| Deposit ID | 10008856 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001314 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manganese Hill Group |
| Related records | 10297242 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.25615, 32.83179 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | 20 MILES DUE SOUTH OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 004W | 16 | New Mexico |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.25615, 32.83179 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1942 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. M. Reiland And O. W. Blevins |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marilyn Frazier |
| First year | 1957 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001314 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
HEWETT, D.F., AND FLEISCHER, M., 1960, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 55, NO. 1, P. 1-55.
FARNHAN, L.L., 1961 USBM IC8030, P128
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TWO EAST TRENDING, STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURE VEINS CUTTING BEDS OF CHERTY LIMESTONE. VEINS ARE ABOUT 50 FT APART AND CONTAIN NARROW STRINGERS OF PSILOMELANE IN A CALCITE GANGUE. 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | SEE SIERRA CABALLOS DISTRICT FOR GENERAL GEOLOGY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-74 | Elliott, James E. | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-81 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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