| Deposit ID | 10013587 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009971 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Trail Nut Deposit |
| Related records | 10174293 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.52202, 33.05927 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1448 |
| Relative position | 8 MI N30E OF CLIFF, NM. |
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 | 29 | NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte | ||||
| |||||
| 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 > Trachyte |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -108.52202, 33.05927 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N35w Trending Fault Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35W |
| Dip | STEEPLY NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gila Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. L. Villareal |
| Home office | Pinos Altos, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009971 |
JOHNSTON, WD, 1928, NUMBMMR BULL 4, P. 114
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 40.
ROTHROCK, HE, ETAL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 94-95.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN VEINS IN A FAULT ZONE TRENDING N35W AND DIPPING STEEPLY NE IN TERTIARY LATITE AND TRACHYTE. A VEIN IN AN OPENCUT TAPERS FROM 2.5 FT AT THE SURFACE TO 0.5 FT AT THE BOTTOM. THIS OPENCUT LIES 650 FT N25W FROM THE VICTORIA MINE SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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