| Deposit ID | 10094446 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007217 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Darling No. 2 Group |
| Related records | 10297271 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.15809, 32.79429 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 24 MILES S 14 E OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sierra(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 | 28,33 | S2 OF N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | El Paso Group | ||||
| Rock description | El Paso Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -107.15809, 32.79429 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Occurs Near N 10 E Striking Red House Fault. |
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Caballos District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Chatfield |
| Home office | Caballo, N.M. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007217 |
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 129
NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
KELLEY, V.C., AND SILVER, C., 1952 U.N.M. PUB. 4, FIG. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE OXIDES OCCUR IN SEAMS, VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR PODS ALONG TWO SHEAR ZONES WHICH ARE ABOUT 150 FT. APART AND HIGHLY SILICEOUS. THE MANGANIFEROUS ZONES ARE AS MUCH AS 30 FT. THICK AND EXPOSED FOR LENGTHS UP TO 30 FT. 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Menzie, David | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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