| Deposit ID | 10062529 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Name Unknown Bentonite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.90087, 34.36314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MI N OF SOCORRO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Acacia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Puerco(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
| Rock unit name | Santa Fe Group | ||
| Rock description | Santa Fe Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.90087, 34.36314 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36025 |
PATTERSON, S.H., AND HOLMES, R.W., 1977, CLAYS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 312-322
PATTERSON AND HOLMES (1977).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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