| Deposit ID | 10014818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011786 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tip Top Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.83779, 35.98727 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2292 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 22.4 MILES N 15 E OF SANTA FE, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sierra Mosca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 020N | 010E | 01 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mica | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.83779, 35.98727 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pegmatite Dikes |
| General form | OTHER: DIKE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Length | 228.6M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Tip Top Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Nambe District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Santa Fe Mica Industries |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tip Top Mining Co. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011786 |
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 60-61
USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 99.
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 61
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE TWO PEGMATITE DIKES THAT CROP OUT ON THE PROPERTY. BOTH ARE SIMILAR STRUCTURALLY AND MINERALOGICALLY. THE DIKES ARE NOT ZONED AND CONSIST MOSTLY OF WHITE FELDSPAR AND QUARTZ. MICA BOOKS, AS LARGE AS 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER ARE SPARSELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE DIKE. THE BOOKS ARE MORE PLENTIFUL IN THE PEGMATITE NEAR THE PEGMATITE-SCHIST CONTACT. SMALL FLAKES OF MICA ARE ABUNDANT IN THE COUNTRY ROCK FOR 15 FEET OR MORE FROM THE CONTACT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1955-1956 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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