Chise District (Cross Mountain District), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USAi
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33° 16' 15'' North , 107° 34' 27'' West
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Deposit: Fluorite deposits occur as; void filling fissure veins in brecciated zones along faults and range from 1 ft. To 4 ft. Wide; discordant jasperoid-fluorite veins which served As feeders to mantos; concordant jasperoid-fluorite mantos with appreciable lateral extent and variable thickness; lenticular replacement mantos in the yeso fm; and lenticular fluorite-cemented fault breccia mantos along bedding-plane faults in the yeso fm.
Development: Ira young performed trenching, bulldozing, benching and drilling exploration prior to leasing the property to win industries in 1970.
Geology: For general regional geology see sierra cuchillo district.
Rock formation(s): Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation;Yeso Formation
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10011718 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10223835 |
Localities in this Region
- New Mexico
- Sierra County
- Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts)
- Cuchillo Negro Mining District
- Chise District (Cross Mountain District)
- Cuchillo Negro Mining District
- Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts)
- Sierra County
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Concordant Fluorspar mine, Mill Hill, Chise District, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA