| Deposit ID | 10094712 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DAV0036 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Major Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Griswold's 1959 Pine Lodge Deposits With Red Wing 3 and 4, Ajax, And Oslo Claims. |
| Related records | 10126503 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.24971, 33.64205 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arroyo Serrano West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carrizozo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Roswell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Arroyo Del Macho(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Pecos(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lincoln 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 | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8S | 16E | 3 | N2 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | San Andres | ||
| Rock description | San Andres | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.24971, 33.64205 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Rift |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Capitan Laccolith |
| General form | REPLACEMENT |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Capitan Mountains |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Blm Roswell Resource Area |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DAV0036 |
KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. |
| Deposit | RESOURCES: 20,000 FE MATERIAL IN 1944 FOR MAJOR, RED WING, AJAX, AND OSLO.SEVERAL EXPOSURES RANGED FROM 59.3 TO 63.7% FE. MAJOR DEPOSIT LIES A SHORT DISTANCE WEST OF AJAX. THE DEPOSIT IS OPENED BY A TUNNEL 125 FT LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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