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Unnamed Limestone Prospect

Occurrence in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10063244
MRDS ID TC36951
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Limestone Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.89114, 32.49763 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1-1.5 MI ENE OF FORT SELDON, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Leasburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Cruces(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 21S 01W 13 NE New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • HILLY TERRAIN AT WESTERN BASE OF DONA ANA MOUNTAINS ON THE E SIDE OF THE RIO GRANDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUALITY IS GOOD
Result UNIFORMITY IS GOOD
Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE MINOR SHALE
Result 15.2% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1", 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 90% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 51% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 19% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 10% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 2% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN RUTZ, 1964.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hueco Formation
    Rock description Hueco Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Abo Formation
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIS IS AN ISOLATED FAULT BLOCK THAT DIPS SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST.

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.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAUL OF 0.25 MI.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUTZ, B.E., 1964, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOILS STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 25: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 10 FT; RESTS ON SHALE; DEPTH OF OVERBURDEN IS NEGLIGIBLE.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES GREASEWOOD AND MESQUITE; LAB NO. 63-17110.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1993 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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