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Little Round Top Prospects

Occurrence in Hudspeth county in Texas, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085040
MRDS ID W700506
Record type Site
Current site name Little Round Top Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.46053, 31.28489 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 MI (15 KM) NW OF SIERRA BLANCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hudspeth(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gunsight Hills South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sierra Blanca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Fort Quitman(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Hudspeth

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bertrandite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 238
USGS model code 32m
Deposit model name Manto fluorite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.46053, 31.28489
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE INTRUSION IS A LACCOLITH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1968-1971

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1989 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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