| Deposit ID | 10014286 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010992 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shiprock Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.50065, 36.9028 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 29.6 MILES N 10 W OF AZTEC, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Palmer Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Upper San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 031N | 016W | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Secondary |
| Thorium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | ORE ASSAYED 2.8% TI02, 0.42% ZR02, 12.8% FE, 0.03% EQUIVELENT TH02 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mesaverde Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Mesaverde Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -108.50065, 36.9028 |
|---|
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHERLY |
| Dip | FLAT LYING |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| Discoverer | Us A.E.C. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010992 |
CHENOWETH, W.L., 1957, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 8TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 212-217
DOW, V.T., AND J.V. BATTY, 1961, USBM, ROI 5860, P. 34-42
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS SMALL ELONGATE LENSES TRENDING NORTHWARD |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1950'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.