| Deposit ID | 60001709 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016587 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Sierra Cuchillo District |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Cuchillo Negro District |
| Related records | 10198798 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.6256, 32.37513 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | LATITUDE-LONGITUDE LOCATION IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. PART OF THE DISTRICT APPEARS ON THE JARALOSA MOUNTAIN 7.5 MINUTE TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE AREA CODE IS 13020211. THIS DISTRICT EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE SOUTHWARD FOR ABOUT 16 MILES TO AN AREA SOUTH OF CUCHILLO NEGRO CREEK. IT IS ABOUT 4 OR 5 MILES WIDE AND ENCOMPASSES IRON MOUNTAIN, REILLY PEAK, CUCHILLO MOUNTAIN, CROSS MOUNTAIN AND TWIN PEAKS. ELEVATIONS RANGE FROM 8200 FT AT REILLY PEAK TO 5600 FT IN CUCHILLO CREEK.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = LAS CRUCES 1:250000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luna(county)
New Mexico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Massacre Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deming(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Las Cruces(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mimbres(hydrologic unit)
Mimbres(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Mimbres(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 | Sierra |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -107.6256, 32.37513 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | THE DISTRICT LIES WITHIN AN ELONGATE, NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING MOUNTAIN RANGE. LARGE DISPLACEMENT FAULTS WHICH ARE CONTINUOUS FOR GREAT LATERAL DISTANCES STRIKE NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHWEST AND SMALLER DISPLACEMENT CROSS FAULTS STRIKE NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RANGE A MAJOR ZONE OF WESTWARD DIPPING NORMAL FAULTS FORMS A WESTWARD FACING SCARP AND FORMS A SHARP BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE RANGE AND A WELL DEFINED GRABEN VALLEY. THE EASTERN BOUNDARY IS LESS DISTINCT AND IS GENERALLY MARKED BY EASTWARD DIPPING NORMAL FAULTS WHICH FORM A BROAD TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN THE RANGE AND THE RIO GRANDE RIFT. A MAJOR CROSS FAULT DIVIDES THE RANGE INTO TWO FAULT BOUNDED BLOCKS OF EASTWARD DIPPING SEDIMENTARY ROCKS INTRUDED BY NUMEROUS HYPABYSSAL IGNEOUS ROCKS. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | SIERRA CUCHILLO DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | IRON MOUNTAIN NO. 2 DISTRICT |
| District name | CUCHILLO NEGRO DISTRICT |
HARLEY, G.T., 1934 NMBMMR BULL 10, P.113-125
JAHNS, R.H., 1955 NMGS 6TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P.159-174
MCANULTY, W.N., 1978 NMBMMR MEMOIR 34, P. 51-54
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