| Deposit ID | 10094439 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Velarde Prospect 1928 |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims, Velarde Nos. 1 To 7, Tonel Nos. 1 To 2, Canyon, Mountain: Prior To 1928 the Deposit Was Covered By Claims of The, New Mexico Fluorspar Corp. In Woolfer Canyon, 6 Claims, Last Chance, Mescalero, Bonanza, Esperanza, La Pala Azul, 2 De Abril |
| Related records | 10232476 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.15837, 32.77984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 MILES S 13 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dona Ana(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McLeod Tank(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
El Paso-Las Cruces(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Caballo(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(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 | Sierra |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 017S | 003W | 33 | SW | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo | ||
| Rock description | El Paso Group And Bliss Sandstone;Abo | ||
| |||
| (1) | -107.15837, 32.77984 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Horse Fault Strikes N 10 E And Puts Permian Rocks Against Ordovician Rocks. |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Juan Velarde |
| Home office | Garfield, N.M. |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007114 |
JOHNSON, W.D., JR., 1928 NMBMMR BULL 4, P. 61-64
ROTHROCK, H.E., JOHNSON, C.H., AND HAHN, A.D., 1946 NMBMMR BULL 21, P. 166-167
KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, P. 199, FIG. 2
WILLIAMS, F.E., 1966 USBM IC-8307, P. 118-119
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OCCUR IN FISSURES, OPEN SPACES AND IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS. SEVERAL NORTHEAST TRENDING VEINS EXPOSED IN A TRENCH RANGE FROM 12 IN. TO 18 IN. WIDE. 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1920'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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