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Unnamed Rhyolite Stone Prospect

Occurrence in Dona Ana county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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 10062860
MRDS ID TC36450
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Rhyolite Stone Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.25058, 32.30985 (WGS84)
Elevation 1399
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 11 MI ENE OF AKELA, 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

Lazy E Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mimbres(hydrologic unit)

Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Dona Ana

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 23S 04W 16 E2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • HILLY TERRAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rhyolite Ore

Analytical data

Result MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD
Result UNIFORMITY IS GOOD
Result NO IMPURITIES NOTED
Result 27.2% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1", 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 85% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 50% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 20% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 11% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE, AND 2% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Bell Top
    Rock description Bell Top
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Piedmont alluvial deposits
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VOLUME IS A MINIMUM.

Comments on the workings information

  • BLASTING QUALITY UNDETERMINED; DRY MATERIAL.

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 THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 30 FT; RESTS ON ANDESITE, BASALT, AND AGGLOMERATE.
Deposit VEGETATION INCLUDES SPARSE GRASS AND CACTI; LAB NO. 62-957.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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