Mine detail: South Hill Deposit 197*

Previously called 'Salado'

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Location: Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.11039, -107.5056
dep_id: 10011918
mrds_id: D007111
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Fluorite
orebody_fm: TABULAR TO KEEL-SHAPED
alteration: Silicified Limestone
ore_ctrl: Mineralized Solutions Rose Along Faults, Replaced Favorable Rock And Filled Voids.
Reporter: Menzie, David, Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Magdalena Group;Red House
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: 5 Subparallel Faults Strike N 20 E, Dip 62 To 82 Se, And Cut The Deposit.
disc_yr: 1972
References:
  • Deposit:: MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 50-51, FIG. 23, MAP 1
  • Reserve-Resource:: MCANULTY, 1978.
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