The Pidlite is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, ree, and lithium mine located in Mora county, New Mexico.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, REE, Lithium
Lat, Long: 35.88333, -105.53333
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Pidlite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pidlite
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: REE
Primary: Lithium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Mora
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Microlite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO THE PIDLITE PEGMATE MINE, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS MINE. THE MINE AREA IS IN BOTH SAN MIGUEL AND MORA COUNTIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R. H., 1953, THE GENESIS OF PEGMATITES - (PT) 2, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF LITHIUM - BEARING PEGMATITE, MORA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 38, NOS. 11 - 12
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