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Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect

Occurrence in Luna county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062882
MRDS ID TC36477
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.79921, 32.27902 (WGS84)
Elevation 1340
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ADJACENT AND NW OF DEMING, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Luna(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deming West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Luna

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 23S 09W 29 W2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • FLAT TERRAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS FAIR FOR FINE AGGREGATE
Result UNIFORMITY IS FAIR
Result NO IMPURITIES NOTED
Result 28.8% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 5"
Result FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 0% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OR 100% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 86% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 81% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 74% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 59% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 47% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 3% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.79921, 32.27902
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • MATERIAL IS DRY TO 8 FT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAUL OF 2 MI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOVELACE, A.D., BARBER, IRENE, CUMMINGS, JAN, UNDERWOOD, BILL, HUESINGER, VICTOR, AND LIND, JOHN, 1962, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOIL STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 10: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE VEGETATION INCLUDES SPARSE GRASS, MESQUITE, AND WILLOW; LAB NOS. 61-12601-12604.
Deposit CHANNEL DEPOSIT; CLASTS DERIVED PREDOMINANTLY FROM IGNEOUS ROCKS; INTERLENSING COMMON; RESTS ON SILTY CLAY SOIL; AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 8 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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