| Deposit ID | 10012963 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hembrillo Talc Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.58779, 32.93484 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 44.5 MILES N 15 E OF LAS CRUCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hembrillo Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sands(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016S | 004E | 12 | E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | Mississippian and Devonian rocks, undivided |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In The Talc Body Parallels The Foliation In The Country Rock. |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 TO 50 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL TO 70 NE |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Hembrillo District: San Andres Mountains: Hembrillo Canyon Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Watson Ritch, Engle, N.M. And Sierra Talc Co., Los Angeles, Ca. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009002 |
CHIDESTER, A.H., ENGEL, A.F.J.,AND WRIGHT, L.A., 1964 USGS BULL 1167, P. 37-38
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P.296-298
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN TWO SEPARATE LENSES, THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH OREBODIES, WHICH ARE ABOUT 300 FT. LONG, 25 FT. THICK AND 40 FT. TO 60 FT. IN WIDTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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