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Unnamed Rhyolite Stone Prospect

Occurrence in Hidalgo 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 10062870
MRDS ID TC36461
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Rhyolite Stone Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.00952, 32.22873 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ONE MI W OF STEINS, NM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hidalgo(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vanar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Willcox(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NM)

Bureau of Land Management NM BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Hidalgo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 24S 21W 09 S2 New Mexico

Comments on the location information

  • NEARLY VERTICAL TERRAIN IN PASS WITH INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE PELONCILLO MTS.

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 IMPURITIES INCLUDE MINOR FAULT BRECCIA MATERIAL
Result PLASTIC INDEX OF THE OVERBURDEN IS 5
Result 24.8% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST
Result FOR CRUSHED SAMPLES TO 1", 100% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 100% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 84% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 49% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 18% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 10% 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 Quarry Peak Rhyolite
    Rock description Quarry Peak Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

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 IS GOOD; DRY MATERIAL.

Comments on development

  • QUARRY SYMBOL ON MAP SUGGESTS THAT EXTRACTION MAY HAVE OCCURRED. ; ECON.COM: 1.5 MI HAUL

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 LITTLE VEGETATION, SOME SMALL CACTI AND GRASSES; LAB NOS. 61-4471-4472.
Deposit THICKNESS IS A MINIMUM OF 75 FT; RESTS ON BASALT.

Reporter information

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

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