St. Christopher Columbite Placer, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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St. Christopher Columbite Placer | Placer |
Rio Arriba Co. | - not defined - |
New Mexico | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 25'' North , 106° 2' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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LaMadera | 154 (2017) | 15.2km |
El Rito | 808 (2011) | 24.2km |
Arroyo Hondo | 474 (2011) | 32.8km |
Canjilon | 256 (2011) | 36.2km |
San Cristobal | 273 (2011) | 36.4km |
Tectonics: Brazos Uplift
Deposit: The placer deposits are derived from three deeply eroded pegmatites. The pegmatites are the mary, werner and etter. See jahns (1946) and redmon (1961) for a complete geologic description.
Geology: The deposit occurs in the petaca schist member of the ortega quartzite
Rock formation(s): Ortega Quartzite
Commodity List
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Just, E., (1937), Nmbmmr Bull. No. 13
Jahns, R.H., (1946), Nmbmmr Bull. No. 25
Bingler, E.C., (1968), Nmbmmr Bull. No. 91
Woodward, L.A., (1974), Nmgs Guidebook, 25th Field Conference, P. 123.
Redmon, D.E., (1961), USBM Ic 8013
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10009809 |
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