Mine detail: Fluorite Group

Location:	Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long:	32.25485, -108.78341
dep_id:	10010032
mrds_id:	D003383
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Fluorite
gangue:	Calcite
orebody_fm:	LENSE, LENTICULAR PODS
work_type:	Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl:	Nw And Ne Trending Vein Sets
Reporter:	Richter, D. H., Menzie, David, Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.), Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_type:	Andesite
arock_type:	Andesite
tectonic:	Basin And Range
yr_lst_prd:	1945
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1937
References:	Deposit:: ROTHROCK, H. E., JOHNSON, C. H., AND HAHN, A. D., 1946, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 21, P 104-106 Deposit:: U. S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000. Deposit:: FLEGE, R. F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF LORDSBURG QUADRANGLE, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 62, 36P. Deposit:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 70-71 Deposit:: THORMAN, C.H., AND DREWES, H., 1978 USGS MISC. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP, I-1151 Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA Production:: WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, P. 71.