| Deposit ID | 60001553 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | US35049 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Luis Lopez District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.97479, 33.96259 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | GEODETIC AND UTM LOCATIONS ARE FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT WHICH IS ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH TO SOUTH AND 3 MILES EAST TO WEST. DISTRICT ALSO INCLUDES SECS. 29 AND 30 IN TOWNSHIP 04S, RANGE 01W., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 3 MILES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Socorro(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Luis Lopez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oscura Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tularosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio Grande-Albuquerque(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Elephant Butte(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New Mexico | Socorro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | Lower middle Tertiary rhyolitic to dacitic pyroclastic rocks of the Datil Group, ash-flow tuffs |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | FAULTING AND TILTING OF OLDER VOLCANIC ROCKS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTRUSION OF MASSIVE RHYOLITE CENTERED NEAR THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE DISTRICT A NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING EN ECHELON FAULT SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIO GRANDE RIFT DEFORMATION. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | LUIS LOPEZ DISTRICT |
|---|
WELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 78-81
LASKY, S.G., AND WOOTEN, T.P., 1933 NMBMMR BULL 7, P. 110
ANDERSON, E.C., 1957 NMBMMR BULL 39, P. 134-135
JICHA, H.L., JR., 1956 20TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGIC CONGRESS, SYMPOSIUM ON DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE, VOL 3, P.231-253A F5 MIESCH, A.T., 1956 NMBMMR CIRC 38, 31 PAGES
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 131-151
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962 USGS MAP MR-25
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-81 | NONAME | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-90 | MENZIE, DAVID | New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources |
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