Latitude: 38°33'4"N
Longitude: 106°37'46"W
A pegmatite mine located in the SE¼SW¼ sec. 34, T.50N., R.3E. (New Mexico principle meridian).
Mineralization is is crudely lenticular zoned pegmatite in metadiorite.
Workings include a large open pit and a small tunnel.
Commodities (Major) - Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Development Status: Occurrence
References
Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 26 (Table A-1).
STAATZ AND TRITES, 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE QUARTZ CREEK PEGMATITES, USGS PROF. PAPER 265
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