| Deposit ID | 10014274 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010977 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Peak Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Rancho Aaa, Parker, Wilmeth, Washburn, Kiawa Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.07475, 36.58865 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 28.8 MILES S 16 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Las Tablas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(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
Carson 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 | 027N | 008E | 10 | NE OF NE (10); NE OF SE (10) | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismutite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.07475, 36.58865 |
|---|
| General form | OTHER DIKE (HORSESHOE SHAPED) |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| District name | Petaca District: Kiawa Group |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010977 |
JUST, E., 1937, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 13, P. 67-68
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL NO. 25, P. 105
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P.7
WOODWARD, L.A., 1974, NMGS, GUIDEBOOK, 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 127
MCLEMORE, V.T., 1983, NMBMMR OFR OF-183, APPENDIX 1
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
BINGLER, E.C., 1968, NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 118-121
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS A HORSESHOE SHAPED DIKE. THE NORTH LIMB TRENDS DUE WEST AND DIPS STEEPLY NORTH. THE SOUTH LIMB TRENDS N 85 W AND DIPS STEEPLY NORTH. THE LIMBS ARE 40 TO 50 FT APART. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: KIAWA GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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