| Deposit ID | 10062600 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36124 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hermanas Thunder Egg Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.97032, 31.87375 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hermanas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Columbus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Playas Lake(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(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 | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 28S | 11W | 16,17 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcedony | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -107.97032, 31.87375 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eddie Lindberg |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36124 |
GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LUNA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 72, 157 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROUND NODULES FROM AN INCH TO 1 FT IN DIAMETER; ZONED WITH OUTER RING OF MOTTLED-BROWN CHALCEDONY OR GRAY QUARTZ, INTERMEDIATE ZONE OF AGATE, AND INNER ZONE FILLED WITH COLORLESS OR BLUE GRAY QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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