| Deposit ID | 10062874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit |
| Related records | 10062863, 10062864 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.04119, 32.18957 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI S OF INTERSTATE 10 JUST E OF ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Hidalgo |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 24S | 21W | 30 | SE4 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel | Ore |
| Result | MATERIAL QUAILITY IS GOOD |
|---|---|
| Result | UNIFORMITY IS FAIR |
| Result | IMPURITIES INCLUDE SILT AND CLAY |
| Result | PLASTIC INDEX OF THE DEPOSIT IS 8 |
| Result | 14.0% LOSS IN THE L.A. WEAR TEST |
| Result | MAXIMUM CLAST SIZE IS 2' |
| Result | FOR UNCRUSHED SAMPLE, 24% IS RETAINED ON THE 2" SIEVE, OR 76% PASSES 2" SIEVE, 62% PASSES 1" SIEVE, 56% PASSES 3/4" SIEVE, 50% PASSES 1/2" SIEVE, 42% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 38% PASSES NO. 10 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | AND 11% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE |
| Result | ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN LOVELACE AND OTHERS, 1962. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -109.04119, 32.18957 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36466 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FAN; CLASTS INCLUDE ANDESITE, SKARN ROCK, ACID VOLCANIC ROCK, LIMESTONE AMONG OTHERS; RESTS ON SILT AND CLAY; THICKNESS IS AN AVERAGE OF 30 FT. |
| Deposit | VEGETATION INCLUDES VARIOUS AND ABUNDANT CACTI; LAB NOS. 56-12980-12996. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1993 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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