Mine detail: J.H. Rhoades Pumice Co. Diatomite Mine

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Location: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.04144, -106.1753
dep_id: 10097892
mrds_id: D011126
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Diatomite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Diatomite
orebody_fm: LENS
ore_ctrl: Deposit Occurs As A Tertiary-Age Lake Bed.
Reporter: Murray, Diane
hrock_unit: Tesuque Formation Of The Santa Fe Group
hrock_type: Siltstone
Structure: East-West Trending Normal Faults Occur On The South Side Of The Deposit.
Year first produced: 1953
yr_lst_prd: 1954
disc_yr: 1953
References:
  • Deposit:: PATTERSON, S.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 322.
  • Deposit:: BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 134-136, PLATE 7
  • Deposit:: NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
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