| Deposit ID | 10011902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007090 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cuchillo Mountains Magnetite |
| Related records | 10248093 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.60754, 33.34843 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25.5 MILES N 54 W OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Truth or Consequences(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Caballo(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 | 011S | 007W | 18,19 | SW (18); NW (19) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | El Paso |
| Rock description | El Paso |
| (1) | -107.60754, 33.34843 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur In A Zone Of Extensive Faulting Which Strikes North-South. |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 30 NE |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007090 |
KELLEY, V.C., 1949 U.N.M. PUB. 2, P. 202-203
KELLEY, V.C., 1955 NMGS SIXTH FIELD CONFERENCE GUIDEBOOK, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SIERRA COUNTY REGION, N.M..
HARPER, C.M., AND KELLY, F.J., 1963 USBM IC-8190, P. 74
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN LENTICULAR AND DISCONTINUOUS BODIES AS MUCH AS 50 FT. THICK AND ABOUT 200 FT LONG AS BANDS OF DISSEMINATED MAGNETITE IN LIMESTONE. THE MAIN DEPOSIT STRIKES NORTHWEST AND DIPS 30 NE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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