Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Hidalgo county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062512
MRDS ID TC36002
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.40731, 35.60255 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 7.5 MI S30W OF HATCHET RANCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McKinley(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pinedale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gallup(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Puerco(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Epitaph Dolomite
    Rock description Epitaph Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.40731, 35.60255

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Laramide Thrust Complex
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulted Dome

Ore body information

  • General form POD

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small, Tight Folds Associated With Thrust Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOLOSTONE SHOWS NO EVAPORITIC FEATURES. GYPSUM APPARENTLY INJECTED DURING DEFORMATION OF HOST ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POD OF GYPSUM IN DEFORMED DOLOSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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