| Deposit ID | 10062715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36262 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Creeper Tunnels |
| Related records | 10149971 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.97591, 32.0793 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR ARIZONA BORDER, ABOUT 20 MI JUST SW OF LORDSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hidalgo(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cotton City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lordsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 26S;25S | 21W;21W | 3;35 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tetradymite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Howells Ridge Formation |
| Rock description | Howells Ridge Formation |
| (1) | -108.97591, 32.0793 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36262 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION AS PODS AND VEINS IN GARNETIZED ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. (Sutphin, D.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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