| Deposit ID | 10014806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011760 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ash Spring Canyon Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.3784, 32.82094 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 015W | 23 | N2 OF E2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bliss Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Bliss Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.3784, 32.82094 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.6M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fleming Camp District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011760 |
KELLEY, V. C., 1951, AAPG BULL., V. 35, NO. 10, P. 2207.
HARRER, C. M., AND KELLEY, F. J., 1963, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8190, P. 35.
KELLEY, V. C., 1949, NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN GEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2, P. 135-136.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 0.6 M. THICK BED OF OOLITIC HEMATITE NEAR BASE OF THE BLISS FORMATION, WHICH OUTCROPS EXTENSIVELY IN THE SILVER CITY RANGE AND PINOS ALTOS MOUNTAINS. ORE BEDS CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 35.9% FE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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