| Deposit ID | 10062884 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.12144, 32.19069 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 MI S OF INTERSTATE 80. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gage(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)
Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 24S | 12W | 30 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gravel | Ore |
| Result | MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD |
|---|---|
| Result | UNIFORMITY IS FAIR |
| Result | IMPURITIES INCLUDE PLASTIC FINES IN UPPER 4' |
| Result | PLASTIC INDEX OF THE OVERBURDEN IS 11 |
| Result | 24.4% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST |
| Result | MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 2' |
| Result | FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLES, 69% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 61% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 56% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 49% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 33% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 22% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 5% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Older Alluvium | ||||
| Rock description | Older Alluvium | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.12144, 32.19069 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0.3M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36479 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLASTS LARGELY DERIVED FROM ANDESITIC ROCKS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 15 FT; DEPOSIT RESTS ON LIMESTONE. |
| Deposit | SURFACE VEGETATION INCLUDES ABUNDANT GREASEWOOD; LAB NOS. 61-12568-12570. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1993 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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