINLETS ABOUT 2 TO 8 IN. WIDE AND PODS UP TO 10 IN. WIDE ALONG A FAULT STRIKING N 55 E. SCHEELITE ALSO OCCURS SPORADICALLY IN PEGMATITES AND AS PLACER MATERIAL. FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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