Mine detail: Medley Mine

Previously called 'Medle
* ProspectWhite Mountain Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

30.55769, -104.16327

Resource(N)

Primary:	Kaolin
Ore:	Kaolinite
Gangue:	Alunite, Quartz

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hot Spring
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Wild Cherry
Host type:	Ash-Flow Tuff
Associated rock:	Wild Cherry Formation
Associated type:	Ash-Flow Tuff
Alteration processes:	Kaolinitization, Silicification, Alunitization. Alteration Zones Dip 30sw. A Kaolinite-Alunite Zone Overlies An Opalized Zone Which Overlies A Kaolinite Zone.

References

MRDS	W701387
DEP	10100559
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 3401, V. 2, P. 287-288.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: UTEX PUB 3401, V. 2, P. 287.}
Reporter	Paidakovich, Matthew E., Long, Keith R.