Khao Chom Tha

Past Producer in Ratchaburi, Thailand with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102221
MRDS ID I005022
Record type Site
Current site name Khao Chom Tha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 99.4665, 13.36692 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ratchaburi(province)

Thailand(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Thailand Ratchaburi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 99.4665, 13.36692

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • MINE CLOSED IN 1981.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PAUL F. SCHOLLA & ASSOCIATES, 1981, FLUORITE IN THAILAND: UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    SCHOLLA AND ASSOCIATES, 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 REPLACEMENT-TYPE VEINS IN AND NEAR FAULTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.