| Deposit ID | 10090922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shelton Canyon Prospects |
| Related records | 10296210 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.82981, 33.31066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES EAST OF GLENWOOD, NEW MEXICO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Catron(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holt Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila 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 | Catron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 011S | 019W | 29 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CAF2 CONTENT ESTIMATED TO BE 40 TO 60 PERCENT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -108.82981, 33.31066 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Nnw Trending Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Trending Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 05 TO 35 W |
| Dip | 50 TO 70 NE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mogollon Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009808 |
MCANULTY, WN, 1978, NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 22.
RATTE, JC, ET AL, NMBMMR OPEN FILE REPT, 1972.
ARNOLD, R1, MS THESIS, UTEP, 1974.
SUR, FJ, 1947, NMBMMR REPT INV 4053.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORITE IS FOUND IN VEINS UP TO 3 FT IN THICKNESS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-82 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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