Caballo Mountains (Record #166) rare-earth element deposit in New Mexico, United States

Caballo Mountains

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in New Mexico, United States

Geographic location

Country	United States
State or province	New Mexico
Geographic location:	-100.283333, 32.533333
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Location references

Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
REE minerals	bastnäsite
Ore minerals	thorite uranophane fluorocarbonate
Gangue minerals	microcline
Host rock types	quartz monzonite

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	-100.28333333333, 32.533333333333
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Economic information

Status	Occurrence

Comments

Potassic dikes with postulated alkaline body at depth.

Bibliographic references

Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.