Mine detail: Blue Rock Prospect

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Location: Catron County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.22177, -108.72424
dep_id: 10013487
mrds_id: D009801
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Fluorite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
ore_ctrl: Fissure
Reporter: Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.)
hrock_type: Andesite
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Nne Trending Fissure
tectonic: Basin And Range
Year first produced: 1942
yr_lst_prd: 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, USBM INF CIRC 8307, P. 17
  • Production:: WILLIAMS, FE, 1966, P. 17.
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