| Deposit ID | 10126519 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0350390594 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tierra Amarilla Grant Bentonite Dep |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.28749, 36.67143 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2866 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Arriba(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
East Gavilan Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chama(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Aztec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Chama(hydrologic unit)
Upper Rio Grande(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Rio Arriba |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 028 N | 006 E | 14 | New Mexico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.28749, 36.67143 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0350390594 |
PROBABLY IN SE SEC 14 AS PROJECTED
TALMAGE S.B. AND WOOTTON T.P. THE NON-METALLIC MINERAL
RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO AND THEIR ECONOMIC FEATURES
NMBM BULL. 12 1937 P 54
DAVIS C.W. AND VACHER H.C. BENTONITE- ITS PROPERTIES,
MINING, PREPARATION AND UTILIZATION USBM TECH. PAPER 438
1928 P 7
ROSS C.S. AND SHANNON E.V. THE MINERALS OF BENTONITE AND
RELATED CLAYS AND THEIR PHYSCIAL PROPERTIES AM. CERAMIC
SOC. JOUR. VOL. 9 1926 P 89
NMBM&MR BULL 87 1965 P 315
NMBM&MR NON METAL RESOURCE MAP 1965
USGS MINERAL RESOURCE MAP MR 45 HAIGLER & SUTHERLAND 1965
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1983 | New Mexico Bureau Of Mines And Mineral Resources | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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