| Deposit ID | 10014376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maria Theresa Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Maria Theresa Nos. 2-5 and the Star Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.02002, 36.40671 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2137 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 36 MILES S 38 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
La Madera(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(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 | 025N | 009E | 17 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Result | A CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 19.67% FE, 2.60% TI, 0.73% P, 0.04% S. (HARRER AND KELLY , 1963) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ortega Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Ortega Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.02002, 36.40671 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
| Dip | 45 SOUTH |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| District name | Petaca District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. J. Craig, Robert L. Johnson, And Vincent Moore |
| Home office | Box 585, Albuquerque, Nm |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011120 |
HARRER, C.M. AND F.J. KELLY, 1963, USBM IC 8190, P. 62
HARRER, C.M., 1965, NMBMMR BULL 87, P. 176-183
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE TWO PARALLEL BANDS OF IRON-BEARING SCHIST IN QUARTZITE. THE TWO BANDS EACH AVERAGE 10 FT IN WIDTH AND ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET APART. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1940'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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