Mine detail: Spar Valley Mine North and South Orebodies

Previously called 'Spar Valley Shaft No. 1'

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Location

Lat / long:

30.93824, -105.04802

Resource(N)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Gangue:	Ankerite, Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form:	BLANKET
Discovery year:	1919

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1942

Geology

Host rock:	Finlay Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Alteration processes:	Fluoritization Of Limestone, Clay Alteration, Iron Oxide Staining Of Limestone

References

MRDS	W701310
DEP	10100557
Reference	{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.}{Deposit:: UNIV TEX PUB 4301, P. 227-238.}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 987, 98 P.}{Deposit:: EXAMINED BY H.E. ROTHROCK AND ELLIOT GILLERMAN BETWEEN 1943 AND 1946.}{Deposit:: TEST PITTING AND CORE DRILLING BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES EARLY 194 *}{Deposit:: FIELD WORK BY TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1943-1945.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: (1) UTEX PUB 4301 P. 232. (2) PRICE AND OTHERS, 1983}
Reporter	Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.