| Deposit ID | 10014277 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010982 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alma Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Kansas City |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.06447, 36.54643 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Location accuracy | 50(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 29 MILES S 67 E OF TIERRA AMARILLA, NM., Within A Radius Of 100 Ft |
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 | 26 | SE OF SE OF SE OF NW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Microcline | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite |
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite |
| (1) | -106.06447, 36.54643 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Ne (?) Trending Fault Approximately 250 Ft North Of The Pegmatite. |
| General form | OTHER SILL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 W |
| Dip | 20 TO 55 WSW |
| Plunge | MODERATE TO GENTLE |
| Plunge direction | WSW |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 170.69M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Standard Mica Company |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Petaca District: Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperative Mines, Inc. |
| Home office | La Madera, N.M. |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1,265 Lbs Of Beryl | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1900-1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^500 Lbs Plate Mica, 93 Tons Scrap Mica | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010982 |
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25, P. 125-128
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 18
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
JAHNS, R.H., 1946, NMBMMR BULL. NO. 25
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PEGMATITE IS THE LARGEST IN THE PERSIMMON PEAK-LAS TABLAS GROUP. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: PERSIMMON PEAK-LAS TABLAS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-83 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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