Mine detail: Sanostee Deposit

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Location: San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.45225, -108.89066
dep_id: 10096167
mrds_id: W001586
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, Thorium
Minor mineral: Niobium (Columbium), REE
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Brookite
gangue: Magnetite
other_matl: Anatase, Ilmenite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
orebody_fm: LENSE
Reporter: Cooper, Margaret, Murray, Diane
hrock_unit: Mesaverde Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: Colorado Plateau
disc_yr: 1955
discr: Us A.E.C.
References:
  • Deposit:: CHENOWETH, W.L., 1957, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 8TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 212-217
  • Deposit:: DOW, V.T., AND J.V. BATTY, 1961, USBM REPORT OF INV. 5860, P. 34-42.
  • Deposit:: BINGLER, E.C., 1963, NMBMMR, CIRC 68, 59 PAGES
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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