| Deposit ID | 10009809 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Christopher Columbite Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.03669, 36.52365 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2454 |
| Relative position | 32.8 MILES S 25 E FROM TIERRA AMARILLA, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Las Tablas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Carson National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 026N;027N | 009E;009E | 06;31 | NW (06); SW (31) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Beryl | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.03669, 36.52365 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Length | 160.02M |
| Width | 19.51M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| District name | Petaca District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Christopher Mining And Milling Co. Of America |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003033 |
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 91
WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 123.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PLACER DEPOSITS ARE DERIVED FROM THREE DEEPLY ERODED PEGMATITES. THE PEGMATITES ARE THE MARY, WERNER AND ETTER. SEE JAHNS (1946) AND REDMON (1961) FOR A COMPLETE GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1978 | Hasler, J. William | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | U.S. Geological Survey |
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