| Deposit ID | 10013667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010084 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zorro Deposit 1958 |
| Alternate or previous names | Ice Caves Prospect 1946, Acme Mine 1944. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.04924, 35.08006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2341 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MI S 30 E OF MT SEDGEWICK. |
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 | 012W | 24 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -108.04924, 35.08006 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Zuni Mtns Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Trending Fault |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 70 SE |
| Length | 100.58M |
| Width | 0.66M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acme Mining Co. |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milton Head And Associates |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010084 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 133-134.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 183.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 131.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS IN A BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONE THAT STRIKES N 60 E AND DIPS 70 SE. THE SHEAR ZONE WAS OFFSET ABOUT 6 FT BY A RIGHT ANGLE CROSS-FAULT. FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A FISSURE RANGING FROM A FEW INCHES TO 26 IN MAXIMUM WIDTH. NEAR THE SURFACE THE ORE IS SILICEOUS, BUT AT DEPTH IT IS NEARLY PURE FLUORITE. THE FLUORITE IS PALE GREEN, DENSE TO MEDIUM CRYSTALLINE, AND BREAKS CLEANLY FROM ITS GRANITE HOST ROCK. MUCH LIMONITE GOUGE IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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