| Deposit ID | 10248498 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350390471 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mesa Alta Prospects |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.62559, 36.25284 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2606 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laguna Peak(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
Santa Fe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023 N | 003 E | 04 | C | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.62559, 36.25284 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southwestern Kaolin Corp. |
| Year | 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390471 |
KAOLIN CLAY REFERENCE LOCALITY
BINGLER EDWARD C. GEOLOGY, RIO ARRIBA NMBM BULL. 91
1968 P 132, 134
REEVES C.C. JR GEOLOGY OF A.P.I PROJECT 49 KAOLIN CLAY
REFERENCE LOCALITY, MESA ALTA, NEW MEXICO ECO. GEO.
V58 1963 P 237-249
LEOPOLD LUNA B. CLIMATIC CHARACTER OF THE INTERVAL BETWEEN
THE JURASSIC AND CRETACEOUS IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA
JOUR. GEO. V51 1943 P 56-62
USGS MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL.
87 1965 P 317
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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