Langford Fluorspar Prospect

The Langford Fluorspar Prospect is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Grant county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Langford Fluorspar Prospect  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Grant

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 32.36, -108.44083

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Langford Fluorspar Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Langford Fluorspar Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Bound Ranch District: Langford Draw Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: State Of New Mexico
Home Office: New Mexico

Owner Name: Charles Russell
Home Office: Tyrone, N.M.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION AS SHOWN ON USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1034

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS AS VEINLETS, INCRUSTATIONS AND OPEN SPACE FILLING IN A 5 FT. THICK BRECCIA ZONE ALONG A NORTHWEST STRIKING FAULT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A FEW SMALL PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION PROBABLY LESS THAN 5 SHORT TONS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D., UNPUBLISHED U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAPS

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1964, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WESTERN GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU MINES AND MINERAL RES. BULL. 83, P 132

Reference (Deposit): LOVERING, T. G., 1956, RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN NEW MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 1009-L, P 353-354

Reference (Deposit): GILLERMAN, E., 1952 USGS BULL 973-F, P. 285

Reference (Deposit): HEDLUND, D.C., 1978 USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1034

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU MINES, 1978, MINERAL INVENTORY LOCATION SYSTEM, SILVER CITY MAP 1:250,000.


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