Mine detail: Leintendorf Hills Perlite

Previously called 'Kirks Perlite Industries'

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Location: Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.13652, -108.73702
dep_id: 10110125
mrds_id: TC36034
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Perlite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Obsidian,Rhyolite
References:
  • Deposit:: AUSTIN, G.S., KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., AND SEIMERS, W.T., 1982, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO IN 1981: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 9-16.
  • Deposit:: WEBER, R.H., 1977, LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 332-344.
  • Production:: WEBER (1977).
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