| Deposit ID | 10013934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010500 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florida Fluorspar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Duryea Claims, Spar Group: Claims Patented In 1927, Spar, Spar Nos. 1 To 5 |
| Related records | 10174343 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.59003, 32.23096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1305 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.5 MILES S 75 E OF DEMING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Florida Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 024S | 007W | 07 | SE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -107.59003, 32.23096 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH TO N 50 W |
| Dip | 50 EAST TO STEEPLY NE |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Discoverer | Dr. Jesse T. Duryea |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Little Florida Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Chemical Corp. |
| First year | 1951 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allied Chemical Corp. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010500 |
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 88-91
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 131-132
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 93
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
CLEMONS, R.E., 1982 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP GM-52
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SEVERAL VEINS UP TO 6 FT. THICK. SIX PAT ENTED CLAIMS MINERAL SURVEY NUMBER 1930 COVERING ABOUT 120 ACRES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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