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Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

Producer in Luna county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110150
MRDS ID TC36482
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.54837, 32.24846 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 12 MI ESE OF DEMING, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Luna(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Florida Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Luna

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 24S 07W 03 SE4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • FLAT TERRAIN, S OF INTERSTATE 10.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD AS FINE AGGREGATE
Result UNIFORMITY IS FAIR
Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE SILTY CLAY LENSES
Result PLASTIC INDEX OF THE OVERBURDEN IS 5 TO 14
Result 21.2% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 2.5"
Result FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLES, LESS THAN 5% IS RETAINED ON 2" SIEVE, OTHERWISE FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1", 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 91% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 80% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 58% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 48% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 2% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Bolson
    Rock description Bolson
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.54837, 32.24846
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 2.74M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
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 1500 FT TO HARD SURFACED ROAD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST CLASTS FROM IGNEOUS ROCKS AND QUARTZITE AMONG OTHERS; RESTS ON SILT AND CLAY; AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 10-15 FT.
Deposit NO SURFACE VEGETATION; LAB NOS. 57-6404-6435.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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