| Deposit ID | 10012968 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Canyon Magnesite Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims In 1935, Magnesia Nos. 1 and 2, New Year |
| Related records | 10126206 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.50445, 32.26625 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 17 MILES S 79 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
Organ Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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 | 023S | 004E | 35 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brucite | Ore |
| Magnesite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Organ Needle Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Organ Needle Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Montoya Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| Rock description | Montoya Group;Fusselman Dolomite |
| (1) | -106.50445, 32.26625 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | South Canyon District: Southern Organ Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. C. Schneider |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Sands Missile Range |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009008 |
DUNHAM, K.C., 1935 NMBMMR BULL 11, P. 66, 236-237
TAFT, H.H., 1936 ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., VOL 137, P. 137
TALMAGE, S.B., AND WOOTTON, T.P., 1937 NMBMMR BULL 12, P. 110-112
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1965 NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 295-296
SEAGER, W.R., 1981 NMBMMR MEM 36, SHEET 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN LARGE, LENTICULAR MASSES DEVELOPED TO A DEPTH OF 5 FT. IN A NUMBER OF SHALLOW PITS. THREE UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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