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Blackwater Draw Diatomaceous Earth Occurrences

Occurrence in Roosevelt county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015012
MRDS ID DAV0123
Record type Site
Current site name Blackwater Draw Diatomaceous Earth Occurrences
Alternate or previous names USGS Diatom Localities 1772-1784, Anderson Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.25048, 34.2501 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Roosevelt(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oasis State Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clovis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clovis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yellow House Draw(hydrologic unit)

Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Roosevelt
United States New Mexico Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
1N;1S;1N 35E;35E;34E 25;10;7 New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIATOMACEOUS EARTH IS WIDESPREAD IN BLACKWATER DRAW.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.25048, 34.2501
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DIATOMS FOUND HERE ARE INDICATIVE OF FRESHWATER LAKES AND STREAMS. 67 OF THE 88 SPECIES IDENTIFIED ARE LIVING TODAY. INCREASES IN SPECIES COMMON IN SALINE WATER MAY INDICATE INCREASED ARIDITY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Blm Roswell Resource Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1965, DIATOMS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 271

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE OCCURRENCES ARE REPORTED: T1N, R35E, SEC 25; T1S, R35E, SEC 10 ; AND T1N, R34E, SEC 7.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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