Mine detail: Hembrillo Talc Mine

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Location: Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.93484, -106.58779
dep_id: 10012963
mrds_id: D009002
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Talc
orebody_fm: LENSE
ore_ctrl: Deposition Was Controlled By Favorable Rock Type And Structural Environment.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Diabase
Structure: Foliation In The Talc Body Parallels The Foliation In The Country Rock.
Year first produced: 1917
yr_lst_prd: 1945
disc_yr: 1910
References:
  • Deposit:: CHIDESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.F.J.,AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964 USGS BULL 1167, P. 37-38
  • Deposit:: KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P.296-298
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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