Mex-Tex Group

Occurrence in Socorro county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10175158
MRDS ID D007910
MAS/MILS ID 0350530051
Record type Site
Current site name Mex-Tex Group
Related records 10012339

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.03946, 33.8251 (WGS84)
Elevation 1848

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Broken Back Crater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oscura Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Socorro

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 005 S 005 E New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.03946, 33.8251

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,F.E. USBM IC 8307 FLUOR DEPOSITS IN NEW MEXICO PP

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLUORITE OCCURS SPARINGLY WITH BARITE ON 50 CLAIMS. CA(F2) IN 200 POUND SAMPLE 11.8%

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references