Acoma

Past Producer in Valencia county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062522
MRDS ID TC36015
Record type Site
Current site name Acoma

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.57339, 34.8634 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cibola(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Acoma Pueblo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Socorro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio San Jose(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Valencia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • JET, VARIETY OF BROWN COAL OR LIGNITE THAT IS CARVED AND POLISHED.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Coal

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.57339, 34.8634

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.51M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • FIRST PRODUCED BY INDIANS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-276

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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