Mine detail: Bentonite Quarry

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

32.61345, -107.27309

Resource(N)

Primary:	Bentonite
Ore:	Bentonite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Sedimentary
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Santa Fe Group
Host type:	Clastic Sedimentary Rock

References

MRDS	TC36024
DEP	10062528
Reference	{Deposit:: PATTERSON, S.H., AND HOLMES, R.W., 1977, CLAYS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 312-322}{Production:: PATTERSON AND HOLMES (1977).}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.