Mine detail: Pyramid Mountains Deposit

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Location: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.23485, -108.75619
dep_id: 10010033
mrds_id: D003384
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Perlite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Richter, D. H.
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
References:
  • Deposit:: FLEGE, R. F., 1959, GEOLOGY OF LORDSBURG QUADRANGLE, HIDALGO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 62, P 29-31
  • Deposit:: JASTER, M. C., 1956, PERLITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOL. BULL. 1027-I, P. 375-404
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