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Clinoptilolite Occurrence

Occurrence in Grant county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Zeolites
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10062689
MRDS ID TC36233
Record type Site
Current site name Clinoptilolite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.11533, 32.75067 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Grant

Comments on the location information

  • SE OF BAYARD, THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF SUGARLUMP TUFF; THE SMALLER ONE, 1500 FT, AND THE LARGER, 4400 FT FROM BAYARD. THE LAT/LONG ARE AN ARBITRARY POINT IN THE LARGER AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clinoptilolite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sugarlump Tuff
    Rock description Sugarlump Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.11533, 32.75067
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAYERS OF LIGHT-BLUISH GREEN CLINOPTILOLITE IN UPPERMOST BEDS OF SANDSTONE MEMBER OF SUGARLUMP TUFF.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. 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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