| Deposit ID | 10013583 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009966 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Spar Deposit |
| Related records | 10247458 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.52146, 33.049 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES NORTH OF THE FOSTER MINE ON THE SE SIDE OF THE GILA RIVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canteen Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila(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 | 014S | 016W | 32 | NW | 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -108.52146, 33.049 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Trending Fault |
| Strike | N-S |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY EAST |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1950 |
| District name | Gila Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred And Dink Chappel |
| Home office | Silver City, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009966 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 40.
ROTHROCK, HE, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 91.
WILLIAMS, 1966, P. 40.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILICIC FLUORITE ORE IS EXPOSED IN A FAULT BRECCIA ZONE TRENDING NORTH AND DIPPING STEEPLY EAST IN LATITE HOST ROCK. THE TRACEABLE EXTENT OF THE ZONE IS 120 FT THROUGH A VERTICAL INTERVAL OF 100 FT. TWO CLOSELY SPACED VEINS AGGREGATING 1.5 FT IN WIDTH CONTAIN SUGARY TO FINELY CRYSTALLINE FLUORITE INTIMATELY MIXED WITH QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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