Mine detail: Fort Bayard Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 32.79539, -108.10922

Resource(N)

Primary: Gemstone
Ore: Opal
Discovery year: 1906

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

References

MRDSTC36018
DEP10100802
ReferenceCARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-276
ReporterPage, Norman J.