Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-07
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form the western mesa boundary Of
the tornado del MuertO.
Geological Gestures.
The prominent geological feature
OF the range Ia the great limestone
ana quartziie series 1000 10 1900 feet
thick. The base Of the range consists
OF massive red and black Cambiian
quarsxl,e. about 200 fect thick, resting
upon granite Hesvy-b edded silnfian
and carboniierons iimcsiones. inter.
caiated with shales, rest upon the
camlnian quar,xite: the quantity OF
the shale series h. however. small.
About 0ne-haif mile east OF the mines
on the eastern slope are the Red
Beds. above which the Cretaceous
sAndstones, cut by basic dykes. occur.
The minerals Of the district com.
prise yanadinlts. wulfenite. ceriusite.
unglesite and galena: the pred0inin-
atins minerals are vanadinlte and
gnlena
The vanadinlse occurs In well.ln-
formed hexRgonal prism In colors
ranging from red and yellow to brown
and brownleh-black in the vug holes.
and al flat crusts alons the walls OF
the small caves Small seams OF al
most pure massive yauadinlle Of n
reddish.yeliax color are also found,
usually along the foot walls OF the
veins. Galena occurs lIi coarse cubes.
"a many instances accompanied By
well.formed crystals OF Wulfenite.
Development OF Mines.
The mining properties the FAR de-.
veioped ln tho range comprise coal,
copper, lead and vanadlum deposits
The coal area IL negligible, as but
little development has been done. The
copper deposits are confined to the
steep westward facing slope OF the
range, Greatest development 0g the
lead and vanadium deposits has been
done In the vicinity OF palomae gap
within an area OF less than square
miles.
The three most important veins in
the paiomas Gap section are the
White swan, Dewey and Red Top
These veins belong 20 the system or
parallel fissures above referred to-
The first mentioned lie about 7eo
feet apart; the Red Top Is flve-eights
OF n milo farther eastward.
Tho ores oi these properties occur
IN shoots ranging from to rs feet
In width. The vein.fililng IL u porous.
frlahle calcite tan altered linnessonel
with some harlte. finofite and quartz
from which the original mineral ilead
sulphidel has been dissolved and par
tally replaced by tho vanadlnite. In
poiht OF ore occurrence the properties
are analogous. therefore I will ae
scribe the White swan only In detail
The white Swan Mine.
OF the three properties mentioned
the White Swan ~ the most Develop
ed. Development consists Of vertical
shaft about 900 feet With drifts from
tho 20 and l5e.foot levels. SO FAR as
developed the ore body Is consnuouA
and averages from TO r. feet IN
width. The gangue u an altered
limestone containing numerous yiis-
holes and small caves. The vug-holea
are usually filled with vanadinlie
crystals OF q brownlsh-b black color.
The larger cavities contain wall In.
|erustaiions OF the same material, or
are filled with dlEintegrated masses
Of almost pure Vanadlnlie. Scans OF
pure massive vAnadlnlte are found,
usually along the foot wall OF tho
vein or not very far removed there
front. In some instances. NJ IN the
Dewey snine. fine cryrtaIixed van
adinlte occurs IN a muHaeanese on.
lde gnngue A remarkable feature 0l
~ three veins Is the transition from
the soft. porous xanaue containing
The vansd'nste, 10 firm. slllcllied
limestone On SHINE eases barlttl
containing enlena in coarse, crystals
accompanied by small quantities of
m0iybdnte. The ores cannot be- sat-
Isfacsorily hand-porsed consequently
the entire scla-li!llns Is milIed as
mined
The next important properly IL tho
Dewey Although not 40 well Develop
I'd ~ the White swan the minerals
osieal and structural conditions APP
pear identical
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