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Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062850
MRDS ID TC36437
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.63724, 32.13764 (WGS84)
Elevation 1213
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 12 MI SSE OF LAS CRUCES, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dona Ana(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Miguel(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(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 25S 03E 16 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • HILLY TERRAIN ALONG E EDGE OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MOST MATERIAL USED BY BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand and Gravel Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS POOR
Result UNIFORMITY IS FAIR
Result IMPURITIES INCLUDE SILT
Result PLASTIC INDEX OF THE OVERBURDEN IS 6 TO 9
Result PLASTIC INDEX OF THE DEPOSIT IS 9
Result 30.0% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 6"
Result FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, LESS THAN 5% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OTHERWISE FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 3/4", 100% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 88% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 48% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 32% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 10% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.63724, 32.13764
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PIT IS WORKED OUT.

Comments on development

  • ADDITIONAL MATERIAL TO THE S OF THIS SITE. ; ECON.COM: 1.4 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 VADO HILL TALUS SLOPE; MOST CLASTS ARE ANDESITE AND DIORITE; RESTS ON ANDESITE BEDROCK (?). AVERAGE THICKNESS IS 5-12 FT.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES GREASEWOOD AND GRASS; LAB NOS. 55-2587-2607.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

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