| Deposit ID | 10014463 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011251 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Capulin Peak Mine |
| Related records | 10272532 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.41308, 35.22006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2682 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 9.6 MILES S 53 E OF BERNALILLO, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sandia Crest(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Albuquerque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Santa Fe(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cibola 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 | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 012N | 005E | 33 | SE | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Madera | ||||
| Rock description | Madera | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.41308, 35.22006 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sandia Uplift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Lagunita Fault |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 60 SW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Discoverer | Nicholas E. Gutierez, La Madera, Nm (1925) |
| District name | Placitas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thunder Head Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011251 |
KELLEY, V.C. AND S.A. NORTHROP, 1975, NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 77 81-82, 101 AND MAPS 1-4
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 29
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966, USBM IC 8307, P. 10
USBM CONFIDENTIAL FILE DATA
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A FAULT FISSURE IN LIMESTONE. FLUORITE OCCURS BOTH AS A VEIN FILLING AND AS CEMENTING MATERIAL FOR BRECCIATED ROCK FRAGMENTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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