| Deposit ID | 10062535 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36036 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Name Unknown Perlite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.51892, 32.68151 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perlite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -107.51892, 32.68151 |
|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36036 |
AUSTIN, G.S., KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., AND SEIMERS, W.T., 1982, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO IN 1981: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 9-16.
WEBER, R.H., 1977, LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 332-344.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OVERBURDEN OF 100-200 FT; AREAL EXTENT OF 3-4 MI SQUARE; UPPER PART PARTLY CONTAMINATED WITH SPHERULITIC AND LITHOIDAL BANDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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