| Deposit ID | 10063240 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36946 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.01697, 32.66762 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI E OF RINCON, NM, AND ABOUT 8 MI E OF HATCH, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rincon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(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 | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 19S | 02W | 11 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gravel | Ore |
| Sand | Ore |
| Result | MATERIAL QUALITY IS GOOD |
|---|---|
| Result | UNIFORMITY IS FAIR |
| Result | NO IMPURITIES NOTED |
| Result | 19.2% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST |
| Result | MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 3" |
| Result | FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 5% IS RETAINED ON 2" SIEVE, OR 96% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 86% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 80% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 73% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 56% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 44% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 3% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN RUTZ, 1964. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Santa Fe Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Santa Fe Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.01697, 32.66762 |
|---|
| 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 | TC36946 |
RUTZ, B.E., 1964, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOILS STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 25: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLASTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY IGNEOUS; THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 9 FT; DEPTH OF OVERBURDEN IS INSIGNIFICANT. |
| Deposit | VEGETATION INCLUDES MESQUITE, CREOSOTE, CACTI AND GRASSES; LAB NOS. 62-2592-2603. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1993 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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