| Deposit ID | 10087965 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chalcocite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.89754, 36.00504 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2332 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 53.60 MILES N 22 W OF BERNALILLO, NM, Within A Radius Of 200 Feet |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sandoval(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cuba(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abiquiu(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Puerco(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Santa Fe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Sandoval |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 021N | 001W | 36 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -106.89754, 36.00504 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nacimiento Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nacimiento Fault |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 10.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Nacimiento District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011254 |
LINDGREN, W., L.C. GRATON, AND C.H. GORDON, USGS PP 68, P. 149-150
ELSTON, W.E., 1967, NMBMMR BULL 81, P. 28
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT LIES CHIEFLY IN A ZONE OR BAND OF SCHIST ABOUT 35 FEET WIDE CONTAINED IN THE GRANITE.THE COPPER OCCURS IN MODERATE AMOUNTS IN THE SCHIST, AND SEEMS TO ATTAIN ITS BEST DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE CONTACT OF THE SCHIST WITH THE GRANITE. THE JOINTING IN THE GRANITE DIPS ABOUT 80 NE AND THE TUNNEL WORKINGS FOLLOW A TWO-FOOT DIABASE DIKE WHICH CONFORMS TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY TREND OF THE JOINTING. THE DIKE CARRIES TRACES OF PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE, BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH THE DEPOSITS IN THE SCHISTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-84 | Murray, Diane | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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