| Deposit ID | 10013579 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009955 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Modoc Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.68251, 32.35569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NNE OF THE TORTUGAS MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tortugas Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Las Cruces(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 | Dona Ana |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 023S;023S | 002E;003E | 01;06 | NE (01); NW (06) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -106.68251, 32.35569 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mcanulty (1978) Indicates The Modoc Prospect As Lying On The Nw Rim Of The Resurgent Organ Mtn. Caldera. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Organ Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009955 |
MCANULTY, WN, 1978, NMBMMR MEM 34, P. 16 AND 24
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLUORITE WITH JASPEROID IN LIMESTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Haug, Jerry L. (Worl, Ronald G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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