| Deposit ID | 10062629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattlesnake Canyon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.67504, 32.51373 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 14 KM NW OF FLORIDA RAIL SIDING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
OK Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Luna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alunite | Ore |
| Dickite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.67504, 32.51373 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36161 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCK MORE KAOLINITIZED THAN ALUNITIZED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.