The Fluorite Group is a mine located in Hidalgo county, New Mexico at an elevation of 4,423 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,423 Feet (1,348 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 32.2528, -108.78330
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Fluorite Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fluorite Group
Secondary: Kneyer Mines
Secondary: Fluorite Nos. 1-12
Commodity
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: New Mexico
County: Hidalgo
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: State Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION - 416ST ASSAY OF 200ST OF SELECTED ORE. CA(F2) 60.0% SI(02) 30.0% CA(C03) 8.0%
References
Reference (Deposit): LASKY,S.G. 1938 U.S.G.S. BULL 885 PP 24.
Reference (Deposit): ROTHROCK,H.E. 1946 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 21 PP 105-106.
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 US BU MINS IC8307 PP 70-71.
Reference (Deposit): MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013.
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