| Deposit ID | 10014464 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Las Huertas Barite Prospect |
| Related records | 10150929 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.39947, 35.30673 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1966 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8.8 MILES S 89 E OF BERNALILLO, NM, Within A Radius Of 250 Feet, Within A Radius Of 250 Feet |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Placitas(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 013N | 005E | 34 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Result | A CHANNEL SAMPLE BY WILLIAMS (1964, P. 23)ASSAYED 71.1% BAS04, 9.8% CAF2, AND 0.17% PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sandia | ||||
| Rock description | Sandia | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.39947, 35.30673 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sandia Uplift- East Side Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Anticlinal Fold Trending N 35 W |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 W |
| Dip | SOUTHWEST LIMB: 30 TO 50 SW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Placitas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Barite Corp. Of America |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Antonio De Las Huertas Grant |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 24.38M |
| Overall length | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011252 |
KELLEY, V.C. AND S.A. NORTHRUP, 1975, NMBMMR MEM 29, P. 77, 105, MAPS 1-4,
WILLIAMS, F.E., P.V. FILLO AND P.A. BLOOM, 1964, NMBMMR CIRC 76, P. 21-23
CONFIDENTIAL USBM FILES
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG THE CREST OF AN ANTICLINE WHOSE AXIS STRIKES N 35 W. THE MINERALIZATION IS THICKEST ON TOP AND THINS DOWN EACH LIMB. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S (?) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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