Mine detail: St. Christopher Columbite Placer

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Location: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.52365, -106.03669
dep_id: 10009809
mrds_id: D003033
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, REE
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Mica, Monazite
gangue: Albite, Beryl, Garnet, Microcline, Quartz
orebody_fm: OTHER DIKES
Reporter: Hasler, J. William, Murray, Diane
hrock_unit: Ortega Quartzite
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
tectonic: Brazos Uplift
disc_yr: 1895
References:
  • Deposit:: JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13
  • Deposit:: JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25
  • Deposit:: BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91
  • Deposit:: WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 123.
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013
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