| Deposit ID | 10013683 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospector Deposit 1966 |
| Alternate or previous names | Porter-Mirabel Prospect 1946 |
| Related records | 10295816 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.99562, 34.97728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2243 |
| Relative position | 14.5 MI S 25 E OF MT. SEDGEWICK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cibola(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arrosa Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Acoma Pueblo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(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 | Cibola |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 009N | 011W | 28 | SE OF SE | 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) | -107.99562, 34.97728 |
|---|
| 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 | NE |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Zuni Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Moises Mirabel |
| Home office | Grants, N.M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010106 |
WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 140-141.
ROTHROCK, HE, ET AL, 1946, NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 190.
GODDARD, EN, 1966, USGS MAP I-454.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORITE OCCURS AS BLUE OR PURPLE, MEDIUM TO COARSE, CUBIC CRYSTALS IN A VERTICAL BRECCIA ZONE. THE ZONE IS SEVERAL FT WIDE, BUT FLUORSPAR MINERALIZATION IS LIMITED TO 6 TO 18 IN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.