| Deposit ID | 10064516 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38901 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Foster Canyon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.87919, 32.47846 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 16 MILES NW OF LAS CRUCES, NEAR RADIUM SPRINGS. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021S}021S | 002W}001W | } | E2 OF W2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zeolites | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clinoptilolite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Analcime | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sanidine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| Rock unit name | Upper Tuffaceous Member Of Bell Top Formation | ||
| Rock description | Upper Tuffaceous Member Of Bell Top Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.87919, 32.47846 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cedar Hills And Selden Hills Vent Area, Nne Late Tertiary Cedar Hills Normal Fault. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leonard Minerals Co. (1980'S). |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 113000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38901 |
BOWIE, M.R., AND BARKER, J.M., 1987, COMPARISON OF SELECTED ZEOLITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS, IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, ED. H.W. PEIRCE: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY, SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 90-105
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BOWIE AND BARKER (1987)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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