| Deposit ID | 10062605 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36130 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ash Creek Magnesite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.70146, 32.74455 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redrock(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 18S | 18W | 17 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | -108.70146, 32.74455 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 22.86M |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36130 |
KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., 1977, REFRACTORY MINERALS - MAGNESITE AND BRUCITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 295-296
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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