| Deposit ID | 10126121 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350350172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Sands Gypsum |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.14416, 32.86762 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2424 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Otero(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garton Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sands(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tularosa Valley(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande Closed Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Otero |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 016 S | 007 E | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -106.14416, 32.86762 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal Government |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350350172 |
ALSO LIES IN TOWNSHIPS 15S AND 17S,RANGES 6E AND 8E
MELHASE,JOHN,REPORT ON THE GYPSUM SANDS NEAR
ALAMAGORDO,NM 1925, UNPUB REPT-NMBM FILES
WELLS,E H,A REPORT ON THE WHITE SANDS NEAR
ALAMAGORDO NM,AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES 1931 UNPUB.
REPORT-NMBM FILES
VANDIVER,VINCENT W,SOUTHWESTERN MONUMENTS
SPECIAL REPORT NO S: WHITE SANDS GEOLOGICAL REPORT 1954
UNPUB(?) REPORT-NMBM FILES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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