| Deposit ID | 10011738 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alvarez Claims |
| Related records | 10248282 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.25726, 32.85206 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1440 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 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
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 | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 004W | 3,4,9,10,15 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Result | ADIT SAMPLES RANGED FROM 2.2% TO 48.0% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | TRENCH SAMPLE 23.8% CAF2, 60.4% SIO2, 1.2% CACO3 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation | ||
| Rock description | Magdalena Group;Nakaye Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.25726, 32.85206 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Trending Fault Zone And Northwest Trending Sheeted Zones. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Juan Alvarez |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006847 |
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P.46
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MCANULTY, 1978, REPORTED PROVED RESERVES OF A FEW HUNDRED TONS, PROBABLE RESERVES OF 30000 TONS AND INFERRED RESERVES (20%CAF2) OF 150000 TONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | FLUORITE IS PRESENT IN POD, VEINLETS AND VUG FILLINGS. AT THE NORTHWEST END OF THE CLAIMS AN ENECHELON NORTHEAST TRENDING FAULT ZONE IS IRREGULARLY FILLED WITH JASPEROID AND FLUORITE. AT THE EAST END OF THE CLAIMS A BLOCK OF STRATIFORM FLUORSPAR-JASPEROID IS CUT BY NORHTWEST TRENDING SHEETED ZONES, WITHIN WHICH FLUORSPAR IS ABUNDANT. THE OUTCROPPING PORTION OF THE JASPEROID MASS IS 500 FT LONG AND 200 FT WIDE. IT PASSES UNDER ALLUVIUM DOWNDIP AND THE THICKNESS OF THE BODY IS UNKNOWN. 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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