| Deposit ID | 10014817 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011785 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aspen Ranch Pegmatite Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Deposit: Lucky Star Mining Co. Property, Claims: 57 Claims Held |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.82168, 35.80783 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2908 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10.40 MILES N 36 E OF SANTA FE, NM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Fe(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aspen Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Santa Fe(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe 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 | Santa Fe |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 018N;018N | 010E;011E | 01,12;06 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuth | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Columbite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | THE USGS (1980, P. 99) REPORTS ASSAYS SHOWING FROM 0-0.1 OUNCE OF GOLD PER TON, AS MUCH AS 0.2 OUNCE SILVER PER TON, AND A HIGH OF 0.064 BISMUTH IN SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS, WITH MOST BISMUTH VALUES BETWEEN 0.04 AND 0.05 PERCENT. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -105.82168, 35.80783 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pegmatite Dike |
| General form | OTHER: DIKE |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Discoverer | Pete Zavatti And C. Esposito, Santa Fe, Nm (1961) |
| District name | Aspen Mountain District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lucky Star Mining Co. |
| Home office | Santa Fe, N.M. |
| First year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011785 |
REDMON, D.E., 1961, USBM IC 8013, P. 62-63
USGS, ET AL., 1980, USGS OFR 80-382, P. 98-99
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANY PEGMATITES CROP OUT IN THE AREA. THE REGIONAL STRIKE IS N 25 E WITH LOCAL VARIATIONS OF 25 DEGREES. THE PEGMATITE CONSISTS OF MEDIUM TO COARSE-GRAINED FELDSPARS AND PODS OF ANHEDRAL QUARTZ. MUSCOVITE OCCURS IN VEINLIKE CONCENTRATIONS AT CONTACTS BETWEEN QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR AND IN BOOKS SPARSELY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE PEGMATITE. GARNET, MAGNETITE, AND COLUMBITE ARE SPARSELY SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE PEGMATITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1955-1957 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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