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Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect

Occurrence in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062847
MRDS ID TC36434
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand and Gravel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.60365, 36.2256 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 7 MI SE OF LAS CRUCES, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Arriba(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Youngsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)

Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 24S 03E 17 NE4 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • PINA BLANCA ARROYO IN HILLY TO ROUGH TERRAIN ALONG E SIDE OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE SILT AND CLAY LENSES
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 14".

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.60365, 36.2256
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 3 MI HAUL TO INTERSTATE 10.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOVELACE, A.D., BARBER, IRENE, CUMMINGS, JAN, UNDERWOOD, BILL, HUESINGER, VICTOR, AND LIND, JOHN, 1962, AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND SOIL STUDY, NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE ROUTE 10: NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, PAGINATION VARIES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STREAM BED; MOST CLASTS ARE LIMESTONE AND IGNEOUS ROCKS.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES GREASEWOOD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. 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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