| Deposit ID | 10085602 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701215 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Section 98 Prospects |
| Related records | 10251225 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.70972, 29.36528 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 7 MI (11 KM) WNW OF TERLINGUA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brewster(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Amarilla Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Terlingua(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brewster |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Santa Elena Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Santa Elena Limestone | ||||
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| (1) | -103.70972, 29.36528 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures Trend From N 15 E To N 30 W |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Terlingua |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701215 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.
USGS PP 312, P. 86.
EXAMINED BY C.P. ROSS AND OTHERS, 1934
EXAMINED BY R.G. YATES AND OTHERS, 1942-1945.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | All that is said in PP-312, p. 86 about Prospects in SEc. 98 is: "In sec. 98, Block G-5 there are a few shallow cuts and trenches along narrow cave-fill zones in the Devils River limestone. The zones trend N20W and N70E. No cinnabar was seen here. The cave-fill zones may represent the roots or keels of more extensive deposits that have been eroded away." This short paragraph seemingly negates most of the information contained elsewhere in this record, especially the geology descriptions. |
| Deposit | CAVE FILL IN LIMESTONE ALONG ZONES TRENDING N20W AND N70E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1990-03-01 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-09-01 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-11-01 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey |
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