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Gonzales Prospect

Occurrence in Socorro county in New Mexico, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silica
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10223869
MRDS ID W016987
MAS/MILS ID 0350530045
Record type Site
Current site name Gonzales Prospect
Related records 10096417

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.80748, 34.08069 (WGS84)
Elevation 1545

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Socorro(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Loma De Las Canas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Socorro

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 003 S 001 E 02 NE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.80748, 34.08069
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 75W
    Thickness 3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N15W:75W
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROTHROCK,H.E. 1946 NM BU MINS,MIN RES BULL 21, FLUOR RESOURC

  • Deposit

    NEW MEX PP 17

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS,F.E. 1966 USBM IC8307, FLUOR DEPS OF N.M. PP 122-12

  • Deposit

    MCANULTY,W.N. UTEP GRANT G0254013

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROTHROCK REPORTED CA(F2) 15.0 - 16.7% BA(504) 9.9 - 39.5% SI(02) 9.2 - 50.2% A 13 FT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS THE FACE ASSAYED. CA(F2) 17.3% BA(S04) 59.2% AN 80 POUND COMPOSITE SAMPLE FOR BENEFICIATION. CA(F2) 32.8% GRD CONC 98.6% 69.1% BA(S04) 46.2% GRD CONC 89.6% 81.5% CA(C03) 0.3% GRD DEPOSIT MAY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL RSRVS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Mcanulty U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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