| Deposit ID | 10097892 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | J.H. Rhoades Pumice Co. Diatomite Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.1753, 36.04144 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1984 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 50 MILES S 68 E FROM TIERRA AMARILLA, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chili(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(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 | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021N | 007E | 22 | NE | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tesuque Formation Of The Santa Fe Group | ||||
| Rock description | Tesuque Formation Of The Santa Fe Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.1753, 36.04144 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East-West Trending Normal Faults Occur On The South Side Of The Deposit. |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHERLY |
| Dip | 8 TO 10 E |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1954 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | James H. Rhoades Pumice Co. |
| Home office | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011126 |
PATTERSON, S.H., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 322.
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 134-136, PLATE 7
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS AN OLD LAKE BED. THE BEDS ARE PROBABLY VERY EXTENSIVE TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST BUT ARE COVERED BY OVERBURDEN. SIMILAR DEPOSITS MAY OCCUR IN THE SAME AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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