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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096726
MRDS ID W701395
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.86468, 31.08712 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI (6 KM) NW OF VAN HORN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Basin(hydrologic unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Comments on the location information

  • PROSPECT LOCATED 4 MI (6.4 KM) NORTHWEST OF VAN HORN, 40 FT (12 M) ABOVE THE STREAMBED ON THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERNMOST PROMINENT ARROYO DRAINING EASTWARD FROM BEACH MOUNTAIN AND 0.7 MI (1.1 KM) UPSTREAM FROM WHERE THE ARROYO EMERGES FROM THE MOUNTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Paso Limestone
    Rock description El Paso Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.86468, 31.08712
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike APPROXIMATELY EAST-WEST
    Dip 45-50S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Van Horn

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 6-14 INCHES (15-36 CM) THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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