Mine detail: Sumner Lake Gypsum Deposits

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Location: De Baca County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.58342, -104.44219
dep_id: 10014934
mrds_id: DAV0015
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gypsum
orebody_fm: TABULAR, BEDDED
model: 253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
ore_ctrl: Chemical Precipitation
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
References:
  • WEBER, R.H., AND KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, 68 P
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