| Deposit ID | 10062737 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36287 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brock Perlite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.52062, 32.58762 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle Eye Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Animas Valley(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gila National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 20S | 16W | 8 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Perlite | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -108.52062, 32.58762 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36287 |
AUSTIN, G.S., KOTTLOWSKI, F.E., AND SIEMERS, W.T., 1982, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO IN 1981: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES CIRCULAR 182, P. 9-16.
WEBER, R.H., 1977, LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 332-344.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGHLY FRACTURED AND FAULTED PERLITE DOME 4000 X 2000 FT, CUT BY JOINTS FILLED BY QUARTZ VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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