Mine detail: Love Tank Mine

Previously called 'Thunderbolt'

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Location: Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.18267, -105.51386
dep_id: 10100556
mrds_id: W701292
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite
gangue: Actinolite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz, Tremolite
model: 42: W skarn
alteration: Skarn Grading Outward From The Intrusion Into Marble
ore_ctrl: Scheelite Mineralization Occurs For At Least 700 Ft (200 M) Along The Intrusive Contact.
Reporter: Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Torcer Formation
hrock_type: Hornfels,Marble,Skarn (Tactite)
arock_type: Quartz Monzonite
Structure: The Main Scheelite Prospects Occur On Trend With The Bonanza Fracture Zone To The East.
References:
  • Deposit:: PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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