Rhodes Diatomite Pit

Past Producer in Rio Arriba county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232537
MAS/MILS ID 0350390543
Record type Site
Current site name Rhodes Diatomite Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -106.17728, 36.04175 (WGS84)
Elevation 1666

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Arriba(county)

New Mexico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chili(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abiquiu(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)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Rio Arriba

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
New Mexico 021 N 007 E 22 NE New Mexico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -106.17728, 36.04175

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner James H. Rhodes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COULD POSSIBLY BE PART OF DIATOMACEOUS EARTH MINE

  • Deposit

    ALSO LIES IN SEC 15

  • Deposit

    BINGLER EDWARD C. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIO

  • Deposit

    ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO NMBM BULL. 91 1968 P 134-

  • Deposit

    135

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED REPORT, NMBMMR 7-16-1953

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references