Mine detail: Socorro Perlite Mine

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.01953, -106.95031
dep_id: 10062787
mrds_id: TC36355
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Perlite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
Structure: Volcanic Dome
References:
  • Deposit:: HATTON, K.S., CHILDS, M.B., BARKER, J.M., KING, R.S., AND BOLTON, R.G., 1990, MINES AND MILLS IN NEW MEXICO: MINING AND MINERALS DIVISION, NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY, 50 P.
  • Deposit:: WEBER, R.H., AND AUSTIN, G.S., 1982, PERLITE IN NEW MEXICO, IN AUSTIN, G.S., COMPILER, INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS OF THE SOUTHWEST: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, P. 97-101.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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