| Deposit ID | 10013674 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010091 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Irene No. 2 Claim 1966 |
| Alternate or previous names | Spruce Hill No. 1 Prospect 1946 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.98645, 35.01839 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2301 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 12.8 MI S 30 E OF MT. SEDGEWICK., To Within 250 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Rafael(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Plains(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 | Valencia |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009N | 011W | 10 | S2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | Yeso Formation |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Zuni Mountains Are An Elongate Nw Trending Dome With A Core Of Precambrian Rocks. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ene Trending Fault At The North End Of A Major Nnw Trending Fault. |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | J.M. Keeney |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. M. Keeney |
| First year | 1944 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milton Head And R.G. Coucher |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1959 |
| Year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 76% Caf2 From Nov. 1-27. | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010091 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 135-136.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 186.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, P. 186.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR OCCURS IN A NARROW FAULT ZONE THAT STRIKES N 55 E AND DIPS 80 NW. A MINERALIZED VEIN RANGES FROM 6 TO 24 IN NEAR THE NE LIMIT OF THE WORKINGS AND WIDENS TO AN AGGREGATE 3 FT WIDE OF CLOSELY SPACED FLUORSPAR VEINLETS IN CRACKS AND FISSURES INTERSPERSED IN THE ALTERED GRANITE NEAR THE SW END. THE ORE BODY WAS FORMED BY OPEN-SPACE FILLING WITH MINOR WALL ROCK AND BRECCIA REPLACEMENT. THE ORE MINERAL IS WHITE TO PALE GREEN AND MEDIUM CUBIC CRYSTALLINE. |
| Deposit | THE IRENE NO. 2 CLAIM APPEARS TO BE THE NE EXTENSION OF THE SECTION 15 PROSPECT 400 FT TO THE SW. ALLUVIUM OBSCURES THE CORRELATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-83 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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