Mine detail: Casa Piedra Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 29.73855, -104.04215

Resource(N)

Primary: Zeolites
Ore: Clinoptilolite
Gangue: Biotite, Cristobalite, Feldspar

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Tascotal Formation
Host type:Tuff
Associated type:Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Mudstone
Tectonic:Passive Continental Margin.

References

MRDSTC38904
DEP10064518
Reference{Deposit:: BOWIE, M.R., AND BARKER, J.M., 1987, COMPARISON OF SELECTED ZEOLITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS, IN PIERCE, H.W. ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON ORE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 90-105}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterLong, Keith R.