| Deposit ID | 10062632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36165 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alum Mountain-Alum Canyon |
| Alternate or previous names | Alum Rock, Gila River Alum Deposits, Copperas Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.21284, 33.1476 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 56 KM N OF SILVER CITY VIA NM STATE ROAD 15. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gila Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mogollon Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Gila Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alum Mountain Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Alum Mountain Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.21284, 33.1476 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36165 |
HAYES, C.W., 1907, THE GILA RIVER ALUM DEPOSITS [NEW MEXICO]: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 315, P. 215-224.
NORTHROP, H.R., AND WHITNEY, GENE, 1987, CLAYS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS IN THE ALUM MOUNTAIN FOSSIL GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM NEAR GILA HOT SPRINGS, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN ZEO-TRIP '87, ED. F.A. MUMPTON: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NATURAL ZEOLITES, P. 1-12.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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