| Deposit ID | 10085684 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701314 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 27 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.06413, 30.95324 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 15 MI (24 KM) SW OF VAN HORN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hudspeth(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle Mountains NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Indian Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marfa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hudspeth |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE GRADES 25 TO 45% CAF2 |
|---|
| Model code | 238 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32m |
| Deposit model name | Manto fluorite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Espy Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Espy Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -105.06413, 30.95324 |
|---|
| Strike | N87E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80S |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eagle Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texas Fluorspar Mines, Inc. |
| First year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texas And Pacific Land Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.14M |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701314 |
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.
UNIV TEX PUB 4301 P. 227-238.
USGS BULL 987, 98 P.
EXAMINED BY H.E. ROTHROCK AND ELLIOT GILLERMAN BETWEEN 1943 AND 1946.
FIELD WORK BY TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1943-1945.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORSPAR IS EXPOSED FOR 105 FT (32 M) ALONG STRIKE. A RHYOLITE SILL OR DIKE OCCURS 50 FT (15 M) SOUTHEAST OF THE SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.