| Deposit ID | 10062630 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36163 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Range Wilderness Alunite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.85061, 33.22232 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 9.5 KM WNW OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reeds Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Aldo Leopold Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alunite | Ore |
| Cristobalite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| (1) | -107.85061, 33.22232 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36163 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAMPLE FROM MAIN CLAY PIT HAD 35% ALUNITE, CONTENT FOR DEPOSIT AVERAGES 8%. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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