New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
OPEN FILE REPORT ,55
This report is Preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed for conformity
to New Mexico Bureau of Mines standards.
i n Veins
RadioactiveOccurrences
andIgneousandMetamorphic
Rocks of N e w Mexico
with.
Annotated Bibl2ography
by
V i r g i n i a T. McLemore
New Mexico Bureau of Minesand
Mineral Resources
Open-FileReport155
P a r t i a l FinancialSupport
by
U . S . Department of Energy
Grand J u n c t i o n Area O f f i c e
S u b c o n t r a c t No. 81-540-E
ABSTRACT
From
an
extensive
literature
search
and
field
examination
of 96 nonsandstone radioactive occurrences, the author compiled
an
annotated
bibliography
3 2 7 radioactive
of
600 citations and a list of
over
occurrences in veins and igneous and metamorphic
rocks of New Mexico. The citations are indexed by individual
radioactive occurrence, geographic area, county, fluorspar
deposits and occurrences, geochemical analyses, and geologic
maps. In addition, the geology, mineralization, and uranium and
thorium
potential
known
radioactive
rocks
or
that
41 geographic
of
occurrences
contain
host
areas
in
rocks
veins
in
New
and
considered
Mexico
igneous
containing
and
favorable
metamorphic
for
uranium
or thorium mineralization are summarized. A list of aerialradiometric, magnetic, hydrogeochemical, and stream-sediment survey
reports is included.
i
PREFACE
The
purpose
occurrences
of
found
this
in
report
is to
veins
and
summarize
igneous
and
the
radioactive
metamorphic
rocks
of
I) and to list geologic reports describing
New Mexico (appendix
favorable
geologic
environments
in
New
Mexico
for
these
types
of
nonsandstone, uranium deposits. A radioactive occurrence, for
the purpose of this report, is defined as being twice the background radioactivity or as containing O.OOl%U
308 or Tho2. The
to uranium deposits in
term nonsandstone uranium deposit refers
veins and igneous and metamorphic rocks. References describing
in some detail the uranium potential, geology; petrology, chemistry,
or mineralogy are listed in the annotated bibliography. Reports
describing uranium and thorium analyses, occurrences, and deposits
are included. Only plutonic, volcanic, metamorphic (including
Precambrian
quartz-pebble
conglomerates),
and
vein
radioactive
deposits are considered in this report; sedimentary uranium deposits
(such as sandstone, shale, limestone, phosphorite, coal, evaporative
precipitates, and fossil placer deposits) will be considered at a
It must be stressed that the geographic areas discussed
later time.
may
contain
favorable
host
rocks
for
uranium
deposits
in
veins
and
igneous and metamorphic rocks; however, further evaluation may show
that
economic
Results
uranium
of
of radioactive
an
deposits
ongoing
occurrences
may
project
in
New
not
to
exist
compile
Mexico
are
in
and
these
areas.
verify
included
all
where
types
appro-
priate. Field investigations of some radioactive occurrences in
veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
which
have
been
made
as
part of this ongoing project are included in this report. Chemical
analyses
provided
by
Lynn
Brandvold
and
assistants
of
the
Chemistry
ii
Laboratory
at
New
Mexico
Bureau
of Mines
and
Mineral
Resources
are included in appendix
I. Production data from uranium deposits
in
veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
of
New
Mexico
provided
by the U.S. Department of Energy(1948 to 1970, government contracts
4.
only) are included as table
includes
new
published
by
This
The annotated bibliography also
citations
not included
the
report
New
Mexico
includes
in
Bureau
an
previous
bibliographies
of
and
Mines
introduction,
Mineral
summary
of
Resources.
areas
favorable for radioactive deposits in veins and igneous and
metamorphic rocks, an annotated bibliography, a subject index,
and five appendices. Each report is indexed at least by county
and geographic area. Appendix I includes a table of radioactive
occurrences
and
depositsin veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
of New Mexico. Two maps are included locating the various radioactive occurrences listed in appendix
I (pl. I and 11).
11, 111, and IV list
radiometric
thorium
and
analyses
Appendices
citations of reports and maps of aerial-
magnetic
of
surveys,
water
and
reports
containing
stream-sediment
uranium
samples,
and
and
biblio-
graphies and mapping indexes.
The
annotated
bibliography
includes
published
and
unpublished
reports .pertaining to the geology, geochemistry, mineralogy,
petrology, and mineralization of favorable geologic environments
or
geographic
areas
which
are
known
to
contain
nonsandstone
radio-
active occurrences or deposits. Most of the references can be
obtained
from
the
New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Resources
of Mining and
(Socorro) or the libraries at New Mexico Institute
Technology (Socorro) and the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque).
The
uranium
purpose
and
of
thorium
this
report
is to
deposits
in
encourage
veins
and
exploration
igneous
and
for
metamorphic
iii
rocks
of
New
Mexico
by providing 1) a
listof radioactive
occurrences
in veins and igneous and metamorphic rocks of New Mexico (appendix
I), 2 ) a list of references concerning the geology of areas where
radioactive
occurrences
in
veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
3 ) a list of geographic
are found (annotated bibliography), and
areas
where
radioactive
for
containing
uranium
and
metamorphic
rocks.
occurrences
and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS--Work on this
are
thorium
found
deposits
project
began
or
may
in
veins
under
the
be
favorable
and
igneous
supervision
of Dr. ChristopherA. Rautman in September, 1977 as a student
project. Dr. Rautman initially proposed this study and offered
many suggestions and criticisms throughout the entire project.
of
Dr. Frank E. Kottlowski, director of the New Mexico Bureau
Mines, continued to fund and support this work after Dr. Rautman
left the Bureau. I am indebted to both of these gentlemen for
their support and encouragement.
Additional
funding
was
by U.S.
the Department of
provided
Energy (W.L. Chenoweth, administrator) in September, 1981 to
complete the preparation of an open-file report. I would also
like
to
acknowledge
the
Interlibrary
Loans
Department
at
New
Mexico
Tech for obtaining many reports not available in Socorro. William
Graham
and
William
of the
Chenoweth
Department
of
Energy
at
Grand
Junction (Colorado) provided open-file reports from Uthe
.S.
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC),U.S.
Energy Research and Develop-
ment Administration (ERDA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
These
are
on
file
at
New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
William Thomann (University of Texas El
atPaso), Joe Kolessar
(Phelps Dodge, Tyrone, New Mexico), Dr. Kent Condie (New Mexico
Tech),
Robert
Eveleth
(New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Res
iv
Resources), Dr. Richard Chamberlin (New Mexico Bureau of Mines
and
Mineral
Resources),
Robert
North
(New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and Mineral Resources) and my husband, James McLemore, accompanied
me
in
the
radioactive
field
over
the
four-year
occurrences
and
the
period
geology
of
to
examine
many
of
the
several
areas
discussed.
Dr. Kottlowski, Dr. Rautman, Dr. R.M. Chamberlin, Sam Thompson
(New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Resources),
R.H.Dr.
Weber
(New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Resources),
J.M.Dr.
Bureau
of
Mines
Robertson ' (New
Mexico
and
Mineral
Resources)
,
Dr. C. Chapin (New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources),
and William Chenoweth (U.S. Department of Energy) offered suggestions
and criticisms of various parts
of the manuscript. Lois Devlin,
Jeanette
Chavez,
Sue
Ness,
Lynne
McNeil,
and
Betsy
Wilson
typed
various portions of this manuscript. Robert Kelley and Jane Calvert
assisted
Kathy
in
Eden
computer
editing
and
system
Jane
at
and
planning
Calvert
New
of
typed
Mexico
the
the
Tech.
final
open-file
manuscript
onto
report.
the
DEC-20
V
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
PREFACE
i
INTRODUCTION
Purpose and methods of investigation
Classification of uranium deposits
Uranium deposits in veins and igneous
rocks of New Mexico
References cited
FAVORABLE
AREAS
IN
NEW
1
6
and
metamorphic
6
15
MEXICO
Raton-Clayton VolcanicField, Colfax, Union Counties
18
Chico Hills area, Colfax County
19
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax, Taos, Rio Arriba,
Santa Fe, San Miguel, Mora Counties
21
Tusas Mountains (San Juan Mountains), Rio Arriba County3 1
Nacimiento and San Pedro Mountains, Sandoval, Rio Arriba
Counties
34
Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Los Alamos Counties
36
San Juan Basin volcanic necks and plugs, San Juan,
McKinley Counties
37
Mt. Taylor, Cibola, McKinley Counties
38
Zuni Mountains, Cibola County
39
Ortiz Mountains, Sandoval, Santa
Fe Counties
41
Sandia Mountains and Monte Largo Hills, Bernalillo,
Sandoval Counties
44
Manzano and Manzanita Mountains, Bernalillo, Valencia,
Torrance Counties
45
Pedernal Hills, Torrance County
46
Los Pinos Mountains, Torrance, Valencia, Socorro Counties
47
Ladron Mountains, Socorro County
49
Lemitar Mountains, Socorro County
51
La Joyita Hills, Socorro County
52
Oscura Mountains, Socorro, Lincoln Counties
52
San Andres Mountains, Socorro, Sierra,
Doiia Ana Counties
54
Lincoln County Porphyry Belt, Lincoln County
55
Sacramento Mountains, Otero County
60
Pajarito Mountain, Otero County
60
Jarilla Mountains, Otero County
61
Cornudas Mountains, Otero County
62
FraCristobal Hountains, Sierra County
62
Caballo Mountains, Sierra County
63
Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Province, southwest New Mexico 64
Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County
69
San Mateo Mountains
72
Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County
73
Black and Cooke's Ranges, Catron, Grant, Sierra, Luna
Counties
75
Burro Mountains, Grant, Hidalgo Counties
78
vi
Peloncillo Nountains, Hidalgo County
82
County
Hidalgo
Mountains,
Pyramid
County
Hidalgo
Mountains,
Animas
Hatchet
Mountains,
Hidalgo,
Counties
Grant
86
87County
Hermanas
Mountains,
Luna
Tres
ty
Luna
Mountains,
Florida
Mountains,
Organ
89 County
Doiia Ana
Franklin
Mountains,
County
Doiia Ana
91
Misc. Areas (Cedar Mountains,
Doiia Ana Mountains, Goodsight
and San Diego Mountains, Sierra
de las Uvas, Victorio
Mountains,EasternNewMexico,SocorroBasinarea)91
4
e
tions
ANNOTATED
and
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Publications
Bibliography
Subject
95
97
index
APPENDIX I
Radioactive occurrences in veins and igneous and
metamorphic rocksof New Mexico
237
APPENDIX I1
Reports and maps
of aerial-radiometric
surveys in New Mexico
and
magnetic
256
APPENDIX I11
Reports
water
of
containing uranium and thorium analyses
and stream-sediment samples in New Mexico
261
APPENDIX IV
Bibliographies
and
mapping
indexes
266
vii.
Page
FIGURES
--
Figure 1
Favorable areas for uranium deposits in veins
and igneous and metamorphic rocks ofNew Mexico.
Figure 3
---
Figure 4
--
Figure 2
---
Figure 5
Figure 6
10
Chico Hills area and Raton-Clayton volcanic field.
20
Costilla Peak massif, Taos County.
24
Pecos Wilderness and adjacent areas.
25
Pegmatite districts in Southern Rocky Mountains.29
Ortiz Mountains area, Sandoval, Santa
Fe, and
Bernalillo
42
Counties.
Figure 7
--
Socorro County.
48
Figure 8
--
Lincoln County porphyry belt.
56
Figure 9
--
Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
66
Figure
10-- Sierra
Figure 11
Figure 1 2
Figure 13
----
Cuchillo,
Sierra
and
Socorro
Counties. 7 4
Burro Mountains, Grant and Hidalgo Counties.
79
Hidalgo
83
Organ
County.
Mountains
area,
Dona
Ana
90
County.
PLATES (in back pocket)
Map 1
--
Radioactive occurrences in veins and igneous and
metamorphic
rocksof
New
Mexico.
and'
Map 2 -- Radioactive occurrences in veins and igneous
metamorphic
rocks
of
Grant
County.
TABLES
Table 1
Table 2
---
Typical
deposit
size
uranium
deposits.
and
world
resources
of
Summary of criteria for recognition of an area
2
viii
Page
which
e
contains
deposits
Table 3
Table 4
---
and
uranium
metamorphic
7
Uranium
production
and
igneous
from
and
uranium
deposits
metamorphic
rocks
in
of
Mexico.
Mexico.
9
Geographic areas containing favorable host rocks
uranium
metamorphic
i
igneous
for
NURE
classification
of
uranium
deposits.
for
a
and
rocks
5
New
--
veins
host
rocks.
veins
Table 5
in
favorable
deposits
rocks.
in
veins
and
igneous
and
11
INTRODUCTION
Purpose
and
The
Methods
majority
of
of
Investigation
the
United
States'
known
uranium
resources
are epigenetic deposits in sandstones; however, the world's
largest
uranium
ore
bodies
are
mostly
in
veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic rocks. Large reserves of uranium and thorium are
found
in
plutonic
and
metamorphic
rocks,
veins,
unconformity-
related vein-breccia deposits, volcanogenic environments, and
1).
metamorphosed Precambrian quartz-pebble conglomerates (table
Numerous
ments,
regionsin New
but
potential
The
have
except
primary
radioactive
rocks
in
not
in
Mexico
been
occurrences
New
Mexico,
in
and
characterized
by similar
examined
broader
objectives
are
in
geologic
of
this
veins
to
terms
of
their
environuranium
reports.
report
and
provide
are
igneous
an
to
and
list
known
metamorphic
annotated
bibliography
of
geologic reports concerning these regions. Only plutonic, metamorphic,
vein,
and
Precambrian
quartz-pebble
conglomerate
uranium
deposits are considered in this report; other nonsandstone uranium
deposits (such as shale, limestone, phosphorite, coal, evaporative
precipitates, and fossil placer deposits) will be considered at a
later time. These objectives were achieved through a literature
search. Some field examinations of some of the radioactive
occurrences
have
been
completed.
A table of known radioactive occurrences in veins and igneous
and metamorphic rocks
was compiled from the literature (appendix
I).
The primary sources for appendix
I are 1) U.S. Atomic Energy
2) Lovering (1956),
Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports,
3) Anderson (1955, 1957), 4 ) Walker and Osterwald (1963), 5) U.S.
a
OCCURRENCE
TYPE
TYPICAL
DEPOSIT
WORLD
SIZE
RESERVES
(short tonsU 308 ) (short REFERENCE
tonsU308)
GENERAL EXAMPLE
Unconformity-related
(vein-breccia)
1,000-200,000
Precambrian
Pebble
Conglomerate
5,000-150,000
1,450,000
North
Saskatchewan,
Canada
Marjaniemi and Basler,l972;
Rich and others,
1975; Kalliokoski
and others,1978; Dahlkamp and
Adams, 1 9 8 1
450,000
Blind River, Canada
Houston and Karlstrom,
1979
600,000
Rossing, Namibia
1977;
Nishimori and others,
Armstrong, 1974 and:;1975
Bancroft, Canada
Adams and others,1980
Plutonic-Metamorphic
Orthomagmatic-porphyry 1,000-500,000
50,000
<5,000
Pegmatite
Syenite
Carbonatite
20,000-50,000
160,000
Ilimaussay, Greenland
Murphy and others,
1978
10,000-100,000
150,000
Araxa, Brazil
Nishimori
Metasomatic
1,000-20,000
125,000
Mary Kathleen, Australia Aurashov and others,
1980
and
Powell,
1980
subtotal: 1,085,000
Volcaniclastic
1,000-50,000
Sandstone
<50,000
TABLE 1
-
150,000
Pena
950,000
Colorado Plateau, USA
Blanca,
Mexico
Henry and Walton,
1978; Burt
and Sheridan,1980
Typical deposit size and world resources of various types of uranium deposits,
suggesting
and
that
reserves
nonsandstone-type
uraniumdeposits
than
Modified from U.S.
sandstone.uranium
De@,
are
s$ze
larger deposit
in
deposits,
Energy, 1979 @. 24).
N
L
~
~~~~
3
Geological Survey (1965)
, 6) Hilpert (1969), 7) CRIB (Computerized
Resource Information Bank), and 8) MILS (Mineral Information Location Survey) data.
A
New
of
major
source
of information on radioactive
occurrences
in
Mexico is the Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports (PRR) Series
theU . S .
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC, now the Department
of
Energy). These reports are one to three page reports of field
examinations
of
reported
radioactive
occurrences
and
were
originally
intended for government use only. However, in 1966 the AEC openfiled allknown PRR's as PB 172678 through PB 172702 (arranged by
counties, U.S. Government Printing Office). Additional PRR's for
New
Mexico
were
foundin field
office
files
and
in
1970
these
reports
were published as ME-160 (U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1970). In
October, 1980, the author located additional PRR's in the Grand
U.S.
Junction Office of the
0
Department of Energy (DOE) which had
not been previously open-filed. These additional PRR's and the
open-filed
reports
are
on file
at
New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral Resources (Socorro) and DOE (Grand Junction). They are
cited by the report number given by AEC (ex. USAEC PRR DEB-465) or
.
as USAEC, 1970)
As part
program,
of the NURE (National Uranium Resource Evaluation)
radioactive
quadrangle
and
are
occurrences
included
in the
were
compiled
various
x 2
for 1
each
preliminary
folio
degree
reports
(Green and others, 1980 a-c; Pierson and others, 1980; Reid and
others, 1980a, b; Berry and others, 1980; May and others, 1981;
White and Foster, 1981,and O'Neill and Thiede, 1981). For a discussion of the NURE program,
see McLemore (1981) and U.S. Department
of Energy (1979 and'l980). Some of the aerial-radiometric and
magnetic surveys (ARMS) and hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment
reconnaissance (HSSR) reports also list uranium occurrences
(appendices I1 and 111).
4
Geographic
0
favorable
igneous
areas
geologic
and
radioactive
in
New
Mexico
environments
for
metamorphic
rocks
on
the
occurrences,
water
or
were
recognized
uranium
basis
deposits
of
1) the
as
containing
in
veins
presence
stream-sediment
and
of
anomalies
, and 2) similarity
(HSSR), or aerial-radiometric anomalies (ARMS)
to
areas
known
to
contain
uranium
deposits
in
veins
and
igneous
and metamorphic rocks. A setof criteria was established by the
NURE
program
for
recognition
summarized in table2.
of
favorable
environments
and
is
Aerial-radiometric and magnetic surveys
by the DOE (ARMS) and the U.S. Geological Survey are listed
in
appendix I1 and
reports
containing
uranium
and
thorium
analyses
of water and stream-sediment samples, including the HSSR reports,
are
listed
The
in
111.
appendix
reports
listed
in
the
annotated
bibliography
section
were compiled from a large number of sources, including biblioMany
IV.
graphies and mapping indexes listed in appendix
references
for
were
also
obtained
from
DOE lists
1976 through 1981 and
years
the
from
of
New
open-file
Mexico
reports
Bureau
of
Mines and Mineral Resources lists of U.S. Geologicai Survey
and
New
Mexico
Bureau
of
Mines
and
Mineral
Resources
open-file
reports. "Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey" and
"Publications of
theU.S. Bureau
of
Mines"
were
used
to
obtain
citations of reports issued by these organizations. Card catalog
files
at
the
libraries
at
New
Mexico
Institute
of
Mining
and
Technology (.Socorro) and Universityof New Mexico (Albuquerque)
enabled
the
author
to
obtain
unpublished
master's
and
doctor's
theses and dissertations. Many of the NURE reports include a
0
bibliography of geologic reports as well.
Tectonic
Setting
Mobile
belt,
rift
zones,
basin
and
range
setting
Regional Structures
Cauldrons, horst and graben
Local Structures
Shear, fracture, breccia zones, ring-faulting, doming, breccia pipes, contact
metamorphic zones
Host
Plutonic (granitic to syenitic), metamorphic, pegmatite, carbonatite, diatremes,
volcanogenic sediments, Proterozoic quartz-pebble conglomerates, migmitites
Rock
Mineralogy
Uranium- and thorium-bearing minerals, fluorite, zircon, sphene, alkali feldspars,
two micas, riebeckite, sulfides
Chemistry
High Si02, Na20,K20, F, Rb
high Fe203/Fe0, Na20SK20/A10 ratios
2 3
Associated
elements
Fe, Cu, Zn, As,
Zr, Mo, Sb, Pb, Be, Li, Th, Sn, REE
Alteration
Albitization, sericitization, silicification, hematization, carbonatization
Other
Known uranium-thorium occurrences, radioactive
temperature hydrothermal mineralization,
Magmatic activity of Post-Archean age
anomalies, evidence
of low
TABLE 2 - Sununary of criteria for recognition of an area which may contain favorable host rocks
for
uranium
deposits
in
veins
and
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
(1978), Mickle and Mathews (1978), and Mathews and others (1979)
modified
from
Mickle
6
Each
citation
in
the
annotated
bibliography
is
indexed
according to geographic area, county, fluorspar deposits and
occurrences, geochemical analyses, geologic maps, and radioactive occurrences. The PRR's have not been indexed and have
not been cited in the annotated bibliography, but are listed
I (Radioactive occurrences in
under sources of data in appendix
veins
and
igneous
Classification
Metamorphic
and
of
Uranium
rocks
Deposits
in
of
New
Mexico).
Veins
and
Igneous
and
an
attempt
was
made
would
include
all of
types
uranium
Rocks
As part of the
a
metamorphic
classification
NURE
scheme
program,
which
to
establish
deposits (Mathews and others, 1979; Mickle, 1978; Mickle and
Mathews, 1978). Uranium deposits were characterized as 1) deposits
2 ) deposits related to plutonic igneous
in sedimentary rocks,
rocks, 3 ) volcanogenic deposits, and4) uranium deposits of
uncertain genesis (table3 ) .
This classification scheme is used
in
one
this
report
with
only
addition;
uranium
deposits
in
diatre
of uncertain origin". The reader
are added under "uranium deposits
is referred to Mathews and others (1979), Mickle (1978), and Mickle
and Mathews (1978) for descriptions and examples
of each of these
-
uranium
deposits.
of
types
Uranium
Deposits
of
Mexico
New
The
igneous
in
potential
and
Veins
for
metamorphic
examined;
even
evaluated
the
many
of
potential
and
uranium
rocks
of
the
host
Igneous
and
New
NURE
and
thorium
Mexico
folio
rocks
for
Metamorphic
deposits
has
reports
these
not
have
in
been
Rocks
veins
and
well
not
nonsandstone
adequately
uranium
deposits. To compete internationally., the United States needs to
7
Class
Type
In'sedimentary
Sandstone
rocks:
Roll-type
Tabular
Placer
Quartz-pebble conglomerate
Marine black shale
Phosphorite
Lignite, coal, and nonmarine carbonaceous shale
Evaporative
precipitates
Relatedtoplutonicrocks:Orthomagmatic
Pegmatitic
Magmatic-hydrothermal
Contact-metasomatic
Autometasomatic
Authigenic
Allogenic
Anatectic
Related to volcanicrocks:Initial-magmatic
Pneumatogenic
Hydroauthigenic
Hydroallogenic
uncertain
Of origin:
Unconformity-related
deposits
Vein-type deposits in metamorphic rocks
Vein-type
Table 3
-
deposits
in
The NURE Classification of Uranium
sedimentary
deposits
rocks
8
find large tonnage, high-grade uranium deposits; sandstone-type
deposits
are
too
low-grade
to
compete
formity-related uranium deposits’..
New
with
‘Mebico
vein-type
has
and
uncon-
many.geographic
regions (table 4, fig. 1) characterized by the occurrence of high
silica and alkalic rocks (including granites, alaskites, syenites
carbonatites, and quartz-pebble conglomerates) which may be
favorable
for
Uranium
large
has
tonnage,
been
high-grade
produced
from
uranium
twenty-two
deposits.
uranium
deposits
in
veins and igneous and metamorphic rocks; most are vein or pegmatite
deposits (table 4).
in
veins
and
Most of the reported radioactive occurrences
igneous
and
pegmatites (appendix I).
indicate
the
presence
metamorphic.rocks
are
in
veins
or
These. occurrences and deposits may
of
other
types.of nonsandstone
uranium
.
..
deposits in the general vicinity. Table5 lists geographic areas
containing
igneous
favorable
host
rocks
for
uranium
and
metamorphic
rocks.
Several
Precambrian
quartz-pebble
deposits
conglomerate
in
veins
and
sequences,
are known to occur in the Burro, Hatchet, Ladron, Manzano, Sangre
de Cristo, and Tusas Mountains. Uraniferous Precambrian conglomerates
are
probably
1) the
Precambrian
absent
in
New
conglomerates
in
Mexico
New
for
several
Mexico
are
reasons:
younger
than
1.8 b.y., 2) pyrite and uraninite have not been found in any
3 ) Archean source
Precambrian conglomerates in New Mexico, and
rocks are absent in the southwestern United States.
It is believed
that
uraniferous
quartz-pebble
1.8 to 2.0 b.y. when
conglomerates
were
formed
before
the atmosphere contained insufficient oxygen
of uranium minerals. Furthermore,
to allow oxidation and dissolution
pyrite
and
uraninite
are
found
in
the
uraniferous
conglomerate
n
YEARS IN
COUNTY
Lbs U 0
3 8
SOUTHERN ROCKY
Taos
Rio Arriba
San
Miguel
Lbs
v205
TYPE O D E P O S I T
MOUNTAINS
Black Copper2
JOL
Pineapple 1
Tusas East Slope
Sparks-Stone 1
1957
1956
1954
1954
14.65
1955-1956
5.04
7.95
3.64
8.10
5.00
1.46
4.86
13.34
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
pegmatite
hydrothermal
pegmatite
vein
vein
0.11
3.03
6.36
2.19
6.48
32.27
0.10
0.06
0.15
0.16
0.04
0.19
0.02
0.14
14.44
13.90
489.47
848.3.3
30.02
35.06
1.27
27,111.04
98.00
9.27
93.89
267.68
23.00
3.69
1.91
42.00
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
0.07
0.14
0.11
9.30
359.39
324.62
58,562.42
60.63
4,166.25
. ..
1.33
26.52
314.99
3,202.15
70.73
3,309.09
hydrothermal
hydrothermal
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
vein
125.09
5;64
88.00
8.46
vein
hydrothermal
0.03
0.04
0.03
0.04
vein
BASIN AND RANGE
Catron
Doiia Ana
Grant
Hidalgo
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Sierra
Socorro
Augua
Torres
Baby Mine 7.22
1956
Blue Star
11.59
1955.
Floyd Collins
1955, 1959, 1964 165.08
Inez
262.12
1955
Sec. 21, 185, 37.52
1956
15W
9.23
1955
Napane
Bear Canyon
3.18
1954
1956-1957,
9,648.66
La
Bajada
1962-1966
6.64
1955
Pit'chblende (Terry)
1955, 1960
126.71
1955-1956
148.81
Jeter
1954-1958
8,825.80
Little Davie
1955
16.84
Lucky Don
1955-1956, 1960, 964.94
1962-1963
Maria
1956
45.82
San Lorenzo
1955
14.11
0.33
0.18
0.21
0.14
0.02
vein,
TABLE 4 -- Uranium production from uranium deposits in veins and igneous and metamorphic rocks of New Mexico
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ore production reports, government contract only, for 1948-1970
the years
This includes total ore that was received at buying stations and mills, ineluding no pay ore. Grades
represent an average of the total shipments and include pay and no pay ore. AEC buying schedule did
not pay for ores containing less 0.10%
than u 3o8 ; hence, these low grade shipments were known as "no
pay ore".
..
. .
10
IO?.
109'
25
109'
0
50
75mi
106'
F ig u r e 1 - F a v o r a b l ea r e a sf o ru r a n i u md e p o s i t si n
a n dm e t a m o r p h i cr o c k so fN e wM e x i c o .
I03'
v e, i n sa n d i gn e o u s
11
Great Plains
Raton-Clayton Volcanic
+ Chico Hills area
Field
Colfax, Union
Colfax
-
Southern Rockv Mountains
* Sangre de Cristo Mountains
*
Colfax, Taos, Rio Arriba, Santa
Fe,
San Miquel, Mora
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Rio Arriba, Sandoval, and Los Alamos
Tusas Mountains (San Juan Mountains)
Nacimiento and San Pedro Mountains
Jemez Mountains
Colorado Plateau
San Juan Basin
Mt. Taylor
* Zuni Mountains
volcanic
necks
and
plugs San Juan, McKinley
Cibola, McKinley
Cibola
Basin and Range
* Ortiz Mountains area
Sandoval, Santa Fe
Sandia Mountains and Monte Largo Hills
Bernalillo, Sandoval
Manzano and Manzanita Mountains
Bernalillo, Valencia, Torrance
Pedernal Hills
Torrance
Los Pinos Mountains
Torrance, Valencia, Socorro
* Ladron Mountains
Socorro
Lemitar Mountains
Socorro
La Joyita Hills
Socorro
Oscura Mountains
Socorro,Lincoln
'L
San Andres Mountains
Socorro, Sierra, Dona Ana
+ Lincoln County Porphyry Belt
Lincoln
Sacramento Mountains
Otero
Pajarito Mountain
Otero
Jarilla Mountains
Otero
+ Cornudas Mountains
Otero
FraCristobal Mountains
Sierra
+ Caballo Mountains
Sierra
* Mogollon-Datil Volcanic Province
Southwest New Mexico
* Magdalena Mountains
Socorro
* San Mateo Mountains
Socorro
Sierra Cuchillo
Sierra
Black andCooke's Ranges
Catron, Grant, Sierra, Luna
* Burro Mountains
Grant, Hidalgo
Peloncillo Mountains
Hidalgo
Animas Mountains
Hidalgo
Pyramid Mountains
Hidalgo
Hatchet Mountains
Hidalgo, Grant
Tres Hermanas Mountains
Luna
Florida Mountains
Luna
21
Organ Mountains
Dona
Ana
%
Franklin Mountains
Dona Ana
Misc. Areas Cincluding Socorro Basin area). Southwest New Mexico
TABLE 5
--
Geographic
areas
containing
favorable
host
rocks
for
uranium
deposits
in
veins and igneousrand metamorphic rocks shown in Figure
1. * denotes the
c
favorable
areas
+
the
denotes
most
areas
likely
to
contain
large,
high-grade
containing
thorium
deposits.
uranium
deposits.
12
deposits
in
South
Africa
and
Canada
and
uranium-rich
Archean
rocks are considered to be the source for these conglomerates.
Favorable
host
rocks
for
uranium
deposits
related
to
plutonic
rocks occur widely scattered throughout New Mexico (fig.
1);
however,
most
of
these
occurrences
are
not
economic
uranium
deposits. Porphyry copper deposits are found in Grant County;
however,
unlike
Arizona
porphry
copper
deposits,
uranium
has
not
been produced as a byproduct. Carbonatites occur in the Lemitar
and Chupadera Mountains (Socorro County) and the Monte Largo
do not appear to contain high
Hills (Bernalillo County), but
concentrations of uranium. Radioactive occurrences are found in
alkalic rocks in the Chico Hills area (Colfax County), Lincoln
County porphyry belt, and Cornudas Mountains (Otero County);
but thorium, not uranium, appears to
be significant. Numerous
radioactive pegmatites occur in
Taos,
Mora,
San
Miguel,
Rio
Arriba, Grant, and Hidalgo Counties; but do not contain significant
tonnage of uranium or thorium to be economic. Uraniferous magmatic
hydrothermal veins occur scattered throughout New Mexico (appendix
I) and
some
of
these
vein
deposits
have
produced
uranium
in
the
past (.table 4).
Several
volcanic
centers
in New
Mexico
appear
to
be
favorable
for containing volcanogenic uranium deposits. The
DOE considers
the
Nogal
cauldron
of
the
San
Mateo
Mountains
to
be
favorable
Department
(.U.S.
containing speculative vein-type uranium deposits
of Energy, 1980; Berry and others, 1980). The cauldron complex in
the
Magdalena-Socorro
uranium
area
depositson the
(appendix I) .and
water,
may
basis
of
also
be
several
stream-sediment,
favorable
for
radioactive
and
containing
occurrences
airborne-radiometric
anomalies (Planner, 1980 and Geodata International, Inc., 197933;
for
13
cited in. appendices
ILL and 11).
southwestern
genic
New
uranium
Mexico
deposits
Other cauldron complexes in
may
but
be
favorable
these
for
potential
containing
deposits
volcano-
would
probably
be low in grade and small tonnage. Many areas in southwestern
New
Mexico
have
for
their
uranium
Some
of
not
the
been
mapped
potential;
world's
in
more
detail
work
largest
is
uranium
or
adequately
assessed
warrented.
deposits
in.terms.
of
bot
tonnage and grade are found in unconformity-related deposits in
Australia and Canada. The term "unconformity-related" generally
refers
to
between
vein-like
crystalline
deposits
that
occur
basement
rocks
and
at
a
Precambrian
overlying
unconformity
sedimentary
rocks.
However,.Langford (1980) suggests that all unconformities below
continental
depositsof Precambrian
to
Cretaceous
times
should
have uranium potential. Chamberlin (1981) interprets uranium
deposits
that
occur
in
(Socorro
and
Catron
tropical
weathering
Cretaceous
Counties)
profile,
to
sandstones
have
which
near
formed
is
at
the
the
unconformably
Datil
base
Mountain
of
buried
by
a
the
Eocene Baca Formation.. For the purposes of this report only hard
rock
unconformity-related
deposits
during
Precambrian
times
are
considered.
The
the
Sangrede Cristo
greatest
Mountains
similarity
to
the
in
northern
New
Mexico
unconformity-related
show
model
(Kalliokoski and others, 1978). Precambrian unconformities are
recognized
in
the
Other
Precambrian
Basin
and
Range
Tusas
Mountains
unconformities
Province
have
in
been
and
may
southern
have
uranium
New
recognized
but
potential.
Mexico
are
in
not
the
considere
to be favorable for uranium mineralization by this author (see
discussions
under
Favorable
Areas New.Mexico,
in
this report).
14
Langford (1980) suggests that the uranium occurrences in the
Zuni
Mountains
(Permian
Abo
Formation
unconformably
overlying
Precambrian granite) and the Burro Mountains (Cretaceous conglomerates and sandstones unconformably overlying Precambrian granite)
may
be
related
between
to
regional
Precambrian
The
origins
of
and
unconformities
younger
some
rocks
may
uranium-bearing
sedimentary rocks may not
be apparent.
and
other
have
veins
unconformities
uranium
in
potential.
metamorphic
and
In this case they are
of host rock. Other
classified by their vein geometry and type
metallic mineral deposits containing copper, nickel, zinc, silver,
lead,
cobalt,
and'arsenic
may be associated with these poorly
understood vein-type deposits. Several radioactive occurrences
Fe Counties (appendix I) are
in Socorro, Hidalgo, and Santa
classified
as
of uncertain
veins
origin,
because
the
origins
of
these deposits are not known. One uranium deposit, the Jeter
mine,
may
not
even
be
a
vein-type
deposit;
but
a
combination
of
structurally controlled epigenetic processes (Hilpert, 1969).
Other
in
radioactive
appendixI may
occurrences
be
actually
listed
of
as
hydrothermal-vein
uncertain
origin
instead
deposits
of
related
to plutonic rocks as indicated in the literature. Only after
detailed field investigations of these deposits can their origins
and classifications be determined.
15
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in
the
Annotated
introduction
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in
the
section
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ore
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F.C., 1975,
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vein-like
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18
FAVORABLE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS I N NEW MEXICO
INTRODUCTION
summaries ofqeographic
T h i ss e c t i o ni n c l u d e sg e o l o g i c a l
areas i n N e w Mexico which c o n t a i n r a d i o a c t i v e o c c u r r e n c e s o r
uranium d e p o s i t s i n v e i n s
andigneousandmetamorphic
rocks.
The geology,petrology,mineralogy,chemistry,anduraniumor
area i s d i s c u s s e d b r i e f l y .
t h o r i u mp o t e n t i a lo fe a c h
are l i s t e d i n t a b l e 5 and shown i n f i g .
1 a n dp l a t e
These areas
1.
They are
considered favorable on the basis of the presence of radioactive
occurrences(appendix
I ) a n ds i m i l a r i t y
radioactive deposits in veins
t o a r e a s known t o c o n t a i n
andigneousandmetamorphicrocks.
Only a few a r e a s i n N e w Mexico a r e c o n s i d e r e d t o be f a v o r a b l e f o r
a
l a r g e ,h i g h - g r a d eu r a n i u md e p o s i t s :t h e s ea r eS a n g r ed eC r i s t o
O r t i z Mountains area,
Mountains,TusasMountains,ZuniMountains,
LadronMountains,Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Mountains,San
Magdalena
Mateo Mountains,andBurroMountains.Thorium
depositsoccurintheChico
Hills area, L i n c o l n Countyporphyry
b e l t , CornudasMountains,andCaballoMountains.
A list of references which are cited in the annotated
b i b l i o g r a p h yf o l l o w se a c h
p h y s i o g r a p h i cp r o v i n c e s :
summary.
T h i ss e c t i o n
1) G r e a tP l a i n s ,
Mountains, 3 ) ColoradoPlateau,and
i s o r g a n i z e d by
2 ) Southern Rocky
4 ) Basinand
Range.
GREAT PLAINS
Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Colfax and
Union Counties
The Cenozoic lavas of t h e Raton-Claytonvolcanicfie
:Idin
19
northeastern New Mexico (fig. 2) are divided into five groups:
the Raton-Clayton lavas (alkali olivine basalts), Red Mountain
lavas (hornblende andesites and dacites, discussed under Chico
Hills area), Sierra Grande volcanics (pyroxene andesite), a
feldspathoidal group (basanites and olivine nephelinites), and
the Capulin basaltic lavas. Although uranium and thorium have
not been reported from this area (except in the Chico Hills area),
favorable
rock
types
uranium or thorium
The
Sierra
occur
which
may
be
indicative
of
vein-type
mineralization.
Grande
andesite
consist of pyroxenes , quartz
or
and
the
feldspathoidal
feldspathoids,
and
lavas
magnetite;
apatite and zircon are common accessory minerals. These rocks
are
higher
in
Si02, K20,and
Rb
and
have
a
higher
FeZ03/Fe0
ratio
than the basaltic lavas. The presence of thorium veins in the
Chico
Hills
uranium
may
not
does
be
area
to
occur
as
the
in
south
the
favorable
indicates
system,
as
in
the
that
thorium
although
the
Chico
Hills
and
economic
possibly
potential
area.
References: Cannon and Ragland (1977); Collins, R.F.,(1949); Collins,
R.F. and Stobbe (1942); Holser (195933);Jones, L.M., Walker, and
Stormer (1974); Kudo (1976); Lipman (1969); Lipman, Bunker,and Bush
(1973); Phillmore (1970); Stormer (1972a;b); Wanek (1963); Wood,
Northrop, and Griggs (1953).
Chico
Hills
The
area,
Chico
Colfax
Hills
County
volcanics
are
part
of
the
Raton-Clayton
volcanic field; however, due
to their unique petrology and
chemistry this area is discussed separately. These alkaline rocks
) and
lie southwest of the main Raton-Clayton volcanic field 2(fig.
"-"""
F i g u r e 2-Ch,ico
COLFAX CO.
MORA CO.
1 -
5
1
H i l l sa r e aa n dR a t o n - C l a y t o nv o l c a n i cf i e l d .
IO mi
21
e
consist of dacites, andesites, trachytes, phonolites, and basalts.
These rocks are higher in silica, potassium, barium, and strontium
than
the
the
volcanic
rocks
of
the
Raton-Clayton
volcanic
field
to
north.
Five
radioactive
occurrences
have
been
reported
from
this
area (appendix I) and additional radioactive veins have been
found by M.H. Staatz of the U.S. Geological Survey (personal
communication, July, 1981). The potential of discovering more
radioactive veins in the area is promising. The majority of the
radioactivity appears to be due to thorium (Staatz, 1974), although
uranium is present in
low concentrations (Northrop, 1966; Griggs,
1953).
The Chico Hills area contains alkaline rocks which are
anomalously high in uranium and thorium. M.H. Staatz (U.S.
a
Geological Survey) is presently mapping the Pine Buttes 7k-min
quadrangle.
References: Cannon and Ragland (1977); Collins, R.F. (1949); Collins,
R.F. and Stobbe (1942); Griggs (1948, 1953); Kudo (1976), Northrop
(1966); Reid, Griswold, Jacobsen, and Lessard (1980b); Staatz (1974);
; Tschanz (1958); U.S.
Stobbe (1949a,b; 1950); Stormer (1972a,b)
Atomic Energy Commission (1970); Wanek (1963);
Wood, Northrop,and
Griggs (1953).
SOUTHERN
ROCKY
Sangre de Cristo
MOUNTAINS
Mountains,
Santa
Fe, San Miguel,
Mora,
Rio
Arriba,
Taos, and Colfax Counties.
The
Sangrede Cristo
Mountains
lie
in
six
counties
in
northern New Mexico: SantaFe, San Miguel, Mora, Rio Arriba,
Taos, and Colfax Counties
(pl. 1); and form the southern extension
22
o ft h e
Rocky Mountains.
The a r e a c o n s i s t s
rocktypeswhichhavebeenlocally
of a widerangeof
mapped i n d e t a i l .
However,
g e o l o g i c mapping, geochemical,petrographic,andgeochronological
a c o m p l e t ee v a l u a t i o n
work i s s t i l l neededbefore
p o t e n t i a lo ft h e s er o c k sc a nb e
made.
The m a j o r i t y of t h e
are p e g m a t i t e o r
radioactiveoccurrencesfoundinthisregion
veintype,althoughorthomagmaticoccurrences
I).
Two l a r g ew i l d e r n e s s
of t h e uranium
do e x i s t (appendix
areas, PecosandWheelerPeakWilderness
areas, c o n t a i n many o f t h e f a v o r a b l e h o s t r o c k s a n d p o t e n t i a l
m i n e r a l i z a t i o nd i s c u s s e d .
The U.S.
F o r e s tS e r v i c ea d m i n i s t e r s
areas and r e g u l a t e s e x p l o r a t i o n a n d
thewildernessandadjacent
mining activity.
Precambrian metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks are the
e
o l d e s tr o c k se x p o s e di nt h eS a n g r ed eC r i s t oM o u n t a i n s .
A
conglomerate member o f t h e V a d i t o S c h i s t c r o p s o u t i n t h e P i c u r i s
Range a n d c o n s i s t s o f q u a r t z , m u s c o v i t e , i l m e n i t e , b i o t i t e ,
magnetite,hematite,andzircon.Otherconglomeratesequences
e x i s t intheSangredeCristoMountains
which are o l d e r t h a n t h e
1.465 b.y.
andBrookins,
Old Embudo G r a n i t e( R e g i s t e r
of these conglomerates
are youngerthan
1 . 8 b.y.
1979).
All
when a more
oxidizing atmosphere appeared.
are
Many oftherangesoftheSangredeCristoMountains
u n d e r l a i n by h i g h S i 0 2 , K 2 0 ,
publishedanalyses(cited
r o c k sd i s p l a y
*
a few o f t h e s e
a widerange
and N a Z O g r a n i t i cr o c k s .
Numerous
a t theendofthisdiscussion)ofthese
i n uraniumandthoriumcontent.
rock u n i t s w i l l b e d e s c r i b e d h e r e :
Only
many o f t h e
references a t theendofthediscussionincludegeologicdescriptions,
23
chemical analyses, and uranium and thorium ana1yse.s of other
@
f a v o r a b l eg e o l o g i ch o s t sf o u
r r a n i u mm i n e r a l i z a t i o ni nt h e s e
mountains.
One o f t h e m o s t p r o m i s i n g
areas f o r u r a n i u m m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
was d i s c o v e r e d by Reid a n d o t h e r s
( 1 9 8 0 a ) i n n o r t h e r n Taos
County, known as t h e C o s t i l l a Peak massif
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t i cp l u t o nc o n s i s t s
(fig. 3 ) .
of q u a r t z , m i c r o c l i n e , a l b i t e ,
and a c c e s s o r yb i o t i t e ,m u s c o v i t e ,a p a t i t e ,s p h e n e ,
A l l a n i t ea l s oo c c u r si n
t r a c e amounts.
and m a g n e t i t e .
Numerous uraniumanomalies
i n t h e stream sediments,rocksamples,andspring
associatedwiththispluton
This
(Reid a n d o t h e r s ,
waters are found
1 9 8 0 a ) and two
r a d i o a c t i v eo c c u r r e n c e s( h y d r o t h e r m a lv e i n s )o c c u ri nt h ea r e a :
t h eB i l l y
a
Goatand
L a t i r d e p o s i t s( f i g .
uranium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n h a s b e e n f o u n d
3 , appendix I ) .
by C r a i g Goodknightand
Dexter ofBendixFieldEngineeringCorporation(personal
t i o n , November, 1981)..There
Jim
communica-
i s n o ts u f f i c i e n ti n f o r m a t i o na v a i l a b l e
a t t h e p r e s e n t time t o c l a s s i f y t h e t y p e s o f
might be .associated with the
Secondary
.uranium d e p o s i t s which
Costilla~~~Peak'.massif.
A narrow north-trending belt of syenite .and associated
m e l a s y e n i t eo c c u r s
i n t h e Pecos Wilderness area, n o r t h e a s t o f t h e
r a d i o a c t i v eP i d l i t ep e g m a t i t e
These a l k a l i c r o c k s
(Redmon, 1961: f i g . 4 , t h i sr e p o r k ) .
are Precambrian i n a g e and c o n s i s t o f a l k a l i
f e l d s p a r s ,b i o t i t e ,p l a g i o c l a s e ,a n dv a r i o u sa c c e s s o r ym i n e r a l s
i n c l u d i n ga p a t i t e ,q u a r t z ,a l l a n i t e ,z i r c o n ,s p h e n e ,a n da u g i t e .
The a l k a l i c r o c k s are h i g h e r i n B a and S r t h a n q u a r t z p o r p h y r i e s
*
from t h e same g e n e r a l area andrangefrom2.5
t o 1 . 6 ppm U ( U . S .
GeologicalSurveyandothers,
t o 3 3 ppm
Th
and0.8
1980, p - 29A).
24
i
I
37'00
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Costilla Pk.A \
I
F i g u r e3 - C o s t i l l aP o r km a s s i f ,
Taos County.
11-7,
25
F i g u r e4 - P e c o 8W i l d e r n e s sa n da d j a c e n ta r e a s .
26
i s i m p o r t a n t i n uraniumand
The p r e s e n c e o f t h e s e a l k a l i c r o c k s
t h o r i u m e x p l o r a t i o n a s thorium-bearing veins
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
similar a l k a l i c rocks in southern Colorado and Mountain
Pass,
California.
Several Tertiary soda granite stocks occur in the
a r e a and i n c l u d ea na 1 a s k i t . ep o r p h y r yp h a s e
S c h i l l i n g , 1956; 1 9 6 0 ) .
q u a r t z ,b i o t i t e ,
Red River
(McKinley,1957;
The g r a n i t ec o n s i s t s
of a l b i t e ,o r t h o c l a s e ,
and a c c e s s o r ym a g n e t i t e ,a p a t i t e ,s p h e n e ,
zircon.Threephaseshavebeenrecognized
by S c h i l l i n g( 1 9 5 6 ) :
p o r p h y r i t i c ,p e g m a t i t i c ,a n da p l i t i cp h a s e s .
r e p r e s e n t a l a t e phaseof
and
a g r a n i t i c bodywhich
The s o d ag r a n i t e
may
underlies the
Taos
Range.
Large molybdenum d e p o s i t s are f o u n d a l o n g t h e b o r d e r s o f t h e
0
s t o c k s ( p o r p h y r i t i cp h a s e )a n d
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h h y d r o t h e r m a l
a l t e r a t i o n .P y r i t eo c c u r sa sd i s s e m i n a t i o n si nt h es t o c kn e a r
t h e molybdenum d e p o s i t s .A l t h o u g h
did not
Reid a n do t h e r s
d e t e c t anyradioactiveanomalies
( 1 9 8 0 a , p . 10)
a t the Questa (or
Noly)
mine, it s t i l l may be worthwhile t o examine o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e s o d a
g r a n i t e ,e s p t t c i a l l yt h e
a l a s k i t e p o r p h y r y ,f o rp o t e n t i a lu r a n i u m
deposits related to plutonic rocks.
The P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e e x p o s e d i n t h e G a l l i n a s C r e e k
SanMiguelCounty,
consists of alaskite and biotite granite
area,
and
i s c l a s s i f i f i d by Condie ( 1 9 7 8 ) as a h i g h - p o t a s s i u m ,h i g hr a r e - e a r t h
e l e m e n t sg r a n i t e .F o u rs t r e a m - s e d i m e n ts a m p l e sc o l l e c t e d
a n do t h e r s
( 1 9 8 0 b , p.37)
are anomalouslyhigh
i n uraniumandeight
radioactivepegmatites,veins,andorthomagmaticoccurrences
0
r e p o r t e dt oo c c u ri nt h e
area:
SparksStone,
by R e i d
are
two road c u t s ,B l a c k
27
Nugget
NO.
1, L o c a l i t y# 3 2 ,
No. 1 (appendix I )
unknown a d i t , HighPeak,and
Guy
.
The Embudo g r a n i t e i n t h e
Dixon-Peiiasco area c o n s i s t s of
a m e t a d a c i t es t o c k( C e r r oA l t om e t a d a c i t e ,
f o u rm a j o ru n i t s :
o l d e s tp h a s e ) ,g r a n i t et oq u a r t zm o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y( P u n t i a g u d o
g r a n i t ep o r p h y r y ) ,b i o t i t eq u a r t zm o n z o n i t e
monzonite),and
(Rana q u a r t z
a sphene-bearingbiotitequartzmonzonite(Peiiasco
q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,y o u n g e s tu n i t ;
Long, 1 9 7 4 ) .
P e g m a t i t e si n t r u d e
a l l ofthegraniticunitsandcanbedividedintofivegroups:
1) s i m p l ep e g m a t i t e s ,
2 ) well-zonedpegmatiteswith
( i n c l u d i n gt h eH a r d i n gp e g m a t i t e ) ,
r a r em i n e r a l s ,
rare m i n e r a l s
3 ) zoned p e g m a t i t e s w i t h o u t
4 ) p e g m a t i t e - a p l i t ep a i r s ,
and 5 ) tourmaline-bearing
p e g m a t i t e s .T h r e em a j o rt y p e so fa l t e r a t i o nh a v ea f f e c t e dt h e
g r a n i t i cr o c k s :
andmuscovite,
1) a l t e r a t i o na l o n gs h e a rz o n e sf o r m i n gq u a r t z
2) alterationresultinginreddeningofthefeldspars,
and 3 ) a l t e r a t i o n r e s u l t i n g i n t h e f o r m a t i o n o f t o u r m a l i n e - b e a r i n g
rocks.
The Puntiagudograniteporphyry,Peiiascoquartzmonzonite,
and Rana quartz monzonite
a l l consist of biotite and muscovite.
a low i n i t i a l S r 8 7 / S r 8 6 r a t i o
The Puntagudagraniteporphyryhas
(Register andBrookins,
m a n t l ed e r i v a t i o n .
1 9 7 9 ) implying a lower c r u s t o r u p p e r
The Peiiascoand
c l a s s i f i e d a s h i g h - c a l c i u mg r a n i t e s
e v i d e n c e ,t h e s eg r a n i t i cr o c k s
Rana quartzmonzonite
by Condie(1978).
are
From t h i s
may b e f a v o r a b l e f o r p o t e n t i a l
p l u t o n i c - r e l a t e d uranium d e p o s i t s .
Two pegmatitesamplesfromthe
e
contained13.4and
E l Oro Dome a r e a ( f i g .
2 2 . 2 ppm U308 and may b e i n d i c a t i v e
4)
of uranium
28
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n ( R e i d a n do t h e r s ,
1 9 8 0 b , p. B - 1 ) .
c o n s i s t s o f a metamorphosedsedimentarysequence
dome.
of a r k o s i c
Pegmatites are numerous i n and
a n da r g i l l a c e o u sp a r e n tr o c k s .
a r o u n dt h e
The dome
36) b e l i e v et h a t
Reidandothers(1980b,p.
t h e E l O C O dome has numerous f e a t u r e s i n common w i t h t h e R o s s i n g
d e p o s i t ,S o u t h
Nest A f r i c a , a n d j u s t i f i e s . : f u r t h e r e v a l u a t i o n f o r
uranium p o t e n t i a l .
Evidences of mineralization have been found along the
Jicarilla f a u l t i n t h e
Pecos Wilderness and adjacent
areas
consistingofmylonite,breccia,andsulfideswithinthewall
Geological Surveyandothers,
rocks ( U . S .
valuesofradon
Anomalous
1980).
are d i s t r i b u t e d a l o n g t h e f a u l t
as well a s
anomalouslyhighvaluesofantimony,zinc,niobium,andberyllium
i n heavy-mineralconcentrates.
anomalies
The s i g n i f i c a n c eo ft h e s ec h e m i c a l
i s n o t well understood.
Pegmatites are w i d e l y s c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e S a n g r e
C r i s t o Mountainsand
de
many o f them are r a d i o a c t i v e ( a p p e n d i x
Uranium hasbeenproducedfromtheSparksStonepegmatite
I).
(table
4 ) and samarsliite, monazite,andmicrolitehavebeenproduced
The pegmatite areas i n n o r t h e r n
from many o ft h e s ep e g m a t i t e s .
New Mexico ( i n c l u d i n ga r e a si nT u s a sM o u n t a i n s )
are located i n
f i g . 5 a n dr a d i o a c t i v ep e g m a t i t e so c c u ri nm o s t
districts.
uranium p o t e n t i a l o f t h e s e p e g m a t i t e s
b e c a u s eo ft h e
small tonnageand
p e g m a t i t e s may b e i n d i c a t i v e
is consideredtobe
The
low
l o w grade;however,radioactive
of o t h e r p l u t o n i c - r e l a t e d
uranium
mineralization.
Potential unconformity-related uranium deposits
may e x i s t
29
AREAiNDEX
I
I . Las Tablas
2.Apache-CribbenvillePetaco
3'. Globe
4. Ojo Caliente-La Madera
5. Cordova-Truchas(Nombe)
6. Nambe
7. Picuris
8.Rociada (South Mora)
9. Elk Mountain (El Porvenir)
10. Tecolote (Old Priest)
4
a
-N-
0 5 IO
F i g u r e5 - P e g m a t i t ed i s t r i c t 6i nS o u t h e r nR o c k yM o u n t a i n s .
20
30
40mi
30
i nt h eP i c u r i s
Range ( K a l l i o k o s k ia n do t h e r s ,
unconformityseparatesmarinephyllitesofthe
theamphibolitesandfluvialsandstones
Vadito Group..
The
andVaditoGroups
Ortega Group from
of t h e
andconglomerates
s t r a t i g r a p h i cr e l a t i o n s h i p s
between t h e Ortega
i s u n c e r t a i n ; it i s c u r r e n t l y b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e
Ortega Group i s t h eo l d e ru n i t( N i e l s e n
two g r o u p s c o n s i s t o f
t h i sr e p o r t( N i e l s o n
The U . S .
An
1978).
and S c o t t , 1 9 7 9 ) .
These
complex l i t h o l o g i e s g r o s s l y s i m p l i f i e d i n
and S c o t t , 1 9 7 9 ) .
Geological ,Survey and o t h e r s (1980)"describe a n
unconformity t h a t s e p a r a t e s a q u a r t z i t e from a younger s t r a t i f i e d
sequencenearRio
Mora, i n t h e PecosWildernessandadjacent
Other unconformities
areas.
may e x i s t i n t h e Precambrian rocks but have
y e t t o berecognized.Phanerozoicsedimentsalsounconformably
e
o v e r l i e t h eP r e c a m b r i a nr o c k si np l a c e s
and may b e w o r t h i n v e s t i g a t i n g i n
(Miller andothers,1963)
terms of unconformity-related
uranium mineralization.
References:
Adams, A r e n g i a
, n dP a r r i s h
W e t h e r i l l ,D a v i s ,
Anderson, O . J .
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; A l d r i c h , L.T.,
and Tilton(1958);Anderson,
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; B a l t z ( 1 9 7 2 ) ;B e r l i n e r
E.C.
(1954;1957);
( 1 9 4 9 ) ; Brookins
( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Brookins, Chakoumakos, Cook, Ewing, Landis,andRegister
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Brookins,Eppler,andE1sto.n
Buddingand
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Budding ( 1 9 6 8 ; 1 9 7 2 ) ;
Cepeda ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Callender,Robertson,andBrookins
Chenoweth ( 1 9 7 6 ; 1 9 7 9 ) ; C l a r k ( 1 9 6 8 ) ; Clarkand
Read ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Condie
( 1 9 7 8 , 1 9 8 0 , 1 9 8 1 ) ; Dale and McKinney ( 1 9 6 0 ) ; Disbrowand
( 1 9 5 7 ) ; Edwards ( 1 9 7 5 ) ;E l s t o n
(1976);
Stoll
( 1 9 6 1 , 1 9 6 7 ) ; E v e r e t t , F.I.
(1953);
FullagarandShiver(1973);Goodnight(1973);
Greenand
others
( 1 9 8 0 a ) ; Gresens(1975);GresensandStensrud
( 1 9 7 4 a , b ) ;G r i g g s
31
; Harley (.1940); Henrich
(1953); Harder and Wyant (.1944)
and
Levinson
(1953); Hilpert C1969); Holser (.1959b)
; Jahns (1946, 1953)
; Jahns
and Ewing (1976, 1977); Just (1937); Kalliokoski, Langford, and
; Kottlowski (1952); Krieger (1932); Lindgren, Graton,
Ojakangas (.1978)
and Gordon (.1910); Lipman (1969);
Lipman, Bunker, and Bush (1973);
Long, P.E. C1974, 1976); Malan (1972); Malan and Sterling (1969);
Marjaniemi and Basler (1972); McKinlay (1956, 1957); XcWhorter (1977);
Miller, Montgomery, and Sutherland (1963); Misagi (1968); Montgomery
C1950, 1951, 1953); Nielson and Scott (2979); Northrop (1961, 1966);
Overstreet (.1967); Paige, L.R. (1950);Park, C.F., Jr. and McKinlay
(1943); Raup (.1953); Redmon (1961); Register and Brookins (1979);
Reid, Griswold, Jacobsen, and Lessard (,1980a,b); Riesmeyer (1978);
; Schilling (1956,
Robertson (1976): Robertson and Moench (1979)
1960); Smith, H.T.U. (1938); Soul6, J.H.
(194633); Stearns (1953);
Sun and Baldwin (1958); Thompson, T.B. (1965);
U.S.
Commission (1970); U.S.
Atomic Energy
Geological Survey (1965);U.S. Geological
; van Alstine (,1976)
; Woodward, L.A.,
Survey and others (1980)
Duchene, and Reed (1974); Wyman (1980); Cepeda (1972); Collins, G.E.
and Freeland (.1956).
Tusas
Mountains,
The
form
Tusas
the
Rio
Mountains
southern
Mountains (.pl. 1).
and
metamorphic
Arriba
County
are
extension
in
of
northern
the
San
Rio
Juan
Arriba
Range
County
of
the
and
Rocky
Precambrian, Tertiary, and Quaternary igneous
rocks
comprise
the
bulk
of
the
mountain
the
Tusas
Mountains
mapping
needs
to
range
in
New Mexico.
The Precambrian
and
more
detailed
geology
geologic
of
be
is
complex
completed.
Metamorphic schists, gneisses, and quartzites are the oldest rocks
32
*
preserved;parentrocks
include both v o l c a n i c andsedimentary
are i n t r u d e d by g r a n i t e sp,e g m a t i t e sa,n d
deposits.
These
quartz veins.
Two major Precambrian conglomerate units
TusasMountains:
theBig
Rock and Jawbone conglomerate members o f
t h e K i a w a M0untain:Formation.
C.A.
are exposed i n t h e
A p r e l i m i n a r yr e c o n n a i s s a n c e
by
Rautman r e v e a l e d a low radioactive background and an absence
o fp y r i t e( w r i t t e n
a l s o youngerthan
communication, 1 9 7 7 ) .
are
Theseconglomerates
a
2 . 0 b.y.;thereforetheydonotconstitute
f a v o r aP
hb
fo
rolosert e r o zqoui ac r t z - p e bcbolne g l o m e r a t e s .
~
Barker(1958)andBingler(1968)didnotrecognizeany
u n c o n f o r m i t i e so c c u r i n gi nt h eP r e c a m b r i a n ;
however,Gresens
(197G) b e l i e v e s t h a t a n u n c o n f o r m i t y s e p a r a t e s t h e y o u n g e r O r t e g a
e
Group (metasedimentaryrocks)froman.olderbasementofmetavolcanic
( 1 9 8 1 ) andKent(1980)have
andmetasedimentaryrocks.Gibson
r e c e n t l y mapped t h i s unconformity.
Pegmatite d e p o s i t s are g e n e t i c a l l y r e l a t e d t o t h e
metarhyoliteand
altered
may i n d i c a t e a metasomaticderivation(Gresens,
1971;1976;GresensandStensrud,1974a).
contain uranium and thorium minerals and
u r a n i u mm i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Many o ft h e s ep e q m a t i t e s
may i n d i c a t e h i d d e n
Anomalous uranium i n s p r i n g waters from
t h e Rio O j o C a l i e n t e ( L a Madera a r e a ) i s i n t e r p r e t e d as b e i n g
derivedfromthePrecambrianrocksofthe
area o?i from t h e
Tertiary-Quaternarysediments(Wenrich-Verbeek,
Verbeekand
*
S u i t s , 1971a, b ) .
and Petaca d i s t r i c t s ( f i g .
monazite,andprimaryuranium
1 9 7 7 ; Wenrich-
The p e g m a t i t e si nt h e
Ojo C a l i e n t e
5 ) g e n e r a l l yc o n t a i ns a m a r s k i t e ,
o rt h o r i u mm i n e r a l s .
However, t h e s e
33
pegmatites
probably
do
not
contain
economic
concentrations
of
uranium or thorium.
Uranium
has
been
produced
from
the
JOL
and
the
Tusas
East
Slope prospects in the Tusas Mountains. Craig Goodknight and
Jim Dexter (Bendix Field Engineering Corporation) have recently
discovered numerous additional radioactive occurrences in this
area. These occurrences are in fluorite-quartz veins, in roof
pendants in the Tusas Granite, and along fractures in the Tusas
Granite (personal communication, November10, 1981). Since work
is still in progress, the significance of these radioactive
occurrences is not known.
Cenozoic volcanics overlie the Precambrian rocks. The oldest
volcanic unit, the Conejos
Formation,
consists
of
tuffs,
conglomerates, and quartz latite flows, breccias, and agglomerates
and
is
overlain
by
the
Treasure
Mountain
Formation,
a
series
of
tuffs and volcanic sediments. The youngest unit is the Abiquiu
Tuff and consists of tuffs and volcanic sediments. These rocks
need
to
be
hydrothermal
studied
in
detail
volcaniclastic
to
deposits
determine
may
if
initial
magmatic
or
exist.
References: Adams, Arengi, and Parrish (1980); Anderson, E.C. (1957);
Anderson, O.J.
(1980); Apsouri (1944); Barker,F. (1958, 1970);
Barker, F., Arth, and Peterman (1973); Barker, F., Arth, Peterman, and
Friedman
; Barker,
(1976)
F.
,and
Friedman
(1974)
; Benjovsky
(1945);
Bingler (1968, 1974); Brookins (1974); Butler (1939); Chenoweth (1974a,
1976); Collins,G.E.
and Freeland (1956); Condie (1978); Condie
and Budding (1979); Doney (1968); Everhart (1956, 1957); Gibson
(1981); Green and others (1980a); Gresens (1967, 1971, 1975, 1976);
34
Gresms and Stensrud (.1974a, ;b)
Henrich.
@-
and
Leyinson
(1953)
;
Hess and Wells (.1930); Hilpert (.1969)
; Holser C1959b); Hutchinson
(1968); Jahns (-1946);Just (.1937); Kalliokoski, Langford, and
E.S. Jr., Phair, Gottfried,
Ojakangas (-1978); Kent C1980); Larsen,
and Smith (.1956); Lindgren, Graton, and Gordon (1910); Lipman (1969);
Lipman, Bunker, and Bush(1973); Long, L.E. 11972); Malan (1972);
; McLeroy (-1972)
; McWhorter (1977); Muehlberger
Malan and Sterling (.1969)
; Overstreet (1967); Park, C.F. Jr.
(1960., 1967., 1968); Muench (1938)
; Redmon (1961); Treiman (1977)
; U.S.
and MacDiarmid (-1976)
Commission (1970); U.S.
Atomic Energy
Geological Survey (1965); Walker and Osterwald
(1963); Wenrich-Verbeek t.1977); Wenrich-Verbeek
and
Suits
(1979a, ; b)
Williams, F.E. (1966); Wright, L.A. (1948); Zielinski (1978)
i
Nacimiento
Arriba
The
the
San
and
San
Pedro
Nacimiento
Pedro
Mountains,
Mountains
Mountains
Sandoval
and
are
in,northern Sandoval
form
a
northern
Rio
County
extension
into
Counties
and
Rio
Arriba
County (pl. 1). Precambrian rocks form the.western slopes of both
ranges
Jemez
and
Tertiary
Mountains
are
rocks
exposed
to the
related
along
Valles
th.e
caldera
eastern
in
of the
portions
the
Nacimiento
Mountains. Only the Precambrian rocks are described here; the Tertiary
vo1cani.c rocksare
The San
described
Pedro
under
Mountains,
the
partly
Jemei
in
the
Mountains
San
area.
Pedro
Parks
Wilderness area, consistof red granite, aplite, granite,
greenstone,
and
dioritic
gneiss
and
are
unconformably
overlain
by Paleozoic rocks, including the uranium-bearing Cutler Formation
(.Permian). Only traces of base-metals are found in the Precambrian
I
.
i
granite (.Santos and
others, 1975)
. .
35
Precambrianrocks
@
i n t h e NacimientoMountainsconsistof
Irietavolcanic,
metasedimentary,
and
granitic
rocks.
The metavolcanic
andmetasedimentaryrocksoccurprincipally
Three major g r a n i t i cp l u t o n s
pendants i n g r a n i t i c i n t r u s i o n s .
havebeenrecognized
Joaquin(Condie,
i nt h e
as i n c l u s i o n s o r r o o f
area:
Nacimiento, SanMiguel,and
No Precambrianunconformity
1978).
o rq u a r t z -
i n t h i s area; b u t
pebbleconglomerateshavebeenrecognized
PaleozoicrocksdounconformablyoverliethePrecambrianrocks.
The NacimientoandSanMiguel
granites are high-calcium
1 9 7 8 ) ; a n dt h eN a c i m i e n t og r a n i t ec o n t a i n s
g r a n i t e s( C o n d i e ,
a favorable crieteria i n r e c o g n itio n
bothbiotiteandmuscovite,
t o p l u t o n i cr o c k s .
of p o t e n t i a l uranium d e p o s i t s r e l a t e d
Joaquingranite
e
i s a high-potassium,
g r a n i t e( C o n d i e ,
low r a r e - e a r t h e l e m e n t s
1 9 7 8 ) and a l s oc o n t a i n sb f o t i t ea n dm u s c o v i t e .
Pegmatitesandaplitesintrudethegranitic
References:
The
San Pedro Mountains
-
Anderson, R.Y.
( 1 9 6 8 ) ; Chapman, Wood, andGriswold,Inc.
1 9 6 7 ) ; NorthropandHall
rocks.
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Bingler
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Elston (1961,
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; S a n t o s , H a l l , andWeisner(1975);
( 1 9 4 6 ) ; woodward, L.A.~ , Anderson.,.Kaufman,
. ....
Reed (1973) ; Woodward, L . A . , Gibson,and.,.McLelland. .(1976) ;
Wood and Northrop
Woddward, L.A.,
McLelland,and
NacimientoMountains
-
andGriswold,Inc.
( 1 9 7 8 ) ;E l s t o n
(1957);Anderson,
O.J.
(1980);
Della V a l l e ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Chapman, Wood,
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Chenoweth (1974b,1975,
1 9 7 6 ) ; Condie
( 1 9 6 1 , 1 9 6 7 ) ; Fitzsimmons ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Fulpand
(1981) ; Kaufman ( 1 9 7 1 ) ; Northrop ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Northropand
P e r k i n s( 1 9 7 3 ) ;
and
Kaufman ( 1 9 7 4 ) ;
Anderson, E . C .
Brookins ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Brookinsand
~
Schumaker ( 1 9 7 2 ) ;
Vizcaina, O ' N e i l l ,
Hill
Woodward
(1961) ;
a n dD o t t e r e r
36
(1978); Wood and Northrop (1946); Woodward, L.A., Anderson, Kaufman
and Reed (1973); Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, and Reed (1973); Woodward,
L.A., McLelland, Anderson, and Kaufman (1972); Woodward, L.A.,
McLelland, and Kaufman (1974); Woodward, L.A., McLelland, and
Husler (1977); Woodward, L.A., Martinez, Duchene, Schumacher, and
Reed (1974); Woodward, L.A. and Ruetschilling (1976); Woodward, L.A.
and Schumacher (1973).
Jemez
Mountains,
Rio
Arriba,
Sandoval,
and
Los
Alamos
Counties
are formed
The Jemez Mountains in northern New Mexico 1)
(pl.
by volcanic rocks associated with two cauldrons: the Toledo and
Valles cauldrons; Kudo (1974) offers a good summary of the volcanic
history of this area.
Volcanic
activity
occurred
in
early
times the
with
Pliocene
eruption of mafic to intermediate flows and was followed by the
cauldron-forming
silicic
ash-flow
tuff
eruptions
during
the
Pleistocene. Volcanic rocks erupting from the younger Valles
cauldron partially covered the older Toledo cauldron. Volcanic
activity
collapse,
These
for
continued
ring
rhyolite
potential
at
fracturing,
domes
altered
and
uranium
Copper-uranium
and
ValLes
cauldron
and
tuffs
with
intrusion
are
subsequent
of
perhaps
the
rhyolite
more
domes.
likely
mineralization.
mineralizationis associated
basaltic
several
caldera
to
dacitic
volcanic
with
rocks
in
fault
zones
the
Cochiti
District. Anomalously high uranium concentrations have been
reported
from
thermal
springs,
the
Bandelier
Tuff, and
,
surroundings
sediments (Chenoweth, 1974b and 1975).
References: Anderson,
E.C. (1957); Anderson, R.Y.
11961); Bailey,
Smith, and Ross (1969); Bingler (1968); Brookins and Della Valle
targets
(1977) ; Bundy (1958) ; Chenoweth (197433, 1975, 1976); Elston (1961,
a
(1977); Kudo (1974); Laughlin and Eddy (1977);
1967) ; Kelley, V.C.
Lindgren, Graton, and Gordon (1910); Northrop (1961); Northrop and
Hill (1961); Perkins (1973); Ross, Smith, and Bailey (1961); Smith,
R.L. and Bailey (1968)
; Smith, R.L., Bailey, and ROSS (1970);
Vizcaino, O'Neill, and Dotterer (1978); Woodward, L.A., Duchene,
and Martinez (1977); Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, and Reed (1973);
Woodward, L.A. and Timmer (1979).
COLORADO
PLATEAU
San Juan
Basin,
The
San
extensive
a
San,
Juan
McKinley,
Basin,
sedimentary
and
Cibola
northwestern
uranium
deposits
Counties
New
in
Mexico
the
is
Grants
known
for
the
uranium
district. However, diatremes, igneous rocks and plugs, and
siliceous dikes and sills also occur throughout the basin, which
may
be
favorable
hosts
for
uranium
mineralization.
Approximately 250 diatremes are found scattered throughout
the
Navajo
and
Hopi
Indian
reservation
in
Arizona
and
New
Mexico;
A diatreme is
the majority of these diatremes are in Arizona.
a
funnel-shaped
volcanic
vent
or
pipe
which
formed
by
a
violent
eruption into the enclosing sediments. Shoemaker (1956 a,b) reports
uranium
Mexico
and
and
thorium
uranium
analyses
deposits
from
a
few
occur or
inare
of
the
diatremes
associated
with
in
New
diatremes
in the Hopi Buttes, Arizona. Most of the economical uranium
deposits associated with diatremes occur in lacustrine sediments
in
and
adjacent
to
the
diatreme,
but
uranium
also
occurs
fault contacts. None of the New Mexican diatremes have been
-0
exploited
for
their
uranium
mineralization.
along
the
38
V a r i o u so t h e rs i l i c e o u si g n e o u sr o c k so c c u rt h r o u g h o u tt h e
0
are o c c a s i o n a l l yf o u n d
SanJuanBasin.Secondaryuraniumminerals
alongfaults
and f r a c t u r e s i n r h y o l i t e d i k e s i n t h e G r a n t s
D i o r i t e s i l l s a n dl a c c o l i t h s
district.
uranium
are a l s o found i n t h e
CarrizoMountains.
SeveraldikesintrudethesedimentsalongtheGrantsmineral
b e l t .. T h e i rr e l a t i o n s h i pt ot h es a n d s t o n e - t y p em i n e r a ld e p o s i t s
varies and
water.
may a c t a s
b a r r i e r s o r t r a p s f o r uranium-bearingground
Uranium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n may be f o u n dw i t h i nf r a c t u r e so f
Chenoweth ( 1 9 6 6 ) r e p o r t s of uranium
t h e s ed i k e s( A l l i s o n ,1 9 5 4 ) .
o i l wells i n s o u t h e r n San Juan
analyses of samples from selected
BasinwhichpenetratedthePrecambrianbasement.
0
The uranium
valuesinthePrecambrianrocksrangefrom
1 0 t o 74 ppm U 3 0 8 .
References:Allen,
; M a s o n , 0.J; (1980);
Brookins and
(19551.;
Mi:son.~(1954)
J.E:
Della V a l l e ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Brown, W.T.~~Jr.. (1969) ; Cha-pnan, Wed; and
Griswold,Inc.(1977);
F i t z s i m o n s( 1 9 7 3 ) ;
Chenoweth (1957, 1 9 6 6 , 1 9 7 6 ) ; Dane ( 1 9 4 8 ) ;
Greenand
o t h e r s (1980b, 1 9 8 0 ~ ) ; H i l p e r t and
Corey (1955) ; Kerr and Wilcox (1963) ; Larsen,E.s., ~rvinq, Gonyec,~.,and
-. ~.
~~
Larsen(1936);
Maxwell ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Nishimori,Ragland,Rogers,and
Greenburg ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Santos(1966)
(1956);Thadin,Santos,and
;
.
Shoemaker.i”E:.ps.
McKinley Counties
NortheastoftheGrantsuraniumdistrict,
assemblage(BakerandRidley,
(Z956)~;..Sf&.obell
Raup ( 1 9 6 7 ) .
Mount T a y l o r V o l c a n i c F i e l d , C i b o l a a n d
T a y l o rv o l c a n i cf i e l d( p l .
,~
1) c o n s i s t i n g o f
1970).
olivine tholeiiltes normally present in
l i e s t h e Mount
a t y p i c a lc a l c - a l k a l i n e
However, t h o l e i i l t e s and
a c a l c - a l k a l i n e assemblage
39
are m i s s i n g from t h e Mount Taylor sequence.
The v o l c a n i cr o c k sc a nb es e p a r a t e di n t of o u rg r o u p s :
u n d e r - s a t u r a t e de a r l yb a s a l t s ,
2 ) a l k a l ib a s a l t s ,
1)
3 )" b i gf e l d s p a r "
b a s a l t s and d a c i t e s , and 4 ) s i l i c e o u sr h y o l i t e s .M i n e r a l i z a t i o n
is minor t o a b s e n t ;
however, t h e a l k a l i c r o c k s
may b e f a v o r a b l e
h o s t sf o rp o t e n t i a lc o n t a c t - m e t a s o m a t i cu r a n i u md e p o s i t s ,e s p e c i a l l y
s i n c e uranium i s found i n t h e g e n e r a l a r e a .
References:Anderson,
Brookinsand
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; BakerandRidley
R.Y.
Della V a l l e ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Chapman, Wood, andGriswold,Inc.
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Crumpler ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Hunt(1938)
Lipman, P a l l i s t e r , andSargent
ZuniMountains,Cibolaand
The ZuniMountains
;
Lipman,Bunker,
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Northropand
T o w l e a n dR a p a p o r t( 1 9 5 2 ) ;Z i e l i n s k i
e
(1970) ;
Hill
(1961);
(1978).
McKinley Counties
trendnorthwestandsoutheast
and i s s o u t h
1 ) . M i n e r a ld e p o s i t so c c u ri n
o ft h eG r a n t su r a n i u md i s t r i c t( p l .
the central and southern parts of the mountain range
c o p p e r ,f l u o r i t e ,
and Bush (1973) ;
and c o n s i s t o f
b a r i t e , s i l v e r ,g o l d ,a n du r a n i u m .
The o l d e s t r o c k s i n t h e
s c h i s t s ,q u a r t z i t e s ,
area c o n s i s t o f P r e c a m b r i a n g n e i s s e s ,
mafic r o c k s ,a n dg r a n i t i cr o c k s .F o u r
geochemically distinct granites have been differentiated in these
mountainsandonlyone,the
Os0 pluton,
h i g hr a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t sg r a n i t e( C o n d i e ,
p l u t o n i s a h i g h - c a l c i u mg r a n i t e ,w h i l et h e
p l u t o n s are h i g h - s i l i c a ,
1978)
e
.
i s a high-potassiumand
1978).
The M t .
Sedgwick
Cerro ColoradoandZuni
low r a r e - e a r t he l e m e n tg r a n i t e s( C o n d i e ,
PennsylvanianandPermian"redbeds"sedimentsunconformably
overliethePrecambrianrocks.
.
40
Hydrothermal-veinuraniummineralizationoccursinshear
zonesnearDienerandtheMirabalmine.Radioactiveanomalies
are a l s o a s s o c i a t e d w i t h p u r p l e f l u o r i t e i n t h e M i r a b a l
a s y e n i t e body n o r t h e a s t of
and a f l u o r i t e v e i n t h a t i n t r u d e s
t h eM i r a b a la r e a .
No r a d i o a c t i v i t y abovebackground
reconnaissance,September,
1980).
Rautman ( 1 9 7 8 ) examined t h eP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t i c
rocks to determine if these rocks
p o t e n t i a l i n - s i t u uranium
"
a n ys u c hp o t e n t i a l .
would c o n s t i t u t e a l a r g e
deposit.
None of t h e i r
The averageuraniumcontentof
3.75 ppm (range1.82-7.37
data
57 samples i s
of
ppm).
Anomalous water andstream-sedimentsamples,high
are r e p o r t e d f r o m t h e
support
ppm) and t h e a v e r a g e t h o r i u m c o n t e n t
25 samples i s 17.53 ppm (range 4 . 0 7 - 4 1 . 7 6
e
was found
" 2 1 " and " 2 7 " mines(personal
a l o n gf l u o r i t ed e p o s i t sn e a rt h e
Brookinsand
mine
ZuniMountainsbyMaassenand
i n uranium,
LaDelfe
in
( 1 9 8 0 , appendix 111) which may i n d i c a t e u r a n i u m m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
thePermian
?+bo F o r m a t i o no rP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t i cr o c k s .
doesoccurinthe
Ab0
Formation(GottandErickson,1952).
R a d i o a c t i v ea n o m a l i e si nt h e
I
a e r i a l - r a d i o m e tsrui c
rveys
References:
Uranium
ZuniMountains
were a l s o d e t e c t e d
by
.
(Geometrics, 1 9 7 9 , appendix 11)
Baumgardner (1954);Brookins(1978);Brookinsand
Della Valle ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Brookinsand
andGriswold,Inc.
Rautman ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Chapman, Wood,
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Condie (1978);CondieandBudding
(1979);
Fitzsimmons ( 1 9 6 1 , 1 9 6 7 ) ; Geometrics ( 1 9 7 9 , appendix 11)';~' Goddard
(1945, 1 9 6 6 ) ; GottandErickson(1952);
Greenand
o t h e r s( 1 9 8 0 b ) ;
H i l p e r t ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; HilpertandCorey(1955);Kalliokoski,Langford,
and
Ojakangas
(1978);
Langford
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Lindgren,
Graton
and
Gordon
41
e
( 1 9 1 0 ) ; Maassen andLaDelfe
( 1 9 8 0 , appendix 111);McAnulty (1978);
Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 ) ; Smith, C.T.
(1952) ; Williams, F.E.
and o t h e r s( 1 9 5 8 a , b ) ;
Towle andRapaport
(1966).
BASIN AND RANGE
0 r t i z : M o h t a i n s area, S a n d o v a l ,S a n t aF e ,a n dB e r n a l i l l oC o u n t i e s
The O r t i z Mountains area i n c l u d e s t h e
Mountains t o t h e s o u t h a n d t h e S a n g r e d e
area between t h e S a n d i a
C r i s t o Mountains t o t h e
n o r t h and includestheOrtizMountains,SouthMountain,SanPedro
Mountain, C e r r i l l o s H i l l s , a n dt h e
Precambrian and Tertiary rocks
La Bajada d i s t r i c t ( f i g . 6 ) .
are exposed i n t h i s area and
providefavorablehostrocksforuraniummineralization.
The T e r t i a r y E s p i n a s o V o l c a n i c s
are exposed throughout the
e n t i r e area c o n s i s t i n g o f t u f f s , b r e c c i a s , c o n g l o m e r a t e s , a n d
a n d e s i t i c and l a t i t i c flows.
Monzonite
and
syenite-trachyte
porphyriesintrudethe
e n t i r e sequenceforming
porphyry b e l t t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e
a north-trending
Cerrillos H i l l s , O r t i z Mountains,
for
San PedroMountain,andSouthMountain.Favorablehostrocks
potential uranium mineralization occur throughout the
o n eu r a n i u md e p o s i t ,t h e
the past (table
4)
La Bajadamine,hasproduceduranium
2 4 ounces of s i l v e r and2,423pounds
(Chenoweth, 1 9 7 9 ) .
9.7 tons of ore yielding
of copperand
d i k e .L u s t i g( 1 9 5 8 )d e s c r i b e s
present.
9 , 6 4 9 t o n so f
The La Bajada. d e p o s i t o c c u r s i n
t u f f breccia of t h e T e r t i a r y E s p i n a s o V o l c a n i c s n e a r
c o p p e r ,n i c k e l ,
in
.
The L a Bajada mine hasproduced
0 . 1 4 % U308
area and
a
a limburgite
23 m i n e r a l s from t h ed e p o s i ta n d
molybdenum, c o b a l t , germanium, a n da r s e n i c
Minor u r a n i u mo c c u r sw i t h i nn e a r b ys e d i m e n t s( E l s t o n ,
are
42
I
I
II
II
I
I
I
ESTANCIA
i
VALLEY
I
SANTA FE CO.
."-
"
"
J
- N-
-
"
4
"
"
-
0
rn
5
10 mi
F i g u r e6 - O r t i zM o u n t a i n sa r e a ,S a n d o v a l ,S a n t a
Fe, a n dB e r n a l i l l o
Counties.
43
*
1967).
The U.S.
Department of Energy(1980)considersthese
sediments as c o n t a i n i n g p o t e n t i a l
ec.onomic r e s o u r c e s of uranium
( r o l l - t y p es a n d s t o n ed e p o s i t ) .
Severalradioactiveoccurrences
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h c o p p e r
C e r r i l l o s d i s t r i c t (appendix I ) .
a n dg o l dv e i n si nt h e
Copper
mineralizationoccursinveinsalongfracturesinthepotassically
a younger
alteredTertiarymonzoniteporphyrythatsurrounds
a s well
b a r r e ns t o c k .G a l e n a - s i l v e rv e i n so c c u ri nt h ed i s t r i c t
and a r a d i o a c t i v em o n z o n i t ed i k ec o n t a i n s
(U.S.
AtomicEnergy
0 . 0 0 2 4 t o 0 . 0 0 4 7 % U308
Commission, 1 9 7 0 , p.163-164).
San Pedro Mountain c o n s i t s o f P a l e o z o i c s e d i m e n t s a n d T e r t i a r y
monzonites, l a t i t e s , andrhyoliteporphyries.Contact-metasomatic
copper-gold-silver-tungstendepositsoccurinthis
e
"
area (New Placers
t o befavorablehostsforuraniummineralization.
d i s t r i c t ) andappear
Lead and z i n c r e p l a c e m e n td e p o s i t si nl i m e s t o n ea r ea l s op r e s e n t .
of San PedroMountain)consists
SouthMountain(south
monzonitelaccoliththatintrudesthePermian
Ab0
of a
and Yeso
F o r m a t i o n s .C o n t a c t - m e t a s o m a t i ci r o nd e p o s i t sa r ef o u n ds c a t t e r e d
along the intrusive contact.
-
References:
Akright ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Anderson, E.C.
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Anderson, O . J .
1 9 7 9 ) ; C o l l i n s , G.E.
and Freeland(1956)
Edwards ( 1 9 7 5 ) ;E l s t o n
Haji-Vassiliouand
(1980);Atkinson
: Disbrowand
S t o l l (1957) ;
o t h e r s( 1 9 8 0 ~ ) ;
Kerr ( 1 9 7 2 ) ;L u s t i g( 1 9 5 8 ) ;L u s t i ga n d
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; S t e a r n s( 1 9 5 3 ) ;
u.s.
( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Chenoweth ( 1 9 7 6 ,
( 1 9 6 1 , 1 9 6 7 ) ; Greenand
Rosenzweig (1959);Marjaniemiand
C
(1954); Anderson, R.Y.
U.S.
Basler ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Northropand
Atomic Energy Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ;
Department of Energy ( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Wargo ( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Griggs
(1953).
Hill
44
Monte Largo
areas, BernalilloandSandoval
.
SandiaMountainsand
0
Counties
The SandiaMountains,
e a s t ofAlbuquerque,forms
Rio Grande r i f t a n d t h e
edgeofthe
Monte Largo Hills are on t h e
n o r t h e a s t e r ne d g eo ft h eS a n d i aM o u n t a i n s( p l .
rocks overlain
theeastern
1 ) . Precambrian
by P a l e o z o i c s e d i m e n t s a r e t h e d o m i n a n t r o c k t y p e s ,
althoughtheTertiaryEspinasoVolcanicsandintrusives
do o c c u r
i n t h e area.
CondieandBudding
( 1 9 7 9 ) b e l i e v et h a tm o s to ft h eP r e c a m b r i a n
sediments are 1.6 t o 1 . 7 b . y . i n a g e , t h e r e f o r e t h e s e r o c k s a r e
unfavorableforquartz-pebbleconglomerate,uraniumdeposits.
Unconformities may e x i s t i n t h e s e s e d i m e n t s ;
however, d e t a i l e d
geologic mappingandanunderstandingofthestratigraphic
a
r e l a t i o n s h i p sa r en e e d e d .
i s formed by t h e
The escarpmentoftheSandiaMountains
S a n d i aG r a n i t e ,
a l i g h t - c o l o r e dp o r p h y r i t i c
stock.
p e t r o g r a p h i c a n dg e o c h e m i c a l l yd i s t i n c tp l u t o n s
Two o r more
e x i s t (Condieand
Budding, 1 9 7 9 , p . 2 5 ) , a quartzmonzoniteandgranodiorite.Both
p l u t o n s are high-calciumgranites(Condie,
rare mineralshavebeenreportedfromthesedikes.
A carbonatitedike,containing
byLambert
Thousandsof
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h i s g r a n i t e :
aplite and pegmatite dikes
however,no
1978).
( 1 9 6 1 , p . 68-70)
0.295% Nb205, hasbeen
and c o n s i s t so fd o l o m i t e ,a p a t i t e ,
p h l o g o p i t e ,a n dm a g n e t i t e .C a r b o n a t i t e sg e n e r a l l yc o n t a i n
Nb-,
*
Ta-,
Cu-,
P-,
Ba-,
mapped
Th-,
U-,
andF-bearingminerals.
The Espinaso Volcanics occur
few Tertiary intrusive bodies are
in the Sandia
Mountainsand
scattered t h r o u g h o u t t h e
a
area.
45
A
numberof lamprophyre
dikes
intrude
the
Sandia
granite
and
may
warrant further investigation. Some fluorspar deposits and
fissure-veins of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc occur
throughout the area.
References: Aldrich, L.T., Wetherill, Davis, and Tilton (1958);
; Brookins (1974); Brookins and
Anderson,' R.Y. (1961); Bolton (1976)
Della Valle (1977); Condie (1978); Condie and Budding (1979); Elston
(1961, 1967); Enz (1974); Enz, Kudo, and Brookins (1979, 1980);
Feinberg (1969); Fitzsimmons (1961); Green and others
(1980~);
Kelley, V.C. (1977); Kelley, V.C. and Northrop (1975); Lambert (1961);
McAnulty (1978); Moore (1965); Northrop
(1961); Northrop
and
Hill
(1961); Perkins (1973); iiothrock (1946); Shoemaker, J. (1965);
Stearns (1953); Thompson, T.B. and Giles (1974, 1980); Williams, F.E.
(1966); Woodward, L.A. (1970b).
The
Manzano
The
and
Nanzanita
Mountains,
Manzano
Mountains
lie
east
Bernalillo
of
Belen
and
and
Valencia
the
Counties
Manzanita
Mountains lie between the Manzano and Sandia Mountains 1).
(fig.
These
mountain
ranges
lie
in
the
southern
part
of
the
Tijeras
Canyon mining district where gold, silver, lead, copper, and
fluorite veins occur. Precambrian rocks are the oldest rocks in
the
area
The
and
are
overlain
metasediments
in
by
Paleozoic
these
sediments.
mountains
are
considered
to
be
1.6 to 1.7 b.y. in age; therefore, are unfavorable for quartzpebble conglomerate uranium deposits. An unconformity between
older
mafic
younger
metamorphosed
igneous
metasedimentsis exposed
in
rocks
the
and
metasediments
Manzano
Mountains
and
near
46
Comanche Canyon (Condie and Budding, 1979). However, no uranium
occurrences or anomalies
Several
have
Precambrian
been
granites
reported.
intrude
the
metamorphic
rocks;
the Manzanita (quartz monzonite), Ojita (granodiorite to quartz
monzonite) , Monte
Priest
plutons
Largo
and
(granodiorite
are
either
to
quartz
high-calcium
monzonite),
or
and
high-potassium,
low rare-earth elements granites (Condie, 1978). These granites
do
not
although
indicate
a
any
syenite
favorability
phase
in
the
for
potential
Manzano
uranium
Mountains
may
mineralization;
warrant
furth
investigation (Stark, 1956).
References: Anderson,
R.Y.
(1961); Anderson, O.J.
(1980); Brookins
(1974); Brookins and Della Valle (1977); Condie (1978); Condie and
; Fitzsimmons (1961); Green and others
Budding (1979); Elston (1967)
V.C.
(1980~);Kalliokoski, Langford, and Ojakangas (1978); Kelley,
(1977); Kelley, V.C. and Northrop (1975); Machette (1978b); Malan
and Sterling (1969); Muehlberger and Denison (1964); Myers (1977);
Myers and McKay (1970, 1971,
1972, 1974, 1976); Northrop and Hill
(1961); Pierson, Wenrich-Verbeek, Hanigan, and Machette (1980);
Reiche (1949); Rothrock (1946); Stark (1956);U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission (1970).
Pedernal
The
Hills,
Torrance
County
PedernalHills form
a
small
group
of
hills
in
Torrance
of Precambrian
County (pl. 1) and consist of five major types
rocks: Granitic gneiss, quartzite, highly differentiated
metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks, granite, and cataclastite
(sheared granite and country rocks). Detailed stratigraphic
relationships between these rocks have not been determined. One
47
sampleof
granitedisplayedthechemistrytypical
s i l i c a , low r a r e - e a r t hg r a n i t e so f
of thehigh-
Condie ( 1 9 7 8 ) .
Precambrian
unconformities have not been reported from the Pedernal
due t o poorexposures
andan
Hills,
of t h e r o c k s , a l t h o u g h d e t a i l e d
mapping
understanding of the stratigraphic relationships
may
reveal anunconformity.
One v e i n - t y p e r a d i o a c t i v e o c c u r r e n c e
i s r e p o r t e d from t h e
area (Consolidated Gas andMining,appendix
S y e n i t ed i k e s
are similar i n appearanceandcomposition
have been reported and
to dikes in
I).
Wet Mountains,Colorado(LoringandArmstrong,1980).
Carbonatites and thorium-bearing veins occur with the syenites
i n Wet Mountains.
References:arookinsand
Condie
and
Budding
Della Valle ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Condie(1978);
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; F a l l i s (1958);
Fulp
and
(1981);Gonzalez(1968);Gonzalezand
andArmstrong
Woodward
Woodward ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Loring
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Malan a n dS t e r l i n g
Energy Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; Woodward,. L.A.
( 1 9 6 9 ) ; U.S.
(1969)
Atomic
.
Los PinosMountains,SocorroandTorranceCounties
The L o s PinosMountains
l i e southofthe
i n SocorroandTorranceCounties(fig.
7).
Manzano Mountains
Precambrian rocks
are exposed on t h e n o r t h w e s t f l a n k s o f t h e m o u n t a i n s a n d
are
o v e r l a i n by Paleozoic sediments.Precambrianunconformitiesand
quartz-pebble conglomerates have not been foundrin~these mo.untains.
T h r e et y p e so fg r a n i t e si n t r u d et h em e t a m o r p h i cr o c k s :
*"
P r i e s t , Los P i n o s ,a n dS e p u l t u r ap l u t o n s
P i n o sa n dS e p u l t u r ap l u t o n s
(Beers, 1 9 7 6 ) .
The Los
are h i g h - s i l i c a , h i g h r a r e - e a r t h e l e m e n t s
49
granites,
while
the
Priest
pluton
is
a
high-calcium
granite
(Condie, 1978). The Los Pinos pluton is a pink, medium-grained,
biotite
granite
contains
less
and
the
Sepultura
magnetite
and
pluton
biotite
than
is
porphyritic,
the
Los
Pinos
but
pluton.
Pegmatites, aplites, quartz veins, and quartz-feldspar dikes intrude
the
granitic
Only
rocks.
one
vein-type
radioactive
occurrence
mountains (Parker Ranch, appendixI).
with
the
red-bed
Los
Pinos
and
Los Pinos
copper
deposits
southern
Manzano
is
found
in
these
Uranium is also associated
in
the
Mountains
Scholle
district
the in
Ray0
and
in
northern
district,
Mountains.
References: Anderson, O.J.
(1980); Beers (1976); Brookins and
; Condie and Budding (1979)
;
Della Valle (1977); Condie (1978)
Kelley, V.C. (1977); Machette (197813); Mallon (1966); Muehlberger
; Myers and McKay (1974); Northrop and Hill (1961)
;
and Denison (1964)
Pierson, Wenrich-Verbeek, Hanigan, and Machette (1980); Stark and
Dapples (1946).
Ladron
Mountains,
The
Ladron
Socorro
Mountains
County
form
part
of
the
Grande rift in northern Socorro County (fig.
7).
rocks
are
exposed
in
these
mountains
and
western
edge
of
the
Precambrian
are
overlain
by Phanerozoic
rocks, including Tertiary andesitic and rhyolitic flows. The
Sevilleta
include
Wildlife
most
of
A Precambrian
Mountains,
but
is
refuge
the
and
Ladron
conglomerate
too
young
the
proposed
Ladron
Wilderness
area
Mountains.
unit
in
age
is
to
present
be
in
the
favorable
Ladron
for
quartz-
pebble conglomerate-type uranium depasits (Condie, 1976). Precambrian
Ri
50
e
area.
unconformities have not been recognized in this
Two g r a n i t i c p l u t o n s , t h e C a p i r o t e a n d L a d r o n p l u t o n s , i n t r u d e
t h e metamorphicrocks.
facies:
The C a p i r o t eg r a n i t ec o n s i s t so ff o u r
medium-grained,
f a c i e s and i s c h e m i c a l l y a h i g h - s i l i c a ,
g r a n i t e( C o n d i e ,
1976, 1978).
lowrare-earthelements
The C a p i r o t eg r a n i t ec o n s i s t so f
two micas and t h e a l t e r e d a n d t r a n s i t i o n a l f a c i e s
f u r t h e ri n v e s t i g a t i o n .
and i s c h e m i c a l l y a
Torres p r o s p e c t c o n s i s t s o f
I).
The Juan
a radioactive quartz-fluorite nein.
The J e t e r p r o s p e c t ( n o r t h o f t h e w i l d e r n e s s a n d
i n 1954-1958
of Energy ( 1 9 8 0 ) c o n s i d e r s t h i s
game r e f u g e a r e a s )
( t a b l e 4 ) a n dt h e
U.S.
Department
area as f a v o r a b l e f o r c o n t a i n i n g
uraniumresources(Piersonandothers,
occuralong
1978).
are found i n t h e LadronMountains;
J e t e r p r o s p e c t s( a p p e n d i x
t h eJ u a nT o r r e sa n dt h e
hasproduceduranium
i s t h ey o u n g e s t
low r a r e - e a r t h e l e m e n t s g r a n i t e ( C o n d i e ,
Two r a d i o a c t i v e o c c u r r e n c e s
e
may w a r r a n t
The Ladron quartzmonzonite
PrecambrianunitintheLadronsMountains
high-potassiumand
a transitional
c o a r s e - g r a i n e d ,a l t e r e d ,a n d
1981).
Uranium m i n e r a l s
a f a u l t b r e c c i a zonebetween
the Precambrian Capirote
g r a n i t ea n dt h eT e r t i a r yP o p o t o s aF o r m a t i o n .
Anomalous uranium
c o n c e n t r a t i o n s i n water andstream-sedimentsamplesfromthe
aroundthe
J e t e r mine i n d i c a t e t h a t u r a n i u m m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
be i n t h e area ( P i e r s o na n do t h e r s ,
may s t i l l
1981; P l a n n e r , 1980; McCarn and
Freeman, 1 9 7 6 ; c i t e d i n appendix 111).
MinesandMineralResources
area
The N e w Mexico Bureau of
i s currently evaluating the mineral
r e s o u r c e so ft h eL a d r o n sW i l d e r n e s s
areas f o r t h e U . S .
Bureauof
Land Management.
e
References:
Anderson,
E.C.
(1954); Black, B.A..
(1964); Chenoweth (1976);
51
*
Collins, G.E. and Nye ( 1 9 5 7 ) ; Collins, G.E. and Smith ( 1 9 5 6 ) ; Condie
( 1 9 7 6 ,1 9 7 8 )
;
Condie and Budding( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Cookro ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Duschatko and
Poldervaart ( 1 9 5 5 ) ; Haederle ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Kelley, V.C.
(1977);
Lasky ( 1 9 3 2 ) ;
Machette (197833); Mallon ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; McAnulty ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; McCarn and Freeman
( 1 9 7 6 , appendix 111); Northrop and Hill ( 1 9 6 1 ) ;
Pierson, Wenrich-
Verbeek, Hanigan, and Machette( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Planner ( 1 9 8 0 , appendix 111);
Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 ) ; U.S.
of Energy ( 1 9 8 0 ) ;
Lemitar
Atomic Energy Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; U . S .
U.S.
Mountains,
Tne
Lemitar
Department
Geological Survey ( 1 9 6 5 ) ; Williams, F.E.
Socorro
Mountains
(1966).
County
lie
along
the
western
edge
of
the
Rio
Grande rift and are north of the Socorro Mountains 7 )(fig.
.
Precambrian
rocks
are
exposed
along
the
eastern
flanks
and
consist
of granite, schists, metasediments, and pegmatite, quartz, and
e
of
carbonatite dikes. Tertiary volcanic rocks are exposed west
the
Precambrian
rocks
and
have
undergone
a
potassium
metasomatism
1978).
(Chapin and others,
A
Precambrian
Canyon
and
two-mica
radioactive
(McLemore, 1980a, b).
granite
carbonatites
occurs
north
intrude
the
of
Corkscrew
Precambrian
rocks
The carbonatites are Ordovician in age
(V.T. McLemore, in preparation) and contain up 0.25%
to U308.
Thorium, barite, fluorite, and rare-earth elements are also present
Similar
carbonatites
about 20 miles
High
Socorro
*
south
silica
cauldron
and
are
of
also
the
found
Lemitar
potassium
overlie
the
in
the
Chupadera
Mountains,
Mountains,.
Tertiary
volcanic
Precambrian
rocks
rocks
and
from
may
be
the
favorable
hosts for volcanogenic uranium deposits. Radioactive occurrences
also
occur
in
the
Popotosa
Formation
north
of
the
Precambrian
52
outcrops(appendix
I)
.
References:
Anderson,
(1954,
1957);
Anderson,
E.C.
(1980);
O.J.
Bonnichsen(1962);Chapin,Chamberlin,Osburn,
White,and
Sanford
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Chenoweth ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; C o l l i n s , G.E.
andSmith(1956);Condieand
~~
Budding ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; E l s t o n . ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; E l s t o n , Rhodes,Coney,and
( 1 9 7 6 ) ; H i l p e r t ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Lasky(1932)
;
Machette ( 1 9 7 8 a , b) ;
McLemore (1980a, b , 1 9 8 2 ) ; P i e r s o na n do t h e r s( 1 9 8 0 ) ;
Survey(1965);
Woodward, T . M .
Deal
Geological
U.S.
(1973).
L a J o y i t a Hills, SocorroCounty
The J o y i t a H i l l s l i e e a s t o f t h e
a
Acacia
a group o f n o r t h - t r e n d i n g h i l l s .
( f i g . 7) a n d c o n s i s t s o f
Precambrianrocks
R i o Grande near San
form t h e c o r e of t h e s e h i l l s and are composed of
c o a r s e - g r a i n e dg r a n i t e
and b i o t i t eg n e i s s .A p l i t ea n dp e g m a t i t e
d i k e si n t r u d et h eg r a n i t e .T e r t i a r yr h y o l i t e ,a n d e s i t e ,
latite occurintheeasternpart
of t h e area.
and
Minor galenaand
silverveinsoccurwithinthesedimentsadjacenttothePrecambrian
g r a n i t ea n df l u o r i t e
i s common w i t h i nt h e s ev e i n s .
o c c u r r e n c e sa r er e p o r t e d
References:Arendt
to occur in this
area (appendix I ) .
( 1 9 7 1 ) ; CondieandBudding
Laskey(1932);Machette
Minor r a d i o a c t i v e
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Herber(1963a,b);
(197813) ; McAnulty (1978) ; Piersonand
o t h e r s ( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 ) ; S p r a d l i n( 1 9 7 5 ) ;
Williams, F . E .
(1966).
OscuraMountains,SocorroandLincolnCounties
The OscuraMountains
l i e i n S o c o r r o andLincolnCounties
( f i g . 7 ) and t h e s o u t h e r n p o r t i o n s
I)
r e s e r v a t i o n .P r e c a m b r i a nr o c k s
are on t h e WhiteSands
form t h ew e s t e r n
military
face o ft h er a n g e
53
and are o v e r l a i n by P a l e o z o i c r o c k s .
e
are exposed i n t h e s e
ThreePrecambriangraniticplutons
mountains:theOscura,theMockingbird
plutons.
Gap, and t h eC a p i t o l
i s t h e dominantpluton.
The Oscurapluton
Peak
The
Mockingbird Gap andCapitokPeakplutons(describedunderSan
AndresMountains)
Mountainsand
are exposed i n t h e s o u t h e r n p a r t o f t h e
Oscura
i n t h e SanAndresMountains.
T h r e ef a c i e so ft h eO s c u r ap l u t o n
are recognized:
medium- t o
c o a r s e - g r a i n e dg r a n i t e ,f o l i a t e da n dp o r p h y r i t i cg r a n i t e ,a n d
i s similar i n composition t o
y o u n g e rl e u c o g r a n i t e .T h i sg r a n i t e
theCapitol
a
i s c l a s s i f i e d as a high-potassium,
Peak p l u t o n a n d
r a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t sg r a n i t e
byCondie
(1978). Accessoryminerals
i nt h i sg r a n i t ei n c l u d eb i o t i t e ,m u s c o v i t e ,a p a t i t e ,z i r c o n ,
e
sphene
low
:and
..
The Hansonburgmining
d i s t r i c t encompasses the western face of
t h em o u n t a i n s .C o p p e r ,l e a d ,f l u o r i t e ,
producedintermittantlysince
and b a r i t e havebeen
1901 f r o m v e i n s i n t h e P a l e o z o i c
sediments.
The s o u t h e r n p a r t o f t h e O s c u r a M o u n t a i n s h a s n o t b e e n
i n terms ofuranium
e x p l o r a t i o n boom i n t h e
surveyofthe
area was
orthoriumpotentialbecausethe
w i t h d r a w nf r o mm i n e r a le x p l o r a t i o ni n
1950's.
1940's, b e f o r e t h e
uranium
The d a t a from a detailedgeochemical
SanAndresandOscuraMountains
hasbeenreleased
t h e U.S. DepartmentofEnergy(LaDelfeandothers,
111); b u th a sn o tb e e ne v a l u a t e d
examined
a t t h i s time.
1981, appendix
B i r s o y (1977) has
examineduraniumandthoriumconcentrationsintheHansonburg
e
f l u o r i t e .R e c e n tM i n i n gh a sa l s oe x p o s e d
~~
"
by
several r h y o l i t ed i k e s
54
i n t h e Hansonburg area which may w a r r a n t f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
References:Birsoy
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; BuddingandCondie(1975);Condie
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; CondieandBudding
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Kottlowski(1953);Kottlowski
and Steensma(1979);Lindgren,Graton,and
(1978);MuehlbergerandDenison
Gordon ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; McAnulty
( 1 9 6 4 ) ; W i l l i a m s , F.E.
SanAndresMountains,Socorro,Sierra,and
The SanAndresMountains
Doiia
Ana
in south-central
bounded on t h e e a s t by t h e T u l a r o s a V a l l e y
(1966).
Counties
N e w Mexico are
andon
t h e west by t h e
Jornado d e l Muerto ( f i g . 1 ) . The n o r t h e r ne n do ft h er a n g e
boundedbyMockingbird
southern end
is
Gap and the Oscura Mountains and the
i s boundedby
t h e San Augustin Pass a n d t h e
Organ
Mountains.
e
Precambrianrocks
Mountainsand
are t h e o l d e s t r o c k u n i t s i n t h e
c o n s i s t o f s i x g r a n i t i cp l u t o n s :t h eC a p i t o l 'P e a k ,
Mockingbird Gap, StrawberryPeak,Mayberry,
Mineral H i l l p l u t o n s .
SanAndres,and
The Mockingbird Gap, Mayberry,Strawberry
H i l l p l u t o n s are high-potassium,high.rare-earth
Peak,andMineral
e l e m e n t sg r a n i t e s .
The C a p i t o l Peak and San Andresplutons
high-potassium,lowrare-earthelementsgranites(Condie,
~
San Andres
The Strawberry
Peak
and
are
1978).
Mayberry p l u t o c
no
s n s iaoscft c e s s o r y
~
a l l a n i t e ,s p h e n e ,a p a t i t e ,a n dz i r c o n
and t h e C a p i t o l
Peak p l u t o n
c o n s i s t so fa c c e s s o r ym u s c o v i t ea n db i o t i t e .P e g m a t i t e si n t r u d e
these granites.
The g r a n i t i cp l u t o n se x p o s e d
h a v em i n e r a l o g i e sa n dc h e m i s t r i e s
in thesemountains
similar t o g r a n i t i c r o c k s f o u n d
a s s o c i a t e dw i t hp l u t o n i c - r e l a t e du r a n i u md e p o s i t s ;
SanAndresMountains
l i e on t h e WhiteSands
however, t h e
Missile Range andhave
55
a
notbeenopenformineralexplorationsincebeforetheuranium
boom ti h
n
1 e9 5 0 ' s .
Numerous p u r p l e f l u o r i t e a n d b a r i t e d e p o s i t s o c c u r i n t h e s e
mountainsand
it i s rumored t h a t a uranium mineral
occurringwith..!purplefluorite
FormationnearBlack
somewhere i n t h e SanAndresMountains.
from a f a u l t zone i n t h e
Uranium h a sb e e n . r e p o r t e d
was found
Permian' Abo
Dotterer, 1 9 7 8 ) .
Top Mountain(Templainand
Precambrian metamorphic rocks occur in these mountains but
no
unconformities or quartz-pebble conglomerates have been recognized.
The d a t a from a d e t a i l e d g e o c h e m i c a l s u r v e y o f t h e
OscuraMountainshasbeenreleased
Energy(LaDelfe.~and
by t h e U.S.
o t h e r s ,1 9 8 1 ,a p p e n d i x
SanAndres.and
Departmentof
111); b u th a sn o tb e e n
e v a l u a t e d a t t h i s time.
References:
Anderson,
E.C.
(1955) ; Anonymous (1955) ; 'Bachman
( 1 9 6 5 ) ; Bachman and.Harbour ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; Bachman and Myers (1963, 1 9 6 9 ) ;
BuddingandCondie(1975);Condie(1978);CondieandBudding
(1979);
Dunham ( 1 9 3 5 ) ;H a r l e y( 1 9 3 4 ) ;K a l l i o k o s k i ,L a n g f o r d ,
andOjakangas
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Kottlowski(1955,
Thompson,
a n dF o s t e r( 1 9 5 6 ) ;
1 9 6 1 ) ; Kottlowski,Flower,
Lasky (1932);McAnulty,(l978);Muehlbergerand
Denison ( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Rothrock ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; Seager ( 1 9 8 1 ) ; Templainand
t!Otter€X ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; U . S .
GeologicalSurvey(1965);
Williams, F.E.
(1966).
L i n c o l n County Porphyry B e l t
The L i n c o l n Countyporphyry
belt consists of
T e r t i a r ya l k a l i n ei g n e o u sr o c k sf o r m i n gt h eG a l l i n a s ,
and CapitanMountainsandCarrizoPeakand
Precambriangranitesandgneisses
a series o f
Jicarilla,
S i e r r a Blanca ( f i g . 8 ) .
are e x p o s e d o n l y i n t h e G a l l i n a s
LINCOLN CO.
-N-
eOscura
SacramentoMts.
F i g u r e 8 - L i n c o l n C o u n t yp o r p h y r yb e l t .
a
Mountains.
Radioactiveoccurrences
are known t o o c c u r i n e i g h t m i n i n g
d i s t r i c t s o r areas (appendix I ) :
J i c a r i l l a , Nogal,andCapitan
GallinasMountains,White
d i s t r i c t s and t h e C a r r i z o z o a r e a ;
and a r e g e n e r a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e a l k a l i n e r o c k s .
v e i nd e p o s i t s
Oaks,
Hydrothermal-
of g o l d ,s i l v e r ,l e a d ,z i n c ,c o p p e r ,f l u o r i t e ,a n d
t u n g s t e n and molybdenum andmanganese
deposits also appear to
be
r e l a t e dt ot h ea l k a l i n er o c k s .C o n t a c t - m e t a s o m a t i ci r o nd e p o i i t s ,
some o f which a r e r a d i o a c t i v e , o c c u r i n t h e T e c o l o t e ,
G a l l i n a s ,C a p i t a n ,
WhiteOaks,
and J i c a r i l l a d i s t r i c t s (appendix I ) .
The G a l l i n a s M o u n t a i n s m i n i n g d i s t r i c t i n n o r t h w e s t e r n L i n c o l n
County i s n o t e d f o r
deposits.
a
i t s fluorite-copper-bastnaesite a n d i r o n
and f a u l t z o n e s w i t h i n t h e
o fs y e n i t e
breccia
The fluorite-copper-bastnaesite d e p o s i t so c c u ri n
Permian Yeso Formation i n t h e v i c i n i t y
t o m o n z o n i t el a c c o l i t h sa n d
sills.
The d i s t r i c t h a s
produced 7 1 t o n s of b a s t n a e s i t e , a r a r e - e a r t h e l e m e n t c a r b o n a t e
m i n e r a lc o n t a i n i n g
some uraniumandthorium.Bastnaesite
is
r e p o r t e d as o c c u r r i n g i n m o s t o f t h e p r o s p e c t s i n t h i s d i s t r i c t
(appendix I ) . F l u o r i t e ,s i l v e r ,l e a d ,c o p p e r ,a n dz i n ch a v ea l s o
beenproducedfromthesemines.
The i r o n d e p o s i t s
show a close
relationship to the intrusive contacts within the syenite
f o l d e dl i m e s t o n e s
and
of t h e Yeso Formation.Epidoteandtremolite
are common gangue minerals and magneitte and hematite
dominant o r em i n e r a l s .
are t h e
The h i g h e s tr a d i o a c t i v ea n o m a l i e s
associated with the highest concentrations of magnetite and
hematite,althoughtheradioactivemineralshavenotyetbeen
a~
i d e n t i f i e d( p e r s o n a lr e c o n n a i s s a n c e ,A u g u s t ,
1980)
.
are
58
a quartz
Lone Mountain:(White Oaks d i s t r i c t ) c o n s i s t s o f
m o n z o n i t ei n t r u s i v e
composed o f q u a r t z , m i c r o c l i n e , a n t i p e r t h i t e ,
and v a r i o u s mafic minerals.Gold-tungstendeposits(twoofwhich
are r a d i o a c t i v e ) a n d r a d i o a c t i v e i r o n d e p o s i t s o c c u r a r o u n d t h e
Lone Mountain s t o c k .
are of a
The g o l d - t u n g s t e nd e p o s i t s
hydrothermaloriginandfound
i n f r a c t u r e s andbrecciazones
of
monzonite t o r h y o l i t e d i k e s i n t r u d i n g t h e P a l e o z o i c s e d i m e n t s .
Contact-metasomaticirondepositsoccurintheadjacentsediments,
es.peciallywherethesesedimentshavebeenfolded,nearthe
i n t r u s i v ec o n t a c t s .
These d e p o s i t s are r a d i o a c t i v e( a p p e n d i x
and t o r b e r n i t e and m e t a t o r b e r n i t e h a v e b e e n r e p o r t e d
from t h e
s i d e of Lone Mountain (R.H.
P r i n c e mine o n t h e n o r t h
I)
Weber, p e r s o n a l
communication, J u l y 13, 1981).
a
The Sierra Blanca i n t h e Nogaland
Bonitadistricts(partly
w i l d e r n e s s area) c o n s i s t o f
i n t h e WhiteMountain
3 , 3 4 0 f e e t of
v o l c a n i cr o c k s .F o u rm a j o ra l k a l i n es t o c k si n t r u d et h ev o l c a n i c s :
R i a l t o ( m o n z o n i t e ) ,B o n i t o( s y e n i t e ) ,T h r e eR i v e r s( l e u c o - s y e n i t e
p o r p h y r y ) , andChavesMountain
( s y e n i t e )s t o c k sa n dp r o v i d e
f a v o r a b l eh o s tr o c k sf o rp o t e n t i a lr a d i o a c t i v ed e p o s i t s .B l a c k
( 1 9 7 7 ) d e s c r i b e st h er h y o l i t ep l u g sa n dd i k e so ft h e
r h y o l i t e as a l i k e l y t a r g e t f o r
r a d i o a c t i v eo c c u r r e n c e s
Cone Peak
u r a n i u mm i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Minor
are found i n t h e area (appendix I ) and
s e v e r a l molybdenum d e p o s i t s o r o c c u r r e n c e s are p r e s e n t ( S e g e r s t r o m
andothers,1975,p.
21-22).
The CapitanMountains
intrusivestdck,
a
w h i c hp r o b a b l yr e p r e s e n t st h e
intrusiveintheLincoln
"
are formed by a n a l a s k i t e t o monzonite
County p o r p h y r yb e l t .
most s i l i c e o u s major
Two i r o n d e p o s i t s ,
59
the Smokey Iron mine (Pittsburg and Grace claims, presently active)
and the Copeland Canyon claims, are radioactive; however, of
most
the
radioactive
(appendix I).
occurrences
in
this
area
are
thorium-bearing
veins
Numerous claims have been staked in the past for
of "no
uranium and thorium and a test shipment
pay"
low-grade
uranium
ore was shipped from the Bear Canyon mine (table
4). One vein at the
Bareljon No. 1 claim
(appendix I).
is
reported
as
having
significant
uranium
content
Other potential commodities associated with the Capitan
Mountains stock include rare-earth elements, molybdenum, iron,
copper, and gold. The Capitan Mountains are extremely rugged and
the
higher
elevations
are
now
within
the
Capitan
Mountains
Wildernes
area.
References: Anderson, E.C. (1954, 1957); Black, K.D. (1977); Collins,
G.E. (1956); Collins, G.E.
,
and I4allory (1954); Dale and McKinney
(1960); Elston and Snider (1964); Giles and Thompson (1972); Glass
and Smalley (1945); Griswold (1959); Griswold and Missaghi (1964);
Holser (195923); Kelley, F.J. (1962); Kelley, V.C. (1949,
1971, 1972);
; McAnUlty (1978); Moore (1965); Patton
Marjaniemi and Basler (1972)
(1951); Perhac (1970); Perhac and Heinrich (1963, 1964);
Poe (1965);
;
Ryberg (1968); Schnake (1977); Segerstrom and Ryberg (1974)
Segerstrom, Stotelmeyer, Williams, and Cordell (1975); Sheridan
(1947); Sidwell (1946); Smith, C.T. and others (1964); Soul6, J.H.
(1946a); Staatz (1974); Thompson, T.B. (1964, 1968, '1972, 1973);
Twenhofel and Brick (1956);
U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission (1970);
U.S. Geological Survey (1965); walker and Osterwald (1956, 1963);
Willard and Jahns (1974); Williams, F.E. (1966).
60
SacramentoMountains,Otero
e
County
The SacramentoMountainsform
pa r t o f t h e
of t h e ~ - B a s i na n d Range P r o v i n c e( f i g .
the north and the
1 ) . S i e r r a Blanca l i e s t o
Delaware Mountains t o t h e s o u t h .
Gaudalupeand
The T u l a r o s a v a l l e y
e a s t e r n bound, a r y
l i e s t o t h e west o f t h e s e m o u n t a i n s a n d t h e
PecosRivervalleyandthe
Great P l a i n s l i e t o t h e e a s t .
A small exposureofPrecambrianmetamorphicrocksoccurson
the western flanks of the Sacramento Mountains near Nigger
Canyon (Pray, 1 9 6 1 ) .
AlthoughnoPrecambrianunconformities
quartz-pebble conglomerates have been recognized
the Precambrian rocks
Ed
or .
in these mountains,
are unconformably overlain by Paleozoic
rockswhichcontainradioactiveoccurrences.
Dioriteporphyry
a
andcamptoniteporphyry
intrudethePrecambrianand
sills and d i k e s
Paleozoic r o c k s a n d a p p e a r t o b e
cogmamatic (Asquith, 1 9 7 4 ) .
A d i o r i t ep o r p h y r yo c c u r s
d i s t r i c t and may b e r e l a t e d t o t h e
V i r g i n i a mine i n t h e T u l a r o s a
coppermineralizationoccurringinthe
Field reconnaissance of this
onlyslightly
abovebackground
notes,August
4, 1981).
a t the
mineand
References:Asquith(1973a,b,
Abo Formation(Permian).
the adjacent area revealed
radioactivity(personalfield
1 9 7 4 ) ; Kalliokoski,Langford,and
Ojakangao ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Pray ( 1 9 6 1 ) .
P a j a r i t o Mountain, Otero County
P a j a r i t o Mountain l i e s i n n o r t h e a s t e r n p a r t o f t h e
I n d i a nR e s e r v a t i o n ,O t e r o ' C o u n t y( f i g .
."
above t h e p l a t e a u t o a n e l e v a t i o n
Mescalero
1) and r i s e s a b o u t 6 0 0 f e e t
of 8 , 0 1 4 f e e t .
C r y s t a l l i n er o c k s
61
probably of Precambrian age, are exposed in the center of the
mountain
and
consistsof somber-colored
melasyenite,
locally grades into a monzonite
or quartz-syenite.
which
A granitoid
syenite intrudes the melasyenite and pegmatitic syenite intrudes
the older intrusives. Although no radioactive occurrences have
been reported from this area, these rocks are considered favorable
for
containing
carbonatites
uranium
or thorium
are
associated
veins
with
since
syenitic
thorium
bodies
veins
in
and
southern
Colorado.
References: Condie and Budding
(1979); Kelley, V.C.
(1968)~;
Motts ana GaalC1960).
Jarilla
The
Orogrande
Mountains,
Jarilla
and
Otero
:County
Mountains
consistof a
lie
in
small
wide and ten miles long (fig.1).
the
Tularosa
range
of hills
valley
about
six
near
miles
Intrusive igneous rocks form
of intermediate composition. Major
the bulk of the range and are
rock types include biotite syenodiorite, leucorhyolite, monzoniteadamellite, adamellite, and basic to intermediate dikes. Contact
metamorphism of the
sediments
occurs
at the
intrusive
contacts.
Three principle types of ore deposits have been recognized:
contact-metasomatic iron deposits, contact-metasomatic copper
and lead-silver-gold deposits, and placer gold deposits. Two
uranium
and
thorium
analyses
have
been
reported
by
(1975)
Edwards
and Malan (1972) to be low compared to other igneous rocks in
New Mexico. One radioactive occurrence has been reported (appendix
I). Contact-metasomatic iron deposits in Lincoln County are
62
r a d i o a c t i v e and may i n d i c a t e similar ore d e p o s i t s i n t h e s e
0
mountains.
References:
Bloom (1975); Edwards ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Malan ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Schmidt
andCraddock
(1964)
.
CornudasMountains,OteroCounty
are i n s o u t h e r n O t e r o
The CornudasMountains
the northern part of an intrusive
Countyandform
alkalic belt extending into
Texas ( f i g . 1). Rock t y p e si nt h ea r e ai n c l u d es y e n i t e ,p h o n o l i t e ,
and a p l i t e .
calcite, quartz,
A complexsystemofirregularbodiesof
limonite,and siderate occurs in the arearand
o fr a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t s ,
a
(Meeves, 1 9 6 6 ) .
prospects near
Nb,
Rb,
anomalousamounts
L i , and Z r havebeenreported
Uranium o c c u r si nt h eL l e w e l l y na n dJ o n e s
Wind Mountain and thorium-bearing veins intrude
t h es e d i m e n t sn o r t h w e s to f
Wind Mountain(Collins,1958).
The
geology and mineralization of the Cornudas Mountains has not
r e c e i v e d much a t t e n t i o n .
However, thorium-bearingveins
are
and more v e i n s may e x i s t i n t h i s area.
common i n a l k a l i c t e r r a i n s
- .~
References: Bark&;-D.S;.d.
(1958); Holser (1959a,b)
F r aC r i s t o b a l
;
(mi,ig50j.; ~ ~ l l i nG.E.
s,
Meeves ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Timm ( 1 9 4 1 ) ; Zapp ( 1 9 4 1 ) .
Range, S i e r r a County
The F r a C r i s t o b a l
northeast of Truth or
e d g eo ft h e
mng (1974); Clabaugh
RioGrande
Range l i e s e a s t o f E l e p h a n t B u t t e R e s e r v o i r ,
Consequencesandforms
rift.Thisarea
p a r t of t h e e a s t e r n
i s o np r i v a t el a n do ft h e
PedroArmendarisGrant.Precambriangranite,schist,hornblende
63
diorite,
and
pegmatites
are
exposed
along
the
these
western of
flank
mountains. Most of the rangeis composed of Paleozoic sediments.
This
range
is
not
highly
mineralized;
only
a
few
fluorite
an
copper-galena-gold veins have been described. Anomalous radioactivity
occurs with purple fluorite veins (Anderson, 1955). One sample
0f.a highly'altered, red, coarse-grained granite contains up to
0.20% U308
(Templain and
)Dotter=,
1978)
.
References: Anderson, E.C. (1955)
; Anonymous
(1955)
; Boyd
(1955);
Condie and Budding (1978); Harley (1934); Jacobs (1956); McCleary
(1960); Templain and,Dotferer (1978); Thompson, .s, LIT C1955a,b).
,
Caballo
Mountains,
The Caballo
Sierra
Mountains
and
Dofia Ana
form
Counties
of the
part
edge
of the
eastern
Hio Grande rift zone (fig.
l),and consist of Precambrian rocks
unconformably overlain by Paleozoic sediments. Precambrian gneissic
granite, syenite, quartz monzonite (the Caballo pluton) and an
amphibolite complex occursin this area (Condie and Budding, 1979).
Most
of
these
mountains
consist
of Paleozoic
sediments.
Red syenites (microcline-rich bodies)
in the Red Hills area
of
southwestern
Caballo
Mountains
contain
anomalous
I).
uranium and thorium (Staatz and others, 1965; appendix
amounts
of
These
syenites may be related to metasomatism, similar to the fenitizatio
which characterizes carbonatite intrusives (McLemore, 1980a,
b;
Staatz and others, 1965). Larger syenite bodies in the central
portion
of
the
Caballo
Mountains
may
also
be
a
product
.,'.
metasomatism; ifso, they may contain uranium and thorium
mineralization.
of
64
Radioactive
in
occurrences
Precambrian
rocks
and
have
been
along
the
reported
fault
along
contacts
Precambrian granite and Paleozoic limestone (appendix
I).
active
fluorite
veins
of
Tertiary
age
also
are
fault
zones
between
Radio-
reported
by Boyd
(1955). Low-temperature vein deposits of lead, copper, and
fluorite
them
are
scattered
tobe low in
appear
throughout
uranium
U.S.
reconnaissance, July, 1980;
the
and
Caballo
thorium
Mountains;
many
of
(personal
Atonic Energy Commission
preliminary reconnaissance reports). Minor gold, silver, and
barite
veins
The
occur
most
in
likely
the
hosts
area.
for
potential
uranium
and
thorium
( ? ) syenites, the fault
deposits in this area are the Precambrian
zones
within
the
Precambrian
rocks,
and
between
the
Precambrian
and Paleozoic rocks. Detailed mappingof these areas is needed
for
a
better
estimate
of
the
uranium-thorium
References: Anderson, E.C. (1954, 1955);
potential.
Anderson, O.J. (1980);
Anonymous (1955); Boyd (1955); Boyd and Wolfe (1953); Condie and
; Doyle (1951); Dunham
Budding (1979); Dale and McKinney (1960)
(1935); Harley (1934); Jahns, Xottlowski, and Kuellmer (1955);
Kelley, V.C. and Silver (1952); Mason (1976); McAnulty (1978);
Melancon (1952); Rothrock (1946, 1970); Seager (1973a); Silver
(1955); Staatz, Adams,and Conklin (1965); Templain and Dotterer
(1978); U . S .
F.E.
Geological Survey (1965); van Alstine (1976); Williams,
(1966); U . S .
Mogollon-Datil
The
Atomic' Energy Commission (1970).
Volcanic
Province
Mogollon-Datil
volcanic
province
is
part
of
a
large
65
v o l c a n i c b e l t ofOligocene
e
s o u t h w a r disn t o
1978).
to Miocene a g e e x t e n d i n g
Mexico a n d
c o n s i s to
sf
T h i sf i e l de x t e n d s
400-500 c a u l d r o n(sE l s t o n ,
over s e v e nc o u n t i e si ns o u t h w e s t e r n
New Mexico (Socorro,Catron,
H i d a l g o )a n dc o n s i s t s
fromOregon
Sierra, Grant, Doiia Ana, Luna,and
of numerousmountain
r a n g e s , some of which
are d e s c r i b e d s e p a r a t e l y i n t h i s r e p o r t ( f i g .
Volcanic cauldrons form
9).
the cores of many of these mountains
and many c a u l d r o n sh a v en o tb e e n
mapped i n d e t a i l .
Thesecauldrons
t e n d t o form c l u s t e r s a n d o c c d s i o n a l l y o v e r l a p o l d e r c a u l d r o n
complexes.
G r a n i t i cs t o c k si n t r u d et h ec a u l d r o nc e n t e r s
and t h e
r i n gf r a c t u r e s .P r e c a m b r i a nb a s e m e n tr o c k st e n dt ob ee x p o s e di n
or aroundthecauldron
complex.
Lead,copper,zinc,and
0
molybdenum d e p o s i t so c c u ra l o n gt h e
r i n gf r a c t u r ez o n e so fr e s u r g e n tc a u l d r o n s( E l s t o n ,
1978)and
f l u o r i t e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s widespread throughout the province.
PorphyrycopperdepositsoccurinTertiarygraniticstocksin
GrantCounty.
Uranium d e p o s i t s t e n d t o
more s i l i c e o u sv o l c a n i cc e n t e r s( E l s t o n ,
be a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e
1 9 7 8 ) ; t h e yo c c u r
as
u r a n i n i t e - p i t c h b l e n d ev e i n s ,r a d i o a c t i v eo p a li nr h y o l i t ef l o w s ,
and r a d i o a c t i v ef l u o r i t ev e i n s .
~
A l l r o c ku n i t sw i t h i n ,
a d j a c e n t t o t h ec a u l d r o nm a r g i n s ,
a t , and
are f a v o r a b l e s i t e s €or
volcanogenic uranium deposits.
Volcanic rocks associated with the
Mogollon c a u l d r o n i n C a t r o n
County are c o n s i d e rfeadv o r a bfvo
loerl c a n o g e nuirca n i u
dm
eposits
I
I
0
by White and F o s t e r ( 1 9 8 1 ) .
The Baby mine,once
uraniumandgoldmine(table
4 ) , and t h e Evelynprospect
located along fractures within the Whitewater Creek
a productive
are
member o f t h e
I
!
/
I
i
I
x Mining Districts
F i g u r e9 - M o g o l l o n - D a t i lv o l c a n i cp r o v i n c e .
.____.
5
0
5
IO
15 20 mi
66
67
*
Cooney
Rhyolite
Tuff.
The Red Mountain Cauldron, in the Blue Range Wilderness area,
may also have uranium mineralization associated with it. An
aerial-radiometric
anomaly
and
fluorite
occurrences
are
associated
with this cauldron (White and Foster, 1981).
The
Alum
Mountain
area,
south
of
the
Gila
Cliff
dwellings
and surrounded by the Gila Wilderness area,
is slightly enriched
in molybdenum
and
vanadium;
although
no
uranium
occurrences
or
anomalies were found by White and Foster (1981). However, the
surrounding
country
rocks
are
anomalies on aerial-radiometric
hydrothermally
surveys
and
altered
and
stream-sediment
numerous
and
water analyses occurin the vicinity of Alum Mountain. Geologic
mapping
e
the
and
mineral
geochemical
sampling
are
needed
to
adequately
evaluate
potential.
The porphyry copper deposits in Grant County (Tyrone, Santa
Rita, and Hanover mines) may need to be re-evaluated in terms of
their uranium potential. Uranium occurrences are found at Tyrone
and Santa Rita (Allison and Ove, 1957; Foran and Perhac, 1954;
Granger and others, 1952; Kolessar, 1970; Raup, 1953)
and'may
indicate
copper
the
possibility
of producing
production
as
in
uranium
as
a
byproduct
of,
of the Arizona and Utah porphyry
some
deposits. O'Neil1 and Thiede (1981) consider the Tyrone laccolith
as
favorable
for
containing
uranium
deposits.
The Mogollon-Datil .volcanic province contains numerous
favorable environments and host rocks for potential nonsandstone
uranium
e
deposits;
many
of these
areas
not
already
discussed
are
described separately following this discussion. Wilderness areas
68
a
and
national
forests
occupy
a
large
portion
of
this
vast
volcanic
province.
References: Aldrich, M.J., Jr. (1976); Allison and Ove (1957);
Anderson, E.C. (1957); Anderson, O.J. (1980); Anonymous (1959);
Arnold (1974a,b); Bachman (1965); Ballmann (1960); Bauer (1950b);
Belt (1960); Berry, Nagy;Sprag, Barnes, and Smouse (1980);
Biggerstaff (1974); Birsoy (1977); Bornhorst (1976); Bornhorst, Erb,
and Elston (1976); Bornhorst, Elston, Della Valle, and Balagna (1980);
BoydandWolfe(1953);BromfieldandWrucke(1961);Brown,D.M.
!
(1972); Chamberlin (1974, 1980, 1981); Chapin, Chamberlin, Osburn,
White, and Sanford (1978); Chenoweth (1976); Collins, G.E. (1957);
Collins, G.E. and Nye (1957); Condie (1978); Coney (1976); Cunningham
(1974); Dale and McKinney (1959); Dane and Bachman (1961); Davis and
0
Guilbert (1973); Elston (1960, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1978); Elston, Coney,
and Rhodes (1968); Elston, Damon, Coney, Rhodes, Smith, and Bikerman
(1973); Elston, Rhodes, Coney, and Deal (1976); Elston, Rhodes, and
Erb (1976); Everett, F.D. (1964); Everhart (1956, 1957); Farkas
b); Foran and Perhac
(1969); Ferguson (1920, 1927); Finnell (1976a,
; Givens (1957); Gott and
(1954); Giles (1965); Gilluly (1965)
Erickson (1952); Graft and Kerr (1950); Granger, Bauer, Lovering,
and Gillerman (1952); Griffitts and Alminas (1968); Griffitts and
Nakagawa (1960); Griggs (1953); Griggs and Wagner (1966); Hedlund
(1975a, 1977, 1980a, b, c); Hernon and Jones (1968); Hernon, Jones,
; Hilpert (1969); Holser (195913);
and Moore (1953, 1964); Hillard (1969)
Jicha (1958); Jones, W.R.,
Hernon, and Moore (1967); Jones,
W.R.,
Hernon, and Pratt (1961); Jones, W.R., Moore, and Pratt (1970);
4
Kalliokoski, Langford, and Ojakangas (1978); Keith (1944); Kelley,
V.C. (1977); Kelley, V.C. and Branson(l947); Kerr, Kulp, Patterson,
69
and Wright (1950); Kolessar (1970); Lamarre, Perry, and Johnson
(1974); Laroche (1980); Lasky (1930, 1932, 1936a); Lindgren, Graton,
and Gordon (1910); Lopez (1975); Lovering (1956); Machette (1978a, b);
Massingill (1979); May, Smith, Dickson, and Nystrom (1981);
;
Myerson (1979); Meeves (1966); Morrison (1965); Northrop (1944)
O'Neill and Thiede (1981); Osburn, Petty, and Chapin (1981);
O'Sullivan (1953); Paige, S. (1908); Park, C.F., Jr. and MacDiarmid
(1975); Pierson, Wenrich-Verbeek, Hannigan, and Machette (1980);
Potter (1970); Powers (1941); Ratte (,1975); Ratte, Eaton, Gaskill,
; Ratte
and Peterson (1974)
and
Gaskill
(1975)
; Ratte and Grotbo
(1979); Ratte, Landis, Gaskill, and Damon (1969); Ratte, Landis,
Gaskill, and Raabe (1967); Raup (1953); Rhodes (1970, 1976a, b);
; Simon (1973); Smith,
Rhodes and Smith (1976); Rothrock (1946, 1970)
E.I. (1976); Spencer and Paige (1935); Stearns (1962); Strogin
(1957); Sur (1947); Thorman (1977); Thorman and Drewes (1979);
Tonking (1957); U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1970);U . S .
Department
of Energy (1980); U.S. Geological Survey (1965); van Alstine (1976);
van der Spuy (1970); Walker and Osterwald (1963); Walton, Salter,
and Zetterlund (1980a, b); Weber (1963); Weber and Bassett (1963);
Weber and Willard (1959a,
b); White and Foster (1981); Wilkinson
(1976); Willard (1957a,b, 1959); Willard and Givens (1958);
Willard and Stearns (1971); Willard, Weber,
and.Kuellmer (1961);
Williams, F.E.
(1966); Wilpolt and Wanek (1951); Wolfe (1953);
Woodward, L.A. (1970a); Wynn (1981).
Xagdalena
The
Mountains,
Magdalena
Socorro
Mountains
County
lie
in
western
Socorro
County 9)(fig.
and consist of Precambrian, Paleozoic, and Tertiary rocks. The
Precambrian
rocks
have
been
mapped
by Sumner
(1980),
Loughlin
and
70
e
Koschmann ( 1 9 4 2 ) , andCondieandBudding
Sumner ( 1 9 8 0 )
(1979).
conducted a p a r t i asl c i n t o l l o m e t esr u r v e y
and
found
the
Precambrian Magdalena g r a n i t e t o have the highest background
radioactivity.
Sumner (1980)concluded
t h a tt h e s er o c k sh a v e
l i t t l e o r no p o t e n t i a l f o r u r a n i u mm i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
classified the
Magdalena g r a n i t e a s a h i g h - s i l i c a , h i g h r a r e - e a r t h
elements granite suggesting that this granite
The MagdalenaMountains
a r e formed bya
i s c u r r e n t l y b e i n g mapped by C.E.
are exposed i n t h i s area (G.R.
Chapin,G.iLOsburn,andassociated
Osburn, personalcommunication,
The MagdalenaandSawmill
are i n t e r c o n n e c t e d a n d
A-L
are t h e s o u r c e s
Peak Tuff(OsburnandChapin,
(1978).
Canyon c a u l d r o n s
f o r t h e two members of t h e
i np r e s s ) .
i s thesource
t h eS o c o r r oc a u l d r o n ,
not the tuff
complex c a u l d r o n and
I t i s c u r r e n t l yb e l i e v e dt h a tt h r e ec a u l d r o n s
g r a d u a t ea s s i s t a n t s .
December 8 ,1 9 8 1 ) .
may beanomalously
.
h i g h i n uranium(CondieandBrookins,1980)
e
Condie ( 1 9 7 8 )
The t h i r dc a u l d r o n ,
f o r t h e Hells Mesa Tuffand
of Lemitar Mountain as proposed by Chapinand
i s now c o n s i d e r e d t o be p a r t
The NorthBaldycauldron
Hop Canyon c a u l d r o n i s n o l o n g e r
oftheSocorrocauldronandthe
c o n s i d e r e dt ob e
a cauldron (G.R.
December 9 , 1 9 8 1 ) .
others
Osburn,personalcommunication,
F u t u r ep u b l i c a t i o n s
by C.E.
Chapinand
G.R.
Osburn w i l l f u r t h e r e x p l a i n t h e c u r r e n t t h e o r i e s i n v o l v i n g t h i s
complex system of cauldrons.
The MagdalenaMountains
(Lasky,1932;Loughlinand
are a h i g h l y m i n e r a l i z e d
Koschmann, 1 9 4 2 ) .
d i s t r i c t s o c c u ri nt h e s em o u n t a i n s
m
Canyon, NorthMagdalena,and
area
Fivemining
(Hop Canyon, Magdalena, Mill
Water Canyon)and
consistof
gold,
75
d i s t r i c t ) , a t t h e Cocar Lease, and a t t h e T a y l o r p r o s p e c t s
(appendix I ) .
F l u o r i t e , calcite, a n dq u a r t zv e i n sc o n t a i n i n g
c o p p e r ,l e a d ,a n di r o ns u l f i d e so c c u rw i t ht h eu r a n i u m - b e r y l l i u m
m i n e r a l i z a t i o ni n
t h e VicksPeakRhyolite
minerals occur in red siltstones
(Correa, 1 9 8 0 ) .
Uranium
and limestones of the Permian
Abo Formation i n t h i s area and may be g e n e t i c a l l y related t o t h e
felsic intrusives closely associated with these occurrences
(Boyd,
1 9 5 5 ) .T u n g s t e n ,i r o n ,b e r y l l i u m ,a n dt i nh a v eb e e nf o u n di nt h e
I r o n Mountain d i s t r i c t as hydrothermal veins and contact-metasomatic
d e p o s i t s( J a h n s ,1 9 5 5 ) .
from t h eC u c h i l l o
Lead, z i n c , andcopperhavebeenproduced
Negro d i s t r i c t ( f i g . 10); f l u o r i t e o c c u r s
a t Cross Mountain(McAnulty,
f u r t h e rs o u t h
References:Alminas,
Curry
(1975);
Anderson,
1978).
Watts, G r i f f i t t s , Siems, Kraxberger,
and
E.C.
(1955);
Anderson,
O.J.
(1980);
Anonymous (1955); Boyd ( 1 9 5 5 ) ; Correa (1980); Dale and McKinney
( 1 9 6 0 ) ;G q i f f i t t sa n d
Harley(1934);
Jahns
Hillard
Alminas ( 1 9 6 8 ) ; G r i f f i t t s and Nakagawa ( 1 9 6 0 ) ;
( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Holser
(195913); Huskinson(1975);
( 1 9 4 4 , 1955);Jahns,Kottlowski,andKuellmer(1955);Jahns,
McMillan, O ' B r i e n t , and F i s h e r ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Lasky (1932);Lindgren,
Graton,and
Gordon ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; Maldonado ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; McAnulty (1978) ;
Meeves ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 1, 9 7 0 ) ;
Storms(1947a,
GeologicalSurvey(1965)
( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Williams, F.E.
;
v a nA l s t i n e
BlackandCooke'sRanges,Caton,
The BlackandCooke'sRanges
S i e r r a ,G r a n t ,
b ) ; U.S.
and Luna Counties
in south-central
New Mexico
c o n s i s t of Precambrianigneousandmetamorphicrocks,Paleozoic
a n dC r e t a c e o u ss e d i m e n t s ,a n dT e r t i a r yv o l c a n i ca n di n t r u s i v er o c k s .
~~~.
(.1966).
71
*
silver, barite, copper, manganese, lead, zinc, perlite, vanadium,
and
tungsten
Tertiary
At
mineralization
volcanic
least
rocks,
four
in
and
Tertiary
volcanic
rocks, veins
replacement
radioactive
deposits
occurrences
are
in
in
limestones.
reported
from
the
Magdalena Mountains (appendixI) and one sample from the C and K
Stream-sediment, water, and aerial-
claims contained 1,035 ppmU.
radiometric anomalies also occur in this area (Berry and others,
1980). Minor uranium occurrences are also found associated with
the
ore
bodies
(appendix I).
Magdalena
a
in
the
mining
districts
in
the
Magdalena
Mountains
Berry and others (1980) initially considered .the
cauldron
system
as
favorable
mineralization based on this
evidence,
as
low
unfavorable
because
of
for
but
containing
reclassified
uranium
this
area
tonnage.
References: Allen, P. (1979); Anderson,
O.J.
(1980).; Belt (.1960);
Berry, Nagy, Spreng, Barnes, and Smouse (1980); Birsoy
U977);
Blakestad (1977); Bowring (1980); Chapin (1971); Chapin, Chamberlin,
Osburn, White, and Sanford (1978); Condie (1978); Condie and Budding
(1979); Dane and Bachman (.1961); Donze (1980); Elston (1976);
Johnson, J.T. (1955); Kalish (1953); Krewdl C1974); Lasky (1932);
Lindgren, Graton, and Gordon (1910); Loughlin and Koschmann (1942);
Machette (197833); Northrop (.1944); Osburn (1978); Osburn and Chapin
(in press); Osburn,Petty, and Chapin (.1981); Park, D.E. (1971);
Petty (1979); Pierson, Wenrich-Verbeek, Hannigan and Machette (1980);
U.S.
Roth (1981); Sumner (1980); Titley (1959);
Atomic Energy
Commission (1970); Weber (1963); Williams,F.E. (1966).
NOTE: Also
a
province.
see list of references under Mogollon-Datil Volcanic
72
San Mateo Mountains,SocorroandSierraCounties
0
The San Mateo Mountains are in southwestern Socorro and
northern Sierra Counties,southwestofthe
The m o u n t a i n s c o n s i s t o f
a complex series o f T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c s
Two majorcauldronshavebeen
o v e r l y i n gP a l e o z o i cs e d i m e n t s .
recognizedinthis
v&t.hington
MagdalenaMountains.
area by Deal and Rhodes (1976) :
the Mt.
Nogal Canyon c a u l d r o n s .
(northernmostcauldron)andthe
from a n d e s i t e t o
The v o l c a n i c r o c k s r a n g e i n c o m p o s i t i o n
r h y o l i t e and o v e r l yP a l e o z o i cs e d i m e n t s .
The M t . Withington
c a u l d r o n i s approximately 18-25 m i i n d i a m e t e r and i s f i l l e d w i t h
more than4,900
f t ofrhyoliteash-flowtuffs
domes and flows o c c u ra l o n gt h er i n g
Canyon R h y o l i t e s ) .R h y o l i t e
The Nogal Canyon c a u l d r o n i s approximately 9-12 m i i n
fractures.
e
i s f i l l e d w i t h 2 , 1 0 0 f t ofash-flowtuffs
diameterand
Peak R h y o l i t e )
Mt.
are s c a t t e r e d a r o u n d t h e
Withingtoncauldrons(appendix
I).
Pitchblende(Terry)prospecthasproduceduranium
(table 4 ) .
(Vicks
.
Numerous r a d i o a c t i v e o c c u r r e n c e s
Nogaland
(A-L PeakandPotato
in the past
Anomalies from stream-sedimentand
aerial-radiometricsurveys
One d e p o s i t ,t h e
water samplesand
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e
Nogal Canyon
c a u l d r o n .B e r r ya n do t h e r s( 1 9 8 0 )c o n s i d e rt h i sc a u l d r o n
favorableforcontaining
i n t h e Madera Limestone.
as
1 0 0 o r more t o n s of uranium ore, p r i m a r i l y
The M t . W i t h i n g t o nc a u l d r o nt ot h en o r t h
i s a zone o f minimal r a d i o a c t i v ea n o m a l i e s :
!
o c c u r r e n c e s and
stream-sediment,
I
that this cauldron
however, a f e w r a d i o a c t i v e
water, and
rock
anomalies
suggest
may h a v e a s s o c i a t e d u r a n i u m m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
73
being favorable for containing uranium mineralization; but
@
reclassified the cauldron as unfavorable due to low grade and
small
tonnageof known
References: Anderson,
uranium
O.J.
occurrences.
(1980); Bassett (1954); Berry, Nagy,
Spreng, Barnes, and Smouse (1980); Bornhorst, Elston, Della Valle,
and Balagna (1980); Boyd and Wolfe (1953); Chapin, Chamberlin,
Osburn, White, and Sanford (1978)
: Correa (1980)::Dane
and Bachman
(1961): Deal (1973); Deal and Rhodes (1976): Elston (1976): Farkas
(1969): Purlow (1965): Hillard (1969); Lasky (1932); Lindgren,
I
i
~
I
!
Graton, and Gordon (1910); Lovering (1956): Machette (197833):
U.S.
Atomic Energy Commission (1970);U.S.
Weber(1963) : Willard(1957a,b)
Department of Energy (1980);
: Wolfe(1953).
Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra and Socorro Counties
Sierra.Cuchillois in
Counties
in
the
northwestern
Mogollon-Datil
Monticello, New Mexico (fig.10).
in
two
narrow
belts
along
the
Sierra
volcanic
and
southern
province,
near
Socorro
Winston
and
Precambrian rocks are exposed
western
edge
of
the
mountain
range
where metarhyolite and. amphibolite are mapped. Jahns and others
(1978) divide the thick succession of Cenozoic ,volcanic rocks into
six groups (from youngest to oldest): olivine basalt, upper
andesite, rhyolite-trachyte, lower andesite, dacite-rhyodacite,
and latite-andesite. The volcanics have been intruded by numerous
monzonite plugs and laccoliths, latite sills and dikes, felsite
!
sills and dikes, porphyritic rhyolite dikes and plugs, aplite
dikes
and
granitic
plutons.
Sierra Cuchillo is a highly mineralized area. Beryllium and
uranium
occur
in
the
Apache
Warm
Springs
area
(northern
Iron
Mounta
74
a
-N-
Monticelio
a
Winston
+
IO7O 30'
33'20'
A Cuchilla
Mtn.
c
5
r
e
76
Small o u t c r o p s o f P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e a r e f o u n d s c a t t e r e d
e
throughouttherange;onesample
was c l a s s i f i e d as a h i g h - s i l i c a ,
h i g hr a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t sg r a n i t e
by Condie ( 1 9 7 8 ) .
c o n s i s t s of e s s e n t i a l p e r t h i t e , q u a r t z ,
The g r a n i t e
plagioclase, b i o t i t e , and
a c c e s s o r ym a g n e t i t e ,i l m e n i t e ,z i r c o n ,f l u o r i t e ,a n dc h l o r i t e
(Kuellmer,
1954,
p.
6-10).
H o r n b l e n d e - c h l o r i t es c h i s t s
(metadiabase) are exposed i n some of t h e s e P r e c a m b r i a n t e r r a i n s
andthePrecambrianrocksareunconformablyoverlain
by P a l e o z o i c
sediments o r by T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c s .
Two c a u l d r o n sh a v eb e e n r e c o g n i z e di nt h eB l a c k
Corduroy Canyon ( p o o r l yd e f i n e d )
c a u l d r o n s :o t h e rc a u l d r o n s
0
and Emory ( o rK n e e l i n g
may e x i s t i n t h e
The a n d e s i t i c flows are h i g h i n
Range, t h e
area ( E l s t o n ,1 9 7 8 ) .
s i l i c a and p o t a s h .
t u f f s are l o w - s i l i c a r h y o l i t e t o q u a r t z
Nun)
The ash-flow
latite inthelowerpart
andhigh-silicarhyoliteintheupperpartofthevolcanicsequence
( E r i c k s e na n do t h e r s ,
Co, C r , Cu, N i ,
1 9 7 0 , p. 2 2 - 2 3 ) .
Trace elementssuch
as B a ,
Sc, S r , L i , and V t e n d t o be more abundant i n t h e
a n d e s i t i cr o c k s ,w h i l e
B , B e , Mo, Nb, and Sn t e n d t o b e
abundant i n t h e r h y o l i t i c r o c k s ( E r i c k s e n
more
and o t h e r s , 1 9 7 0 , p . 2 3 ) .
The T a y l o r Creek R h y o l i t e i s h i g h i n s i l i c a and potassium and
c o n t a i n s large t i n d e p o s i t s . T h i s r h y o l i t e
t h e two c a u l d r o n s a n d
i s r e l a t e d t o one of
may b e f a v o r a b l e f o r u r a n i u m m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Thesemountainranges
are h i g h l y m i n e r a l i z e d l o c a l l y , w i t h
g o l d - c o p p e r - l e a d - s i l v e r - z i n cv e i n s ;r e p l a c e m e n td e p o s i t so fc o p p e r ,
g o l d ,a n ds i l v e r :t i nd e p o s i t s ;a n df l u o r i t ev e i n s .
in the Cooke's
I O
Peak a r e a and i n t h e K i n g s t o n d i s t r i c t
V i r g i n i am i n e ,I n g e r s o l lm i n e ,a n d
Uranium o c c u r s
a t the
B a r i t e H i l l No. 1 claim.
P i t c h b l e n d e i s r e p o r t e d as o c c u r r i n g a l o n g t h e
0
Range ( i n t h e B l a c k Range P r i m i t i v e a r e a ) ;
crest of the Black
however,Grangerand
Bauer (1950b) c o u l d n o t v e r i f y t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h i s o c c u r r e n c e .
A
r a d i o a c t i v e o c c u r r e n c e i s p r e s e n t a l o n g Dry G a l l i n a s Canyon on
t h e west s i d e o f t h e r a n g e ,
where r a d i o a c t i v i t y i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
c h e r t o r opalinrhyoliteboulders(appendix
I).
The Emory c a u l d r o n may be a f a v o r a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t f o r
are
v o l c a n o g e n i cu r a n i u md e p o s i t s ;t h r e er a d i o a c t i v eo c c u r r e n c e s
locatedinthis
area (appendix I ) .
A groupofstream-sediment
and water anomalies are found e a s t o f t h e c a u l d r o n m a r g i n i n S e c o
C r e e k and Los Animas Creek(Berryandothers,
e
1 9 8 0 , p. 1 7 ) ; a l t h o u g h
r o c ka n a l y s e s
are g e n e r a l l y low i n uranium(Berryandothers,
appendix B ) .
Uranium i s a l s o r e p o r t e d as o c c u r r i n g i n t h e P e r m i a n
Abo Formation i n t h e K i n g s t o n d i s t r i c t
(U.S.
1980,
AtomicEnergyCommission,
1970, p. 1 8 7 ) .
References:
Anderson,
E.C.
( 1 9 5 4 ) ; Anonymous (1955);
Condie
(1978);
Correa(1980);DartonandBurchard
Ericksenand
Wedow ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; E r i c k s e n , wedow, Eaton,andLeland
Fishback ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; Fodor
(1975,
andGlass
( 1 9 1 1 ) ; Elston(1955,1957,1978);
1976) ;
( 1 9 4 2 ) ; GrangerandBauer(1950b);
(1970);
( 1 9 4 0 ) ; F r i e sS, c h a l l e r ,
G r i f f i t t s and
Nakagawa ( 1 9 6 0 ) ; Griswold ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Harley(1934);
Hedlund (197533,
1 9 7 7 ) ; Holser(1959b);Jicha(1954a,b);Kuellmer(1952,1955,1956);
Lindgren,Graton,and
Gordon ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; Lovering(1956);Lufkin
(1972);
McAnulty ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Morris ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Raup (1953) : Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 , 1 9 7 0 ) ;
R u s s e l l ( 1 9 4 7 ) ; U1S; Atomic .Energy Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; U . S .
e
Survey(1965);
Spreng,
Barnes,
and
Williams,. F.E.
( 1 9 6 6 ) ; wynn (1978);Berry,
Smouse ( 1 9 8 0 ) .
Geological
Nagy,
78
Burro
Mountains,
The Big
Grant
and
and
Little
Hidalgo
Burro
Counties
of Silver
southwest
Mountains,
City (fig. ll), consist of a Precambrian basement overlain
unconformably
by.Cretaceous
sediments
and
Tertiary
volcanics.
Tertiary intrusives are also present. The Precambrian Bullard
Peak
and
Ash
Creek
metamorphic
series
are
intruded
by
granitic
and basic intrusives. In the Burro Mountain batholith, five
varieties of granitic rocks are present: hornblende-biotite
granite, biotite granite, alaskite, porphyritic granite, pegmatites,
and aplites (Hewitt, 1959; Gillerman, 1952a, 1964). Condie (1978)
classified
a
sample
from
this
granitic
pluton
as
a
high-potassium,
high rare-earth elements granite. Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,
uranium,
and
fluorspar
mineralization
occurs
in
six
mining
districts:
Telegraph, White Signal, Black Hawk, Burro Mountains, Malone, and
Gold
Hills
districts.
Quartz-pebble
age
have
migmitites
potential
not
been
occur
host
conglomerates
in
for
recognized
the
and
in
Bullard
anatectic
unconformities
the
Precambrian
Peak
uranium
series
and
of
Precambrian
terrain:
may
offer
however,
a
deposits.
Lenses, dikes, and irregular bodies of pegmatites intrude
the
older
Precambrian
rocks
and
consist
of
quartz,
microcline,
oligoclase, muscovite, biotite and accessory garnet, magnetite,
molybdenite, allanite, and opal (Hewitt, 1959). Thorium- and
rare-earth elements-bearing minerals (allanite, euxenite,
samarskite, and cyrtolite) are found in the pegmatites in the
Gold Hills district (fig. 11, appendix I).
The uranium-,
79
I
I
i
0
F i g u r e1 1 - B u r r oM o u n t a i n s ,Q r a n ta n dH i d a l g oC o u n t i e s .
e
5
10 mi
_
1
80
a.
thorium-,andrare-earthelementspotential
i s uneconomicalbecauseof
Cif t h e s e p e g m a t i t e s
l o w tonnage land low g r a d e .
V a r i o u sd i k e s ,s t o c k s ,a n dp l u g sh a v ei n t r u d e dt h eB u r r o
Mountain b a t h o l i t h , c o n s i s t i n g o f q u a r t z m o n z o n i t e , m o n z o n i t e
p o r p h y r y ,r h y o l i t e ,
and d i a b a s e .
A t h i c k series of T e r t i a r y
andesiteandrhyoliteflowsoverliethePrecambrianand
of the Burro Mountains.
Cretaceousrocksalongthenorthernend
f a u l t , and
Uranium o c c u r s w i t h i n v e i n s a l o n g f r a c t u r e s ,
l e a d , bismuth
b r e c c i az o n e s F
. luoriteg
, oldc
, o p p e r s, i l v e r ,
may a l s o o c c u r as
anduraniumminerals,andturquoiseandgarnet
a
disseminations!l,through t h e a l t e r e d r o c k s i n t h e o x i d a t i o n
zone.
Most o f t h e u r a n i u m d e p o s i t s i n t h e
White S i g n a l d i s t r i c t
are
associated with quartz-pyrite veins
a t or near their intersections
w i t hd i a b a s e
and r h y o l i t ed i k e s( G i l l e r m a n ,
o fp i t c h b l e n d eo c c u ri nt h eB l a c k
Large q u a n t i t i e s
Hawk d i s t k i c t .R a d i o a c t i v e
f l u o r i t e i s found i n t h e RedrockandWild
( T e l e g r a p hd i s t r i c t ) .
1964).
Horse Mesa areas
Uranium m i n e r a l s a l s o o c c u r . a l o n g t h e f a u l t
between t h e P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e a n d C r e t a c e o u s B e a r t o o t h q u a r t z i t e
inthe
WildHorse
Mesa a r e a( G i l l e r m a n ,
anomaliesandoccurrences
d e p o s i t( K o l e s s a r ,
.
The U.S.
r e s o u r c e s of uranium.
'.
area are l i s t e d i n
Uranium was produced as a source ofradium
inthe
as uranium ore i n t h e 1 9 5 0 ' s
Department of Energy ( 1 9 8 0 ) c o n s i d e r st h e
Precambrian rocks of the Burro Mountains
0
Tyronecopper
1 9 7 0 ; A l l i s o n and Ove, 1957; O ' N e i l l andThiede,
1 9 2 0 ' s (Gillerman, 1 9 6 4 ) andthen
( t a b l e5 )
Radioactive
are scattered around the
1 9 8 1 ) .O t h e rr a d i o a c t i v eo c c u r r e n c e si n t h i s
appendix I .
1964).
to contain possible
81
e
L a n g f o r d( 1 9 8 0 )s u g g e s t st h a tt h eu r a n i u ma n dt h o r i u m
o c c u r r e n c e si n
may be r e l a t e d t o t h e
t h e Burro
Mountains
unconformity between the Precambrian and Cretaceous rocks.
believes t h a t t h e u r a n i u mm i n e r a l i z a t i o n
Gillerman(1970)
i s related t o l a t e Tertiary
associated with fluorite-gold deposits
volcanism.
The genesis of these d e p o s i t s must be understood t o
be used as a n e x p l o r a t i o n
-References:
tool.
and Ove
Adams, Arengi, and Parrish (1980); Allison
(1957);Anderson,
E.C.
(1954,1957);Anderson,
(1939); Bauer (1950a,1951);
0.J. ( 1 9 8 0 ) ;B a s t i n
Chenoweth (1976); Condie (1978);
Dale and McKinney (1960); Dyer (1953);Elston(1960,1964,1965,
( 1 9 5 6 , 1 9 5 7 ) ;F e r r i s
1 9 7 0 )E
; verhart
an? Ruud
(1971);Gillerman
(1952a, b , c , 1953a, b, 1964,1967,1968,1970);Gillermanand
Granger
(1952);
Gillerman,
Swinney,
Whitebread,
Crowley,
and
Kleinhample(1954);Gillermanand
Whitebread (1954,1956);Granger
(1950);GrangerandBauer(1950a,1951a,
others(1952);Handley(1945);
(1978a-j,1980a-c);
b, 1952);Grangerand
Harder and Wyant (1944);Hedlund
H e w i t t (1957,1959);
Holser ( 1 9 5 9 b ) ;K a l l i o k o s k i ,
Kolessar (1970);
Langford,andOjakangas(1978);.Keith(1944,1945);
Krieger(1935);Langford(1980);Leach,
A.A.
(1916);Leach,F.I.
Malan
(1920);Lindgren,GratonandBorden(1910);Lovering(1956);
a n dS t e r l i n g
( 1 9 6 9 ) ; McAnulty (1978); McKelvey (1955); O ' N e i l l
andThiede(1981);
(1974); U . S .
( 1 9 4 6 , 1 9 7 0 ) ;S t a a t z
Atomic Energy Commission (1970); U.S.
Energy(1980)
.e
Raup (1953);Rothrock
Williams, F . E .
; van Alstine
. ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Walkerand
(1966); Woodward, L.A.
Department of
Osterwald (1963) ;
(1970a) i Nynn (.1981).
82
a
P e l o n c i l l o andGaudalupeMountains,HidalgoCounty
The P e l o n c i l l o a n d
GuadalupeMountains
Countyand
e x t e n di n t oA r i z o n a
boundedon
the east by the
San Simon andSanBonadilo
(fig. 1 2 ) .
of t h e r a n g e i n
thisgranite
are
t h e west by t h e
Vallies i n Arizona.
b i o t i t eg r a n i t eo fu n c e r t a i na g e
sampleof
Theseranges
Animas V a l l e y andon
S m a l l o u t c r o p s of Precambrian rocks
c e n t r a lp o r t i o n
l i e inwesternHidalgo
are exposed i n t h e
New Mexico.Medium-grained,
i s themajorrocktype.
One
a s a high-
i s c l a s s i f i e d by Condie(1978)
s i l i c a , low r a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t sp l u t o n .
centralpart of the Peloncillo
pink
The remainder of t h e
of P a l e o z o i c
Mountainsconsists
andCretaceoussedimentsandTertiaryvolcanicandintrusiverocks.
Two cauldronshavebeenrecognized:the
a
T r a i l C a u l d r o n s( E l s t o n
Draw andthetuff
and others, 1979).
Rodeo and Geronimo
The r h y o l i t eo fC l a n t o n
of Guadalupe Canyon (Geronimo T r a i l c a u l d r o n )
c o n t a i n sh i g hu r a n i u mv a l u e s( W a l t o na n do t h e r s ,1 9 8 0 ;
o t h e r s ,1 9 8 1 ) .
Aerial-radiometric anomalies are p r e s e n ti nt h e
northeastern part of the
1981).
Geronimo T r a i l c a u l d r o n
The v o l c a n i cr o c k s
(Waltonand
associated w i t ht h e
i n uranium content
about average
(May a n d o t h e r s ,
Rodeo Cauldron are
compared t o o t h e r v o l c a n i c r o c k s
are found
o t h e r s ,1 9 8 0 ) .A e r i a l - r a d i o m e t r i ca n o m a l i e s
i n t h e area; however, g r o u n d - r a d i o m e t r i c t r a v e r s e s
o t h e r s ( 1 9 8 1 ) c o u l dn o t
theKimball,San
are a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e s e c a u l d r o n s :
Simon, G r a n i t e Gap, a n dS i l v e rT i p
They c o n t a i n base-metal
by May and
locate a n ya d d i t i o n a la n o m a l i e s .
Four major mining districts
s u l f i d e s ,s i l v e r ,
Purplefluoritehasbeenfoundin
*?
May and
districts.
a n dg o l dv e i n s( f i g .
a f a u l t zone west of Animas
12).
83
E X P L A N A T I O N
\
3
J
4
Cauldron
Names o f Cauldrons:
I. Geronimo Trail
2. Rodeo
3. Muir
4. Juniper
5. Animas Peak
6. Cowboy Rim
7. Son Luis
8. Tu1 ious
9. Apache
Mts,
F i g u r e1 2 - M o u n t a i nr a n g e si nH i d a l g oC o u n t y .
84
(Purple Star prospect) and radioactive occurrences are found in
the area (appendixI).
References: Cargo (1959); Carten, Silberman, Armstrong, and
Elston (1974); Condie (1978); Dale and McKinney (1960); Deal,
Elston, Erb, Peterson, Reiter, Damon, and Shafiqullah (1978);
Drewes and Thorman (1980); Elston (1974); Elston, Erb, and Deal
(1979); Erb (1978); Gillerman (1958);May, Smith, Dickson,and
Nystrom (1981); McAnulty (1978); Rothrock (1946, 1970); Walton,
Salter, and Zetterlund (1980a, b); Williams, F.E.(1966);
Williams, S.A.
(1978); Woodward, L.A.
(197Oa); Wrucke and
Bromfield (1961).
Pyramid
e
Mountains,
Hidalgo
County
The Pyramid Mountains lie south
of Lordsburg (fig. 12) and
contain Cretaceous and Tertiary igneous rocks. Only one cauldron,
the Muir cauldron,is recognized in this area; it controls the
mineralization in the Lordsburg (Virginia) and Pyramid mining
districts (Elston, 1978).
Anomalous
radioactivity
has
been
found
in
opal
veins
along
a fault zone and radioactive pegmatites are reported from this
area (appendix I, this report; Williams,F.E., 1966; Allison and
Ove, 1957). Radioactive mineralization may be associated with the
siliceous
volcanic
and
intrusive
rocks
which
erupted
from
the
Muir cauldron.
References: Allison and Ove (1957); Belt (1960); Boyd and Wolfe
(1953); Deal, Elston, Erb, Peterson, Reiter, Damon, and Shafiqullah
; Elston, Erb, and Deal (1979);
(1978); Elston (1964, 1965, 1974, 1978)
85
Flege(1959):Lasky(1935,
a
andNystrom.(1981)
193633, 1938); May, Smith,Dickson,
: McAnulty ( 1 9 7 8 ) : Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 , 1 9 7 0 ) :
Thorman ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Thorman and Drewes (1978a,b); Williams, F . E .
(1966);
Wynn ( 1 9 8 1 ) : Walton, S a l t e r , and Z e t t e r l u n d( 1 9 8 0 a , b ) .
Animas Mountains area, .Hidalgo County
The Animas Mountains area i n s o u t h e r n H i d a l g o
1 2 ) i n c l u d e st h e
County ( f i g .
Animas, Alamo Hueco, and Dog Mountains.
i s exposed a t t h e
Precambriancoarse-grainedporphyriticgranite
n o r t h e r n end o f . t h e M i m a s
Mo.untains.
A
Most o f t h e
area c o n s i s t s
o f Paleozoic andCretaceoussedimentsandTertiaryvolcanic
and
intrusive rocks.
F i v ev o l c a n i cc a u l d r o n s
are r e c o g n i z e d :T u l l o u s ,J u n i p e r ,
Alilimas P e a k , Cowboy R i m , andSan
The Animas and
L u i sc a u l d r o n s .
Walnut Wells s t o c k o
sm
f o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r yi n t r u d et h eJ u n i p e r
cau3dron.
Many of t h e v o l c a n i ca n di n t r u s i v er o c k s
s i l i c a andpotassium
( Z e l l e r andAlper,1965)
are h i g h i n
: however, May and
o t h e r s ( 1 9 8 1 ) c l a s s i f i e d a l l o ft h e s ec a u l d r o n se x c e p tt h eS a n
Luiscauldron
as u n f a v o r a b l e f o r c o n t a i n i n g u r a n i u m d e p o s i t s .
Reductants for t h e p r e c i p i t a t i o n o f
uranium are a b s e n t i n t h e s e
cauldronsandthevolatilecontents
were t o o low t o t r a n s p o r t
uranium e f f e c t i v e l y d u r i n g t h e c a u l d e r a f o r m a t i o n
(May a n d o t h e r s ,
1981).
The San L u i s c a u l d r o n c o n t a i n s p e r a l k a l i n e ,
f a v o r a b l eh o s t sf o rv o l c a n o g e n i cu r a n i u md e p o s i t s .
northern part
a
of t h e c a u l d r o n
s o u t h e r n p a r t i s i n Mexico.
silicic rhyolites:
Only t h e
i s exposed i n New Mexico: t h e
More g e o l o g i c mappingandgeochemical
sampling i s needed t o a d e q u a t e l ye v a l u a t et h eu r a n i u mp o t e n t i a il n
86
t h i s area.
e
and u r a n i f e r o u s opal
Small d e p o s i t s of psilomelaneveins
v e i n s are r e p o r t e d i n t h e
Alamo Hueco Mountains(Everhart,1957;
opal v e i n s i n t h e
E l s t o n ,1 9 6 5 ) .R a d i o a c t i v e
found i n t h e
Dog Mountains(appendix
are
Oak CreekTuff
I).
References:AlperandPoldervaart(1957);
Deal ( 1 9 7 3 ) E
; lston
( 1 9 6 4 , 1965, 1 9 7 4 ) ; E l s t o na n dE r b
( 1 9 7 7 ) ; E l s t o nE
, rb,
and Deal
.
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; E r b ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Everhart (1957) ; Jahns, .Kottlowski, and
Kuellmer(1955);Lindgren,Graton,and
Dickson, a'nd Nystrom(1981)
Soul6, J.M.( 1 9 7 2 ) ; U.S.
e
McAnulty (1978) ; Rothrock(1946,1970)
Walton, S a l t e r , and Z e t t e r l u n d (.1980a, b ) .
HatchetMountains
area, HidalgoandGrantCounties
area i n s o u t h e a s t e r n H i d a l g o andGrant
The HatchetMountains
CountiesincludestheBigand
Hills, and t h e S i e r r a
in the northern part
s o u t h e r np a r t
Williams, F.E.
GeologicalSurvey(1965);
( 1 9 7 0 a ) ; Ze.lleF (1958a, - 1 9 6 2 ) ;~
Zeller and
( 1 9 6 6 ) ; woodward, L.A.
Alper(1965):
;
Gordon ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; May, Smith,
L i t t l e HatchetMountains,the
Rica areas.
Apache
Precambrian r o c k s are exposed
of t h e BigHatchetMountainsand
in the
of t h e L i t t l e HatchetMountains.Condie(1978)
c l a s s i f i e s t h e L i t t l e H a t c h e tp l u t o n
as a h i g h - s i l i c a , h i g h
r a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t sg r a n i t e .Q u a r t z i t e sa n da p l i t e - q u a r t zv e i n s
are a l s o found i n t h e L i t t l e HatchetMountains.
One deeplyeroded,cauldron
Apache cauldron, and
may b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e
Apache No. 2 andFremont
@~.
i s recognized i n t h i s area, t h e
d i s t r i c t s( f i g .
12).
May a n do t h e r s
( 1 9 8 1 ) i n d i c a t e t h a t magmatic-hydrothermaluraniumveins
may o c c u r
;
87
in
the
Hatchet
Mountain
area
in
Cretaceous
sediments
of
the
U-Bar
and Mojado Formations. Lead-zinc-copper mineralization with
some gold and fluorite is found in the Fremont district where
uranium
was
produced
at
the
Napane
I, table 5).
(appendix
mine
References: Allison and Ove (1957); Anderson, O.J.
(1980); Condie
(1978); Dale and McKinney (1960); Elston (1965, 1974); Elston,
Erb,
; Holser (195913); Lasky (1940, 1947)
; May, Smith,
and Deal (1979)
Dickson, and Nystrom (1981); McAnulty (1978); Peterson (1976);
Reiter (1980); Rothrock (1946, 1970); Strogin (1957); Van der Spuy
F.E.
(1970); Walton, Salter and Zetterlund (1980a, b); Williams,
(1966); Zeller (1958a, b, 1970, 1975).
Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County
The Tres Hermanas Mountains, northwest of Columbus (fig.
9)
consist
of
Paleozoic
sediments
and
Tertiary'igneous
rocks.
Replacement bodies and veins of silver, lead, zinc, and gold are fou
in the area. Fluorescent aragonite occurs in a cave
on South Peak.
Analyses
of
uranium
and
thorium
are
reported
from
this
area
of
4.9 ppm U and 21.7 ppm Th (Marjaniemi and Basler, 1972). Although
no
and
radioactive
volcanic
Little
occurrences
rocks
geologic
work
may
has
are
be
reported,
favorable
been
done
the
hosts
in
this
siliceous
for
intrusive
uranium
remote
mineralizatio
area.
References: Balk (1962); Griswold (1961); Homme and Rosenzwerg
:
(1970); Lindgren (1908); Lindgren, Graton, and Gordon (1910)
Marjaniemi and Basler (1972).
88
FloridaMountains,
e
Luna County
The F l o r i d a Mountains l i e s o u t ho f
Deming ( f i g . 9 ) and
c o n s i s to fP r e c a m b r i a n
r o c k s , P a l e o z o i c and Cretaceoussediments,
andTertiaryvolcanics
and i n t r u s i v e s .
Precambrianrocks
are e x p o s e d a l o n g t h e n o r t h w e s t f l a n k s
and i n t h e s o u t h e r n o n e - t h i r d
Jof the, mountains. -Three types of
g r a n i t e are f o u n d :c o a r s e - g r a i n e dg r a n i t e ,p o r p h y r i t i cg r a n i t e ,
and g n e i s s i cg r a n i t e .D i o r i t e ,g a b b r o ,
a l s o exposed i nt h e s em o u n t a i n s .
syenitetoanorthosite
A r e d d i s h ,c o a r s e - g r a i n e d
of p r e - B l i s sa g e
(Cambrian t oO r d o v i c i a n )
i s exposed i n t h e c e n t r a l p o r t i o n o f t h e m o u n t a i n s .
b o d i e s may b eo fs e v e r a la g e s .
These a l k a l i c
Some o f t h e s e s y e n i t e s
show a
depletioninuranium,indicatingtheleachingofuranium
e
are
andmetamorphicrocks
from t h e
syenites and .possible concentration in surrounding sediments
(Brookins, Rautman, andCorbett,1978).
may b e i n d i c a t i v e o f
t o occurwith
The p r e s e n c eo fs y e n i t e s
similar t h o r i u m - v e i n s a n d c a r b o n a t i t e s
known
similar s y e n i t e s i n s o u t h e r n C o l o r a d o .
Tertiary volcanics and intrusives
are exposed i n t h e n o r t h e r n
p a r t o ft h er a n g e ;r h y o l i t ed i k e sh a v ei n t r u d e dt h e s er o c k s .
zinc-copperand
f l u o r i t e veins.0cc-w ir.these z t x q t a h s .
LeadThe numerous
thrust faults in these mountains provide conduits for migration of
mineralizing solutions which
i n t r u s i v e s .R u s s e l l
References:Anderson,
may b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e T e r t i a r y
Clemons i s c u r r e n t l y remapping t h i s area.
E.C.
(1954) ; Brookins ( 1 9 7 8 )
Della Valle ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Brookins, Rautman, a n dC o r b i t t
( 1 9 7 1 ) ; Griswold ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Lindgren,Graton,and
and
Sterling
( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Marjaniemi
and
Brookinsand
1978) ; C o r b i t t
Gordon ( 1 9 1 0 ) ; Malan
Basler ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; MaAnulty (1978);
89
Rothrock ( 1 9 4 6 ) ; Williams, F.E.
e
OrganMountains,
DoiiaAna
The OrganMountains
LasCrucesformed
are a d i s t i n c t m o u n t a i n . r a n g e e a s t of
by t h e Organ c a u l d r o n o f T e r t i a r y
The patassic S o l e d a d R h y o l i t e
i s t h em a j o r
batholith,^
major c a u l d r o n c o l l a p s e .
flow u n i t ( S e a g e r a n d
consisting of .four
p h a s e s ,i n t r i u d e dt h ee a s t e r nm a r g i no ft h ec a u l d r o n .
phase ( a r h y o l i t i cp o r p h y r y )
age ( f i g . 1 3 ) .
9,000 feet of siliceous, rhyolitic
from t h i s c a u l d r o n t r i g g e r e d
Brown, 1978). Tkie Organ
(1970~).
County
The e r u p t i o n o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y
ash-flowbuffs
( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Woodward, L.A.
or^ f i v e
,:
A l l b u to n e
i s monzonite t o q u a r t z monzonite i n
c o m p o s i t i o n .P e g m a t i t e sa n da p l i t e si n t r u d et h eb a t h o l i t h .
Copper-lead-zinc-gold-silver mineralization occurs in the
Organ d i s t r i c t i n t h e n o r t h e r n p a r t o f t h e
m h e r a l i z a t i o na p p e a r s
t o b er e l a t e d
mountainrange.This
t o a d i s s e m i n a t e dp y r i t e -
b e a r i n gs t o c k .F l u o o s p a ra n db a r i t ev e i n so c c u ra r o u n dt h ee n t i r e
kim G f t h ec a u l d r o n .
The l a r g e s t d e p o s i t s
are a t TortugasMountain
arid Bishop Cap; some of t h e s e f l u o r i t e v e i n s a t
r a d i o a c t i v e( a p p e n d i x
batholith in the
I).
Bishop Cap are
Numerous p e g m a t i t e si n t r u d et h e
San Agustin and Sugarloaf Peaks
areas which may
containpotentialuraniumorthoriummineralization
Most of these mountains
Organ
(Seager, 1 9 8 1 ) .
are w i t h i n t h e w h i t e S a n d s M i l i t a r y
R e s e r v a t i o n o r are o n p r i v a t e l a n d s .
References:
Anderson,
E.C.
(1954);
Condie
Budding ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Dunham ( 1 9 3 5 ) ;E v e r e t t ,
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Condie
and
F.D.
( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Glover(1975a,
b ) ; Holser Ci959b); Jahns,Kottlowski,andKuellmer(1955);
0
Kottlowski ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Kramer ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; Malan and S t e r l i n g ( 1 9 6 9 ) ;
90
..
F i g u r e 1 3 - O r g a nM o u n t a i n s
a r e a , D o n a A n aC o u n t y
91
e
Marjaniemiand
Basler ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; McAnulty (1978);Rothrock
1 9 7 0 ) ; Seager (197333,
1981)-;Seager and Brown
..
Sur ( 1 9 4 6 ) ; U.S; GeologicalSurvey(1965);
FranklinMountains,
Texas.
(1978) ;
Williams, F . E .
(1966).
Doiia Ana County
l i e southeastof
The FranklinMountains
e x t e n di n t o
(1946,
are exposedsouthofthe
Precambrianrocks
N e w Mexico-Texas b o r d e r .
P a l e o z o i cs e d i m e n t si n
L a s Cruces and
S i m i l a r r o c k sp r o b a b l yu n d e r l i et h e
New Mexico (MuehlbergerandDenison,
The Precambrian rocks exposed in
1964).
Texas c o n s i s t o f t h e C a s t n e r
Limestone, Mundy Breccia (a flow o r s i l l ) , L a n o r i a q u a r t z i t e ,
air-fall tuffs,pink
g r a n i t ep o r p h y r y ,r h y o l i t i ca s h - f l o wa n d
g r a n i t e ,w h i t eg r a n i t e ,a n dd i a b a s ed i k e s .
from 4 . 0 t o 357 ppm; thorium
t h ev a r i o u sg r a n i t i cr o c k sr a n g e
c o n t e n t sr a n g e
from 9 t o 259 ppm ( W .
communication, May, 1 9 7 9 ) .
t h e s eg r a n i t e s .
Uranium c o n t e n t so f
Thomann and A. P y r o nw
, ritten
F l u o r i t e i s d i s s e m i n a t e di n
some o f
A t i n mifiing d i s t r i c t , w i t h u r a n i f e r o u s
New Mexico-
Precambrian granites, occurs immediately south of the
T e x a sb o r d e r .T h e s eg r a n i t e sa r ea n o m a l o u s l yh i g hi nu r a n i u m
thoriumand
may b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
and
magmatic, p e g m a t i t i c , o r
hydrothermal uranium deposits.
References:Denison
and Hetherington ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Dunham (1935) ;
Harbour ( 1 9 6 0 , 1 9 7 2 ) ; MuehlbergerandDenison
p r e p a r a t i o n ) ; Thomann ( i n p r e p a r a t i o n )
( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Pyron ( i n
.
Miscellaneous Areas
e
S e v e r a l small areas o f p r e d o m i n a n t l y T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c s
intrusiveo
s c c u irnG r a n tH
, idalgo,
Luna,
and
Doiia
Ana
and
Counties
92
is available.
o nw h i c ho n l yl i m i t e dg e o l o g i ci n f o r m a t i o n
e
areas includetheCedarMountains,Grantand
Doiia Ana Mountains, DoiiaAna
Ana County;and
Luna Counties;
County; S i e r r a d e
l a Uvas, Doiia
( f i g . 1, p l . 1)
V i c t o r i o Mountains;LunaCounty
These areas c o n s i s t o f s i l i c e o u s v o l c a n i c
The SocorroBasin
These
and i n t r u s i v e rocks.
area (east o f S o c o r r o ) c o n s i s t s o f s e v e r a l
small b o d i e s of P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e a n d t h e r a d i o a c t i v e G o n z a l e s
area (appendix I ) .
f l u o r s p a rp r o s p e c t so c c u ri nt h i s
Notenough
is known a b o u t t h i s area t o e v a l u a t e i t s uranium p o t e n t i a l .
Two p r o s p e c t s n o r t h e a s t
haveproduceduranium:
(appendix I ) .
area,
of S o c o r r o , i n t h e S o c o r r o B a s i n
t h e Aqua Torres a n d t h e M a r i e p r o s p e c t s
Uranium m i n e r a l sa r ef o u n di nt h eM i s s i s s i p p i a n
Madera Group a s , v e i n - t y p e d e p o s i t s o f u n c e r t a i n o r i g i n .
e
Two p r o s p e c t s e a s t o f Socorro, i n t h e S o c o r r o B a s i n
havepro.duceduranium:
L i t t l e Davieand
area,
Lucky Don (appendix I ) .
Uranium m i n e r a l s are found i n t h e l i m e s t o n e s o f t h e P e r m i a n S a n
Andresand
phanes.
Yeso Formations a s f i l l i n g s a l o n g f r a c t u r e s
The U . S .
DepartmentofEnergy(1980)considers
andbedding
t h i sa r e a
a s c o n t a i n i n g s p e c u l a t i v e uraniumresources.
Other areas i n N e w Mexico p r o b a b l y c o n t a i n f a v o r a b l e h o s t
rocksforuraniumdepositsinveinsandigneous
andmetamorphic
rocks buthavenotbeenincludedherebecauseofthe
geologicinformation.These
tonnage and low grade and
areas wouldprobablyrepresent
:
of
small
may be of l i m i t e d access.
References:CedarMountains,Grantand
and Wrucke ( 1 9 6 1 )
lack
Hidalqo Counties
- Bromfield
93
Hawley, and Clemons ( 1 9 7 1 ) ; Seager,Kottlowski,and
-
Luna
and Do& Ana
. .
GoodsightandSanDiegoMountains,
"
CondieandBudding
Sierra de l a s Uvas, Doiia
Ana
-
County
Luna County
-
Clemons ( 1 9 7 6 a , b, 1 9 7 7 ) ;
Griswold ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Holser (1953).
E a s t e r n New Mexico, Pecos River Area
(1981)
Clemons (1975) ; Seager,
Hawley (1975) .
Seager (1973a); Seager, Clemons,and
K e l l e y , V.C.
-
Hawley, and Clemons ( 1 9 7 1 ) .
Hawley (1975);Seager,
V
"
i C t O r i O Mountains,
Counties
( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Clemons (1979);Jahns,Kottlowski,and
Kuelhmer (1955) ; Seager (1973a); Seagerand
Clemons,and
Hawley ( 1 9 7 6 ) ;
- Johnson,
( 1 9 7 1 , 1 9 7 2 ) ; MuehlbergerandDenison
R.B.
(1970);
( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Wynn
.
SocorroBasin
Area ( e a s t of S o c o r r o ) , New Mexico
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; B i r s o y ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; C o l l i n s , G.E.
andMallory
- Anderson,
O.J.
( 1 9 5 4 ) ;. Condieand
Budding ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; H i l p e r t ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Lasky (1932); McAnulty ( 1 9 7 8 ) ;
P i e r s o na n do t h e r s( 1 9 8 1 ) ;
U.S.
U.S.
Department of Energy(1980)
AtomicEnergy
;
Williams, :'F.E. ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Wilpoltand
U.S.
Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ;
GeologicalSurvey(1965)
Wanek ( 1 9 5 1 ) .
;
94
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section
published
and
includes
BIBLIOGRAPHY
reference
unpublished
reports
citations
pertaining
with
to
annotations
the
of
geology,
mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, mineralization, and uranium
potential of favorable
which
are
known
to
geologic
contain
environments
radioactive
or
geographic
occurrences
in
areas
veins
and
of publications
igneous and metamorphic rocks in New Mexico. A list
and abbreviations is included. These citations are indexed in the
Subject
Index,
the annotated
following
bibliography,by county,
flourspar deposits and occurrences, geochemical analyses, geologic
maps, and radioactive occurrences. The citations are also indexed
by
geographic
geographic
occurrences
I.
area
areas
in
after
in
veins
New
the
of each
discussion
Mexico
and
and
igneous
by
and
area
in
individual
metamorphic
Favorable
radioactive
rocks
in
appendix
Reports and mapsof aerial-radiometric and magnetic surveys and
reports
sediment
containing
samples
in
uranium
New
and
Mexico
thorium
are
of water
analyses
listed
as
and
stream-
appendices
I1 and 111.
95
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abbreviations
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Am. Chem. SOC., Jour.: American Chemical Society, Journal
Am. Geophys. Union (EOS), Trans.: American Geophysical Union (EOS), Transactions
Am. Inst. Mining Engineers, Trans.: American Institute of Mining Engineers,
Transactions (see American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum
Engineers)
Am. Inst. Mining, Metall., Petroleum Engineers, Trans.: SOC. Mining Engineers:
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers,
Transactions; Societyof Mining Engineers
Am. Jour. Sci.: American Journal of Science
Am. Mineralogist: American Mineralogist
Univ. Arizona: University of Arizona
Chem. Geology: Chemical Geology
Univ. Chicago: University of Chicago
Colorado School Mines: Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School Mines,Quart.: Quarterly of the Colorado School of Mines
Univ. Colorado: University of Colorado
Columbia Univ.: Columbia University
Compass: The Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, School of Geology and Geophysics,
University of Oklahoma
Contr. Mineralogy and Petrology: Contribucions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Earth and Planet. Sci. Letters: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, NorthHolland Publishing Company
Econ. Geology: Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic
Geologists
Electric Power Research Inst.: Electric Power Research Institute
Eng. Mining Jour.: Engineering and Mining Journal
Geochem. Jour.: Geochemical Journal
Geol. SOC. America, Rocky Mtn. Sec., Spec. Paper; Bull.;
Abs. with Programs;
Map and Chart Series: Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section,
Special Paper; Bulletin; Abstracts with Programs; Map and Chart Series
Geology
Isochron/West
Jour. Geology: Journal of Geology, University of Chicago Press
Jour. Sed. Petrology: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Los Alamos Sci. Lab.,Rept.: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Report
Univ. Michigan: University of Michigan
Mining and Eng.: Mining and Engineering
Mining World
Mtn. Geologist: Mountain Geologist, The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
Mineralogical Record
Univ. New Mexico: University of New Mexico
Univ. New Mexico, Pub. Geol..Series: University
of New Mexico, Publications in
Geology Series
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.; Mem.; open-file Rept.; Circ.;
Geol. Map: New Mexico Bureauof Mines and Mineral Resources, Bulletin;
Memoir; Open-file Report; Circular; Geologic Map
New Mexico Energy Inst.: New Mexico Energy Institute
New Mexico Geology
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook; Spec. Pub.: New Mexico Geological Society,
Guidebook; Special Publication
New Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech: New Mexico Institute
of Mining and Technology
Rocky Mtn. ASSOC. Geologists: Rocky Mountain Association
of Geologists
96
Stanford Univ.: Stanford University
Univ. Texas (El Paso): University of Texas (El Paso)
U.~N. Internat. Conf. Peaceful uses Atomic Energy, Proc.: U.N. International
Conference in the Peaceful uses of Atomic Energy, Proceedings
U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Ann. Prog. Rept.; Rept.; Tech. Memo.; Tech. Memo.
Rept.: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Annual Progress Report; Report;
Technical Memorandum; Technical Memorandum Report
U.S. Bureau Mines, Bull.; Inf. Circ.; Rept. Inv.: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin;
Information Circular; Report of Investigation
U.S.
Dept.. Energy, Open-file Rept.; Prelim. Rept.:U.S. Department of Energy,
Open-file Report; Preliminary Report
U.S. Energy Research. Develop. Adm., Open-file Rept.: U.S. Energy, Research and
Development Administration, Open-file Report
U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull.; Circ.; Coal
Inv. Map; Geol. Quad. Map; Geophys. Map;
Jour. Research; Memo.; Mineral Inv. Resource Map; Misc. Geol. Inv. Map;
Oil and Gas Inv. Map; Open-file Rept.; Misc. Field Studies Map; Prof. Paper;
Resource Map; Trace Element Inv., ;
Rept.
,Trace Element Memo, Rept., :Inv.
U.S. Geological Survey, Bulletin; Circular; Coal Investigation Map; Geologic
Quadrangle Map; Geophysical Map; Journal of Research; Memorandum; Mineral
Investigation Resource Map; Miscellaneous Geologic Investigation Map; Oil
and Gas Investigation Map; Open-file Report; Miscellaneous Field Studies Map;
Professional Paper; Resource Map; Trace Element Investigation, Report;
Trace Element Memorandum, Report, Investigation
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97
Arengi, J . T . , andParrish,I.S.,1980,
Uranium- and
U.S. Dept.
thorium-bearingpegmatites
of t h eU n i t e dS t a t e s :
Energy,Open-fileRept.
GJBX-166 ( 8 0 ) , 1 2 7 p . 20 t a b l e s , 8 f i g s . ,
appendix,maps,index,bibliography
P a r t I d e s c r i b e st h eg e n e r a lg e o l o g y ,g e o c h e m i s t r y ,
mineralogy,anddistribution
of pegmatitesandincludes
a list
of chemicalanalyses
from variousoccurrences.Part
I1 i s an
i n d e x t o uranium- and thorium-bearing pegmatites
i n the U n i t e d
i n Grant,Hidalgo,
Rio A r r i b a ,
S t a t e s ,i n c l u d i n g1 3p e g m a t i t e s
Taos, Mora, and San Miguel C o u n t i e s , New Mexico.Includes
a table
briefly describing the geology and mineralogy of each pegmatite
o c c u r r e n c ew i t hf o u rl o c a t i o n
maps.
P a r t I11 i s an a n n o t a t e d
bibliography and index.
A r r i b a County;Sangre
de C r i s t o
Area:
TusasMountains,Rio
Mountains, San Miguel,and Mora Counties: B u r r o Mountains,Grant
and Hidalgo Counties.
Adams, J.W., s e e S t a a t z , M.H.,
andConklin,
N.M.,
1965
Adams, J.W.,
*
Akright, R.L.,
1979, GeologyandmineralogyoftheCerrilloscopper
d e p o s i t ,S a n t a F e County, New Mexico, i n S a n t a F e country: N e w
Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook30th
fielrconf
p . 257-260, 6 f i g s .
of t h e
D e s c r i b e st h eh i s t o r y ,g e o l o g y ,a n dm i n e r a l o g y
C e r r i l l o s copperdeposit.Includes
a g e o l o g i c map a n dc r o s s
sections.
Area:
O r t i z Mountains,SantaFeCounty.
.,
e
1958,
A l d r i c h , L.T., W e t h e r i l l , G.W., Davis, G . L . , a n dT i l t o n , G . R . ,
of micasfrom g r a n i t i c r o c k s by Rb-Sr and K-Ar
Radioactiveages
methods:
Am. Geophys Union (EOS) , T r a n s . ,v .
39, p.1,124-1,134,
9 tables, 1 fig.
Briefly describes the Sandia granite in the Sandia
Mountains
P i d l i t e mine i n the
and pegmatites from theHardingmineand
from
Sangre de C r i s t o M o u n t a i n s .I n c l u d e sa n a l y t i c a ld a t a
m u s c o v i t ea n dm i c r o l i t e
from pe a t i t e s of theHardingmine,
i n c l u d i n g U , I%, Ar40, K40, Rb8T and Sr87 a n a l y s e s .
Area:SandiaMountains,SandovalandBernalilloCountiesand
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos and Mora C o u n t i e s .
.
Jr., 1976,Geologyandflow
d i r e c t i o n s of v o l c a n i cr o c k s
Aldrich, M.J.,
New Mexico,
of t h e N o r t h S t a r
Mesa quadrangle,GrantCounty,
Cenozoicvolcanism
i ns o u t h w e s t e r n New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC
Spec. Pub. 5, p. 79-81, 1 f i g .
Briefly describes rhyolite tuff
and b a s a l t i c a n d e s i t e f l o w s
of
t h ea r e a I. n c l u d e sf l o wd i r e c t i o n s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
e
of t h eN a v a j oR e s e r v a t i o n si n
New
A l l e n , J.E., 1955,Mineralresources
Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 44, map
and t e x t , 1 s h e e t , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 2 m i
Geologic map showing t h e l o c a t i o n s of igneousrocksand
uranium r e s o u r c e s of t h ea r e a S
. everad
l i a t r e m e s( S h i p r o c k ,
M i t t e n Rock, Bennett P e a k , andFord B u t t e ) a r e l o c a t e d o n t h e
map.
Area:
San JuanBasin.
A l l e n , P.,
1979, GeologyofthewestflankoftheMagdalenaMountains,
98
s o u t h of t h e K e l l y m i n i n g d i s t r i c t , S o c o r r o C o u n t y ,
New Mexico:
t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . MiningandTech.:
New Mexico Bureau
Mines MineralResources,Open-file
Rept. 119, 153 p . , 1 t a b l e ,
23 f i g s . ,s c a l e1 : 1 2 , 0 0 0
Descri-sthegeology
of t h e Hop Canyon a r e a i n t h e Magdalena
Mountains, New Mexico.Includesdescriptions
of theSpears
F o r m a t i o n( v o l c a n i c l a s t i cs e d i m e n t s ,a s h - f l o w
t u f f s , andlavas),
H e l l s Mesa t u f f ( r h y o l i t i c a s h - f l o w t u f f ) ,
A.L. Peak t u f f
(rhyolitic ash-flow tuff), unit
of S i x m i l e Canyon ( a n d e s i t e and
rhyolitelavas,ash-flowtuffs,andvolcaniclasticsediments),
t u f f of LemitarMountains
( r h y o l i t i c ash-flow t u f f ) , t u f f of South
Canyon ( r h y o l i t i c ash-flow t u f f ) , r h y o l i t e s of MagdalenaPeak,and
is
l a t i t e porphyrysandrhyolitedikes.Goldmineralization
commonly a s s o c i a t e dw i t ht h er h y o l i t ed i k e s .I n c l u d e s
a
d i s c u s s i o n of t h e a l t e r a t i o n a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
M.S.
1954, I n t r u s i v e s of t h eJ a c k p i l ea r e a ,V a l e n c i aC o u n t y ,
Allison, J.W.,
TM-59
(54),
New Mexico:
U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Tech. Memo.
3 p . , 1 f i g . (now CibolaCounty)
B r i e f reportdescribing s i x i n t r u s i v e d i k e s i n t h e J a c k p i l e
a r e a and t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e s a n d s t o n e
uranium d e p o s i t s
i nt h ev i c i n i t y
ofthedikes.Several
of t h ed i k e sc o n t a i n
secondaryuraniummineralsalongfractures.Includes
a geologic
map showing t h e d i k e s .
Area:
San JuanBasin,CibolaCounty.
0
and Ove, W.E.,
1957, A r e p o r t onan
a i r b o r n es u r v e ya n d
Allison, J.W.,
U.S. Atomic
g r o u n di n v e s t i g a t i o n sa tS i l v e rC i t y ,
New Mexico:
1 5 p., 2 f i g s .
Energy Comm., Rept. “1081,
Seventeenoccurrences of anomalous r a d i o a c t i v i t y were
d i s c o v e r e di nG r a n t
and HidalgoCounties.
S i x of t h e s e a r e i n
fault
(trace - 0-11% u 3 0 8 )n, i naerieP
n r e c a m b r i ag
nr a n i t e ,
i s i n a r h y o l i t e d i k e of
one i s i n a d i a b a s e d i k e , a n d o n e
Tertiaryage.Includesradiometricandchemical-uraniumanalyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,BurroMountains,
Pyramid Mountains,andHatchetMountains,Grant
an’d Hidalgo
Counties.
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., G r i f f i t t s , W.R.,
Siems, D.L.,
Kraxberger,
V.E.,
andCurry, K . J . ,
1975, Map showinganomalous d i s t r i b u t i o n
of t u n g s t e n , f l u o r i t e , a n d s i l v e r i n s t r e a m - s e d i m e n t c o n c e n t r a t e s
from t h e S i e r r a Cuchillo-Animas u p l i f t s and a d j a c e n t a r e a s ,
U.S. Geol.Survey,
Misc. Geol.Inv.
Map
s o u t h w e s t e r n New Mexico:
1-880, 2 ‘ s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e g e o l o g y a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n
of
anomalous f l u o r i t e , t u n g s t e n , a n d s i l v e r i n t h e S i e r r a C u c h i l l o .
Mapped units i n c l u d e T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e , a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e , a n d
t
monzonite.
Area:
S i e r r aC u c h i l l o ,S i e r r a
and S o c o r r oC o u n t i e s .
Alminas, H.V.,
s e eG r i f f i t t s ,
W.R.,
1968
A., 1957,Zircons
from t h e Animas s t o c k
Alper, A.M., a n dP o l d e r v a a r t ,
New Mexico: Econ.Geology,
v . 52, p . 952a n da s s o c i a t e dr o c k s ,
99
971
Includesmajor-elementanalyses
of t h e T e r t i a r y Animas,
Animas Mountains.
Oak Creek,and Walnut Wells s t o c k s , i n t h e
Area: Animas Mountains,HidalgoCounty(Walnut
Wells
quadrangle )
.
Alper, A.M.,
see Zeller,
see
R.A.,
J r . , 1965
Anderson, J . B . ,
Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, W.H., and Reed, R.K.,
and Woodward, L.A., McLelland, D . , and Kaufman, W.H.,
1972
~
1973:
1954,Occurrences
of uranium ores i n New Mexico: N e w
Anderson, E.C.,
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
C i r c . 29, 27 p . , r e v i s e d
1955, 39 p.
Tabulates the d i s t r i b u t i o n , w i t h b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n s , o f
uranium o c c u r r e n c e s by county.Includes
11 o c c u r r e n c e s related t o
igneous rocks:
1) g r a n i t e and diabase i n t h e Lemitar Mountains,
Socorro County: 2 ) g r a n i t e i n the Ladron Mountains ( J e t e r
p r o s p e c t ) ,S o c o r r o
County; 3 ) Bishop Cap f l u o r s p a r p r o s p e c t s ,
Organ Mountains, DonaAna
County: 4 ) white S i g n a l , B l a c k Hawk,
Gold H i l l , andBurroMountain
d i s t r i c t s , B u r r o Mountains, Grant
County:
5 ) monzonite i nt h eC a p i t a nM o u n t a i n s ,L i n c o l n
County: 6 )
a n d e s i t e i n the La Bajada d i s t r i c t , Ortiz Mountains, Santa Fe
County:
7 )p e g m a t i t e and g r a n i t ei nt h eG a l l i n a s
Canyon area,
8 ) g r a n i t e and
Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains, San MiguelCounty:
s c h i s ti nt h eC a b a l l oM o u n t a i n s ,
S i e r r a County:
9 )p e g m a t i t ei n
t h e Red R i v e r d i s t r i c t , S a n g r e
de C r i s t o Mountains, TaosCounty:
10) f l u o r s p a r i n the Cooke’s Peak and L i t t l e Florida Mountains,
11) t o r b e r n i t e i n manganese o r e i n t h e g r a n i t e
Luna County:and
oftheCapitanMountains,LincolnCounty.
Area:
Statewide.
Anderson, E.C.,
1955,Mineraldepositsandmines
i n s o u t h - c e n t r a l New
Mexico, New Mexico Geol.SOC.,Guidebook
6 t h f i e l d conf., p.
121-122
Brieflydiscussesfluorspardepositsinthe
SanAndres
M o u n t a i n s , S i e r r a and DonaAna
Counties: S i e r r a C u c h i l l o , Sierra
County:and
Caballo Mountains, Sierra County.
Uranium i s found i n
Caballo
t h r e e l o c a l i t i e s : 1) P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ei nt h e
Mountains,
2 ) monzoniteporphyry
associated w i t hp u r p l ef l u o r i t e
n e a rT r u t h or Consequences,and3)
with I r o n Mountain t u n g s t e ni n
t h e Sierra C u c h i l l o .
Area: SanAndresMountains,
S i e r r a and DonaAna
Counties:
S i e r r a C u c h i l l o and Caballo Mountains, Sierra County.
Anderson, E.C.,
1957, The metal r e s o u r c e s of N e w Mexico and t h e i r
economic featuresthrough1954:
New Mexico BureauofMinesMineral
Resources, B u l l . 39, 183 p . , 21 t a b l e s , 3 f i g s . , 5 p l s . , scale
1 i n c h = 50 m i
B r i e f l y reviews and d e s c r i b e sf l u o r i t e ,u r a n i u m ,a n dt h o r i u m
mines,prospects,andoccurrencesbycounty.Includes
a section
l i s t i n g uranium minerals and their
localities withinthe state,
i n c l u d i n gs e v e r a l l o c a l i t i e s a s s o c i a t e dw i t hi g n e o u sr o c k s :
1)
a u t u n i t e i n t h e WhiteSignal d i s t r i c t , BurroMountains,Grant
County,
2 ) c a r n o t i t ei nt h e
C a r r i z o Mountains,CatronCountyand
100
C o c h i t i d i s t r i c t , Jemez Mountains,SandovalCounty,3)gummite,
s a m a r s k i t e ,u r a n i n i t e ,a n du r a n o p h a n ei nt h eP e t a c ad i s t r i c t ,
TusasMountains,
Rio A r r i b aC o u n t y ,4 )t o r b e r n i t ei nt h e
White
S i g n a l d i s t r i c t , BurroMountains,GrantCountyand
i n t h e San
Lorenzo d i s t i c t , SocorroCounty,and
5 ) uranophane i n t h e San
Lorenzo d i s t r i c t , SocorroCounty.Includes
a map showing the
l o c a t i o n s of uraniumoccurrences
i n New Mexico.
Area:Grant,Catron,Sandoval,
Rio Arriba,and
Socorro
Counties.
Anderson, O.J., 1980, Abandoned o r i n a c t i v e uraniummines
i n New Mexico:
N e w Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,Open-fileRept.148,
778 p.,photographs,
maps
I n c l u d e s a onepage brief d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e g e o l o g y ,
location,history,andpresent
workings of over 200 abandoned o r
Photographsandmine
i n a c t i v e minesand
p r o s p e c t si n N e w Mexico.
maps are i n c l u d e d f o r e a c h
mine o r p r o s p e c t .
Area:
Statewide.
Anderson, R.Y.,
1961,Physiography,climate,andvegetationofthe
& Albuquerquecountry:
N e w Mexico Geol.
Albuquerqueregion,
SOC., Guidebook 12th f i e l d conf , p. 63-71
B r i e f l y describes the rocksfound i n the Albuquerque
region.
Describes a n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n dr h y o l i t ef o u n di n
t h e Jemez Mountains,Sandovaland
Rio ArribaCounties:
Precambrian granite in
the Sandia and Manzano Mountains,
Sandoval,Bernalillo,andTorranceCounties;monzonite,latite,
O r t i z and San PedroMountains,Sandoval
andandesiteinthe
the Mount Taylor
County;and
l a t i t e , t r a c h y t e , a n da n d e s i t ei n
r e g i o n , C i b o l a andMcKinley Counties.
Jemez Mountains,Sandovaland
Rio Arriba
Area:
Counties:SandiaMountains,SandovalandBernalillo
Counties; Manzano Mountains,TorranceCounty;OrtizMountains,
SandovalCounty:
Mount Taylorregion,Cibolaand
McKinley
Counties.
.
Anonymous, 1955,Precambrianrocks
of s o u t h - c e n t r a l New Mexico,
inS o u t h - c e n t r a l
N e w Mexico:
N e w Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook 6th f i e l dc o n f . ,p .
62-64
B r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s the Precambriangeologyofthe
San
Andres,Caballo,
Mud Springs,andFra
Cristobal Mountains,
Sierra Cuchillo, and the
Black Range i n S i e r r a and DonaAna
Counties.
Area: San AndresMountains,Sierra
and Dona
Ana
Counties;
Caballo and F r a C r i s t o b a l M o u n t a i n s , S i e r r a C u c h i l l o , a n d
the
BlackRange,
S i e r r a County.
Anonymous, 1959, Uranium d e p o s i t s i n D a t i l
Mountains-BearMountains
r e g i o n , New Mexico, i nW e s t - c e n t r a l New Mexico: New Mexico
Geol. SOC., Guidebooii-10th f i e l dc o n f . ,p .
135-143, 1 t a b l e ,
5 figs.
Datil
Discussesthegeologyofuraniumoccurrencesinthe
e U and 0.001% U ( c h e m i c a l )i n a
Formation.Reports0.004%
rhyolitic tuff.
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroandCatron
101
Counties.
e
Apsouri, C.N., 1944, Reconnaissance study of pegmatite deposits in
Petaca area, New Mexico: Union Mines Development Corp., Rept.
RMO-105, 58 p., tables, 2 figs.,1 map (open filed byU.S.
Atomic Energy Comm.)
Reconnaissance reportof the geology, mineralogy, and
history of the pegmatite deposits in the Petaca area. Includes
descriptions of eight mines containing samarskite, monazite,
and/or fergusonite. Also describes other pegmatite mines where
radioactive minerals were not found. Includes a geologic map
showing the location
of the pegmatites.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Arendt, W.W., 1971, Geology of La Joyita Hills, Socorro County,
New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico, 75 p., 6 figs.,
29 pls., scale 1:24,000
Mapped area includes Precambrian gneiss and Tertiary
rhyolite and andesite. Includes descriptions of the igneous
rocks and some modal analyses are included. Discusses fluorite
mineralization and hypogene galena, silver, gold, and copper
deposits.
Area: La Joyita Hills, Socorro County.
see Adams, J.W., and Parrish, I.S., 1980
A.K., see Carten, R.B., Silberman, M.L., and
Arengi, J.T.,
Armstrong,
1974
0
Armstrong, D.G.,
see Loring, A.K.,
Elston, W.E.,
1980
Arnold, R.I., 1974a, Fluorspar deposits of the Little Whitewater Canyon
Holt Gulch, and Goddard Canyon area, Catron County, New Mexic
(abs.), in Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico): New Mexico
Geol. So=, Guidebook 25th field conf., p. 377
Briefly describes Tertiary quartz latite, andesites, and
flow-banded rhyolite exposed in the Mogollon Mountains.
Mineralization consists of fluorite, calcite, minor gold, and
minor silver. The fluorspar is associated with the rhyolite as
void- and replacement-fillings in breccia and fault zones.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
of Little Whitewater
Arnold, R.I., 197413, Geology and mineral deposits
Canyon, Holt Gulch, and Goddard Canyon, Catron County, New Mex
M.S. thesis, Univ. Texas (El Paso),63 p., 2 tables, 7 figs.,
7 pls., 3 sheets
Includes geologic maps of the Huckelberry (mine
1 inch =
100 ft), in the Little Whitewater Canyon, Holt Gulch, and
Goddard Canyon area (1:12,000), and a claim map. Describes
andesite, rhyolite intrusives, and rhyolite flows and describes
the mineralization and alteration of the area.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
Arth, J.G., __
see Barker, F., and Peterman, Z.E., 1973
.).
Asquith, G.B.,
1973a, High-viscosity "conglomerate" channel deposits
102
i n T e r t i a r y lamprophyre s i l l , SacramentoMountains, New Mexico:
1, p.
149-151,
4 figs.
Geology,v.
Describes the petrology and geology of lamprophyre
sills
f o u n do c c u r r i n gi n
the SacramentoMountains.
Uses methods of
sedimentation t o describe the s i l l s .
Area:
SacramentoMountains,OteroCounty.
1973b, Flow d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n i n T e r t i a r y l a m p r o p h y r e s
Asquith, G.B.,
New Mexico:
(camptonites),SacramentoMountains,OteroCounty,
Jour.Geology,
v. 81, p. 643-647, 3 tables, 3 figs.
Describes t h eo c c u r r e n c e oflamprophyredikes.Includes
modaland
chemicalanalyses
of t h e d i k e s .
Area:
SacramentoMountains,OteroCounty.
1974,Petrographyandpetrogenesis
of T e r t i a r y
Asquith, G.B.,
camptonites and d i o r i t e s , SacramentoMountains, New Mexico:
N e w Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
C i r c . 141, 6 p . ,
4 tables, 6 figs.
Discusses the geology and petrology
of t h e comagmatic
d i o r i t e and camptonite d i k e s and s i l l s i n t h e Sacramento
Mountains.Includes
modal andchemicalanalyses.
Area:SacramentoMountains,OteroCounty.
e
Atkinson, W.W.,
J r . , 1961, Geologyof
the San PedroMountains,
Santa Fe County, New Mexico:
N e w Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Bull. 77, 50 p . , 2 f i g s . , 10 p l s . , s c a l e 1 inch = 1 m i
Describes diabaseporphyry,monzonite,monzoniteporphyry,
l a t i t e porphyry, and rhyolite porphyry and includes
some modal
Describes c o p p e r ,g o l d ,l e a d - z i n c ,a n di r o nd e p o s i t s .
analyses.
Includesgeologic maps showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of d i k e s and
sills.
Area:
County.
O r t i z Mountains(SanPedroMountain),Santa
Fe
Bachman, G.O.,
1965,Geologic
map o ft h eC a p i t o l
Peak northwest
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
quadrangle,SocorroCounty,
Misc. Geol.Inv.
Map 1-441, 5 p. t e x t , s c a l e1 : 3 1 , 6 8 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n , w i t h d e s c r i p t i o n s ,
ofPrecambriangranite,diorite,andTertiarydioriteflows.
I n c l u d e s a d i s c u s s i o n o f the occurrence of copper with f l u o r i t e
alongthefaultboundarybetween
the Precambrian units and the
B l i s s Sandstoneand maps t h e g e o l o g y o f p a r t
of the San
AndresMountains.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovinceand
San Andres
Mountains,Socorro
and S i e r r a C o u n t i e s .
Bachman, G.O.,
andHarbour,
R.L.,
1970,Geologic map of the n o r t h e r n
c e n t r a l New Mexico: U.S.
p a r t of the San AndresMountains,
Misc. Geol.Inv.
Map 1-600, s c a l e1 : 6 2 , 5 0 0
Geol.Survey,
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e T e r t i a r y
r h y o l i t e s i l l , d i o r i t e d i k e s and s i l l s , andPrecambrian
g r a n i t e and d i o r i t e . This map covers the S a l i n a s Peak 15-min
quadrangle and t h e w e s t e r n h a l f
of the C a p i t o l Peak 15-min
quadrangle.
Area:
San AndresMountains,
S i e r r a and SocorroCounties.
103
e
Bachman, G.O., andMyers,
D.A.,
1963,Geologyof
the BearPeak
U.S.
n o r t h e a s tq u a d r a n g l e ,
Dona Ana County, New Mexico:
Geol. Survey,Misc.Geol.
Inv. Map 1-374, s c a l e1 : 3 1 , 6 8 0
Geologic map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e T e r t i a r y
d i k e s and Precambrian d i o r i t e , g r a n i t e , p e g m a t i t e s ,
arid
g n e i s s i c g r a n i t e ofthecentralpart
of the San Andres
Mountains.
Area: San AndresMountains,
Dona
Ana
County.
D.A.,
1969,GeologyoftheBear
Peak a r e a ,
Bachman, G.O., andMyers,
Dona Ana County, N e w Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 1271-C,
p . Cl-C46, 1 t a b l e , 7 f i g s . 1 p l . ,s c a l e1 : 6 2 , 5 0 0
I n c l u d e s a g e o l o g i c map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,a n dd i o r i t e .D e s c r i b e st h e
geologyofthe
BearPeak
quadrangleinthecentralpart
of t h e
SanAndresMountains.
Area:SanAndresMountains,
Dona
Ana
County.
Bachman, G.O.,
e
__
s e e Dane, C.H.,
1961
Smith, R.L., andRoss,C.S.,1969,
Stratigraphic
B a i l e y , R.A.,
nomenclatureofvolcanicrocksinthe
Jemez Mountains, New
U.S. Geol.
Survey,
B u l l . 1274-P, 1 9 p., 2 f i g s .
Mexico:
D i v i d e s t h e upper T e r t i a r y a n d Q u a t e r n a r y r o c k s i n t o
t h r e eg r o u p s :
1) t h e Keres Group i n t h es o u t h ,
2 ) t h eP o l v a d e r a
Tewa Group i n t h e c e n t r a l and
Group i n the n o r t h , a n d 3 ) t h e
f l a n k i n gp a r t s of t h e Jemez Mountains.
The KeresGroup
consists
of t h e Chamisa Mesa b a s a l t , CanovasCanyon R h y o l i t e , P a l i z a
Canyon Formation,and
the BearheadRhyolite.
The Polvadera
Group c o n s i s t s of t h e L o b a t o B a s a l t ,
TschicomaFormation
( a n d e s i t e s , d a c i t e s , and q u a r t z l a t i t e s ) , and E l Rechuelos
The Tewa Group c o n s i s t s of theBandelierTuff
Rhyolite.
( r h y o l i t e ) , C e r r o Rubio Q u a r t z L a t i t e , C e r r o T o l e d o R h y o l i t e ,
a n dt h eV a l l e sR h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e sg e o l o g i cs k e t c h e s
and a
stratigraphic table.
Area: Jemez Mountains,SandovalandRioArribaCounties.
B a i l e y , R.A., s e e Ross, C . S . , andSmith,
R.L.,
and S m i t r R . L . , andRoss,
C.S.,
1970
1961:Smith,
R.L.,
1968:
Baker, I., andRidley,
W.I.,
1970, Fieldevidenceandpotassium,
rubidium, s t r o n t i u m d a t a b e a r i n g on the o r i g i n of t h e Mount
E a r t ha n dP l a n e t .
T a y l o rv o l c a n i cf i e l d ,
New Mexico, U.S.A.:
S c i . L e t t e r s , v. 10, p. 106-114,3
tables, 4 figs.
of t h e Mount
D e s c r i b e st h ec a l c - a l k a l i n ee x t r u s i v er o c k s
T a y l o rv o l c a n i cf i e l d :r h y o l i t e ,d a c i t e ,a l k a l ia n d e s i t e ,
basaltic andesite, alkali basalts,
andbasaniteflowsandpipes.
Includeschemicalanalyses,including
K , R b , and Sr concentrat ions.
Area: Mount Taylor,Cibolaand
McKinley Counties.
Balagna, J . P . ,
1980
s e eB o r n h o r s t ,
T.J.,
E l s t o n , W.E.,
a n dD e l l aV a l l e ,
R.S.,
104
Baldwin, B.,
Sunn, M.S., 1958
of Tres Hermanas Mountains:
Balk, R., 1962, Geologic map and sections
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Geol. Map 16, scale
1
:48,000
Geologic map showing the distribution of Tertiary rhyolit
latite, monzonite, quartz monzonite, and andesite. Includes
geochemical analysesof the quartz monzonite.
Area: Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County.
Ballmann, D.L., 1960, Geologyof the Knight Peak area, Grant County,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 70,
39 p., 3 tables, 10 figs., 1 p l . , scale 1:63,360
Briefly describes and discusses the distribution
of
Precambrian granite (includes modal analyses) and diabase dikes
and Tertiary rhyolites and andesites. Also discusses some
of the Big Burro Mountains.
fluorite occurrences southwest
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
of the Gallinas
Baltz, E.H., Jr., 1972, Geologic map and cross sections
Creek area, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, San Miguel County, New
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Geol. Inv. Map 1-673, 2 sheets,
scale 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the distribution
of the Tertiary mafic
dikes and the Precambrian Embudo granite ang associated
pegmatites. Mapped area includes the Montezuma, El Porvenir, and
part of the Rociada 7 1/2-min quadrangles.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, San Miguel County.
Barker, D.S., and Long, L.E., 1974, The Trans-Pecos magmatic province,
southeastern New Mexico and west Texas (abs.), in Ghost Ranch
(central-northern New Mexico): New MexicoGeolTSoc., Guidebook
25th field conf., p. 377-378
Mentions the occurrence of alkalic rocks in west Texas an
in the Cornudas Mountainsin New Mexico and Texas. The
differentiation sequence is basalt
to phonolite to trachyte to
sodic rhyolite. These rocks are enriched in Zr and the rare-eart
elements.
Area: Cornudas Mountains, Otero County.
Barker, F., 1958, Precambrian and Tertiary geology
of Las Tablas
quadrangle, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources
Bull. 45, 104p., 14 tables, 3 figs., 13 pls.,scale 1:48,000
Discusses the geology and petrology of the Burned Mountai
Metarhyolite, Maquinita Granodiorite, Tres Piedras Granite, Kiawa
Mountain Formation, and pegmatites. Includes geochemical
analyses.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rib Arriba County.
Barker, F., 1970, Ortega Quartzite and Big Rock and Jawbone Conglome
Members of the Kiawa Mountain Formation, Tusas Mountains, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 1294-A, A21-A22
Briefly describes the Precambrian Big Rock and Jawbone
Conglomerate Membersof the Kiawa Mountain Formation.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
105
II
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Barker, F., Arth, J.G., and Peterman, Z.E., 1973, Geochemistry of
Precambrian trondhjemitesof Colorado and northern New Mexico,
evidence for subduction? (abs.): Am. Geophys. Union
(EOS),
Trans., v. 54, p. 1,220-1,221
Briefly discusses the geochemistry and petrogenesis of
Precambrian trondhjemites from the Tusas Mountains..
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Barker, F., Arth, J.G., Peterman, Z . E . , and Friedman, I., 1976, The
1.7-1.8 b.y.-old trondhjemites of southwestern Colorado and
of genesis: Geol.
northern New Mexico--Geochemistry and depths
SOC. America, Bull., v. 87, p. 189-198, 9 figs.
Describes the geology, major, minor, and trace element
geochemistry of trondhjemites from the Tusas Mountains.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Barker, F., and Friedman, I., 1974, Precambrian metavolcanic rocks of
the Tusas Mountains, New Mexico--major elements and oxygen
isotopes, in Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico): New
Mexico G e o r SOC., Guidebook 25th field conf
., p. 115-117,
1 table, 3 figs.
Discusses the major element chemistry, oxygen isotope
of the Precambrian basalt, metamorphosed
studies, and age
andesite, and rhyoliteof the Tusas Mountains. One sample is
reported as having an alkalic basaltic-andesite composition.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
e
Barnes, C.W.,
1980
see Berry, V. P.,
Nagy, P.A., Sprerg, W.C., and Smouse, P.,
Basler, A.L., see Marjaniemi, D.K., 1972
Bassett, W.A., 1954, Mineralogical and geological investigations of the
Terry uranium prospect near Monticello, New Mexico: New Mexico
Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file Rept. 19,p.,15 3 figs.
Describes the geology and mineralogy
of a uranium deposit
associated with a nearby quartz monzonite. Includes modal
analyses of the quartz monzonite.
Area: San Mateo Mountains, Sierra County.
Bassett, W.A.,
see Weber,
R.H., 1963
Bastin, E.S., 1939, The nickel-cobalt-native silver ore type: Econ.
Geology v. 34, p. 1-40, tables, figs.
Describes the geologyof a nickel-cobalt-silver ore deposit
in Bullard Peak (Black Hawk district), New Mexico. Mentions the
occurrence of pitchblende in the ore body.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
*
Bauer, H.L., Jr., 1950a, Autunite at the Monarch No. 2, Moneymaker, and
Wild Irishman claims, White Signal district, Grant County, New
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Trace Elements Memo., Rept. TEM-160,
2 D., 1 fig.
Brief report describing the location, workings, geology, and
LO6
I
uranium mineralization of the Monarch No. 2 claim. No abnormal
radioactivity was found
on the Moneymaker or Wild Irishman claims.
Includes a geologic map of the area.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Bauer, H.L., Jr., 1950b, Radioactive ilmenite, Virginia claim, Hillsboro
mining district, Sierra County, New Mexico:U . S . Geol. Survey,
Trace Elements Memo., Rept TEM-139, 2 p.
Brief account describing a piece of radioactive ilmenite
float from the Virginia claim. However,no abnormal radioactivity
was found during a field investigation.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Black Range, Sierra
County.
Bauer, H.L., Jr., 1951, Apache Trail uranium prospect, White Signal
district, Grant County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Trace
Elements Memo., TEM-121 (511, 11 p., 1 table, 3 figs.
Briefly describes the geology and
ore deposits of the Apache
Trail uranium prospect, where Precambrian granite is cut by
diabase dike and a quartz-hematite vein. The quartz-hematite
vein is radioactive and contains 0.011-0.012% uranium. The
diabase dike contains 0.008-0.041% uranium. Includes iron and
copper contents of the quartz-hematite vein.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
a
Bauer, H.L., Jr., see Granger, H.C., 1950a,b, 1951a,b, and 1952: and
Granger, H.C., Lovering, T.G., and Gillerman, E., 1952
_
.
a
Baumgardner, L., 1954, Preliminary study of the relationship between
uranium and fluorine, Zuni uplift, Grants, New Mexico: U.S.
Atomic Energy Comm., Tech. Mem. TM-248, 10 p.
Brief reconnaissance report describing the mineralogy and
geology of the"21" and " 2 7 " fluorite mines in the Precambrian
rocks in the Zuni Mountains. No anomalous radioactivity was
detected in the"21" mine. Includes a brief description of the
development of each mine.
Area: Zuni Mountains, Cibola County.
Beers, C.A., 1976, Geology of Precambrian rocks
of the southern Los
Pinos Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, New
Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech., 228 p.,
5 tables, 35 figs.,
3 pls., scale 1 inch = 1,000 ft
Discusses the geology and petrology of the Precambrian
Sevilleta Metarhyolite and Los Pinos and Sepultura granites fou
in the Los Pinos Mountains. Includes modal, chemical, and rareearth elements analyses. Uranium and thorium were not detected.
The Los Pinos Granite was found
to be high in potassium.
Area: L o s Pinos Mountains, Socorro County.
*
Belt, C.B., Jr., 1960, Intrusion andore deposition in New Mexico:
Econ. Geology, v. 55, p. 1,244-1,271, 16 figs., 65 pls.
Study of the petrology, hydrothermal alteration, and
distribution of copper and zinc deposits in silicic igneous
plutons. Includes discussions on the Hanover-Fierro intrusives,
Granite Mountain intrusive at Magdalena, and four outliers
of the
107
Lordsburg instrusive.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Magdalena Mountains,
Grant and Socorro Counties and Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo Count
0
Benjovsky, T.D., 1945, Reconnaissance surveyof the Headstone mining
district, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral Resources, Circ.11, 10 p., map
Discusses the geol-ogy
of the ore depositsof the Headstone
mining district. Describes a Precambrian granodiorite. Goldquartz veins, often with Cu-Pb-Zn sulfides, occur within the
granodiorite and Precambrian schist.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
.
Berliner, M.H., 1949, Investigation of the Harding tantalum-lithium
deposits, Taos County, New Mexico: U . S . Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv.
RI-4607, 7 p., 3 tables, 3 figs.
A detailed report describing the history, production,
geology, mineralogy, and workings at the Harding pegmatite.
Mentions the occurrence of microlite. Includes lithium analyses.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos County.
0
e
Berry, V. P., Nagy, P.A., Spreng, W.C., Barnes, C.W., and Smouse, D.,
1980, Uranium resource evaluation, Tularosa quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Dept. Energy, Prelim. Rept. PGJ-004 ( 8 0 ) , 31 p.,
3 figs., 10 pls., 4 appendices
This detailed geologic report evaluates the uranium resourc
of the Tularosa 1 by 2 degree quadrangle using all available
geologic, geochemical, and geophysical information. Includes a
table of 13 uranium occurrences in appendix (11
A nonsandstonetype occurrences) and uranium occurrence reports for most of t
occurrences. Includes petrographic analyses, a comprehensive
1 by 2 degree quadrangle, and a
bibliography, geologic map of the
stratigraphic column. Four cauldron complexes (Magdalena, Mt.
Withington, Nogal Canyon, and Emory cauldrons) were classified
as favorable for uranium deposits, although in a reclassification
of the uranium potentialof the quadrangle, only the Nogal
cauldron remained favorable. The other three cauldrons were
rejected as being favorable due
to low tonnage and/or grade.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Magdalena Mountains,
San Mateo Mountains, Sierra, Socorro, Catron, and Grant Counties
Biggerstaff, B.P., 1974, Geology andore deposits of the Steeple RockTwin Peaks area, Grant County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ.
Texas (El Paso), 103 p., 1 table, 5 figs., 11 pls., 2 appendices;
abs. in Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico), New Mexico
Geol. SOC., Guidebook 25th field conf., p. 382
Describes the Steeple Rock group (pyroclastics, andesites,
and volcanic flows), andesite porphyry, and the Vanderbilt Peak
intrusives. Describes the origin, nature, and mode of occurrence
of sulfide and fluorite mineralization. Describes various mines
and prospects and includes measured sections (Appendix A),
microscopic descriptions of the igneous rocks (Appendix B),
a geologic map(1:20,000), a claims map, and an alteration map
(1:40,000) of the Steeple Rock-Twin Peaks area (Summit Mountains)
108
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
Bikerman, M., see Elston, W.E., Damon, P.E., Coney,
P. J . , Rhodes, R.C.,
and Smith, E.I., 1973
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Bingler, E.C., 1968, Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.
91,
158 p., 4 tables, 22 figs., 7 pls., scale 1:125,000
Describes the geology and stratigraphy
of Rio Arriba County.
Includes descriptionsof Precambrian granitic gneiss, granite
porphyry, Tertiary dacite, Quaternary rhyolite, and andesite.
Discusses the geologyof the Hopewell-Bromide and El Rito fluorite
deposits. Also mentions the presence of uraninite and uranophane
in pegmatites found within Rio Arriba County. Includes a map
showing mineral commodities (fluorite and rare-earth elements).
Area: Rio Arriba County.
Bingler, E.C., 1974, Precambrian rocks of the Tusas Mountains, in
Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico): New Mexico
Gez.
SOC., Guidebook 25th field conf., p.109-113
Briefly describes metarhyolite, granitic gneiss, quartz
diorite gneiss, and a granite porphyry. Discusses the effects
of metamorphism.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
to their
Birsoy, R., 1977, Coloring of fluorites and problems related
design: Ph.D. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech., 115 p.
Includes uranium and thorium analyses of fluorite from the
Bingham, Magdalena, and Gila districts, and the Gonzales fluorsp
prospect. Other elements which were analyzed include La, Ce, Nd,
Sm, Eu, T
b
, Y b , Lu, Y, and Na.
Area: Oscura Mountains, Magdalena Mountains, and MogollonDatil volcanic province, Socorro and Grant Counties and Socorro
Basin area, Socorro County.
Black, B.A., 1964, The geology of the northern and eastern parts
of the
Ladron Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ.
New Mexico, 117 p., 7 figs., 11 pls., scale 1:31,680
Discusses the geology and petrology
of granites, pegmatites,
and aplite dikes. Includes a discussion
on the Jeter mine
- a
copper and uraniumdeposit.
Area: Ladron Mountains, Socorro County.
of the Cone Peak
Black, K.D., 1977, Geology and uranium mineralization
rhyolite, Lincoln County, New Mexico
'(abs.): Geol. SOC. America,
Abs. with Programs, v. 9, p. 709
Briefly discusses the geology of a "likely target for uran
mineralization" in a hydrothermally altered rhyolite plug and
dikes in the White Mountain Wilderness area.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
.
Blakestad, R.B., Jr., 1977, Geology of the Kelly mining district,
Socorro County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ. Colorado, New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Open-file Rept. 43, 162
p., 17 figs., 2 pls., scale 1:1,000
109
Briefly describes Precambrian gabbro, diorite, felsite, and
granite, and the Tertiary Spears, Hells Mesa,
A.L. Peak, Anchor
Canyon (granite), Nitt (monzonite), and Linchburg (monzonite)
Formations.
Area: Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County.
Bloom, M.S., 1975, Mineral paragenesis and contact metamorphism in the
Jarilla Mountains, Orogrande, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Inst. Mining and Tech., 107 p.,7 tables, 15 figs., 22 pls., scale
1:1,000
Describes Tertiary granodiorite, quartz latite, monzonite,
and andesite intrusives. Discusses rock alteration and includes
major-element analyses.
Area: Jarilla Mountains, Otero County.
1976, Precambrian geochronologyof the Sevilleta
Bolton, W.R.,
Metarhyolite and the Los Pinos, Sepultura, and Priest plutons o
the southern Sandia uplift, central New Mexico:
M.S. thesis, New
Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech., 57 p.,
1 table, 6 figs.
of three granitic
Briefly discusses the geology and lithology
plutons (Priest quartz monzonite, Los Pinos and Sepultura granit
and the Sevilleta Metarhyolite. Includes modal, major-element,
and rare-earth element analyses. The Rb-Sr ages range from 1,410
to 1,700 m.y.; with anomalously
high initial strontium ratios.
Area: Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County.
of the
Bonnichsen, W., 1962, General aspects of the Precambrian rocks
Lemitar Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico (abs.). in Moaollon
rim region: New Mexico Geol.So;. , Guidebook 13th field coGf
p
- . 174
Summarizes the geology and petrology of Precambrian granite
pegmatite dikes, and “Tertiary“ lamprophyre dikes
of the Lemitar
Mountains. Mentions the occurrence of barite, fluorite, galena,
calcite, and quartz veins.
Area: Lemitar Mountains, Socorro County.
.,
Bornhorst, T.J., 1976, Volcanic geologyof the Crosby Mountains and
vicinity, Catron County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New
Mexico, 113 p., 17 tables, 38 figs.
of andesite,
Describes the Datil Formation which consists
quartz latite, rhyolite, and rhyodacite flows and tuffs. Includes
modal and major-element analyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
Bornhorst, T.J., Elston, W.E., Della Valle, R.S., and Balagna, J.P.,
in mid-Tertiary volcanic rocks,
1980, Distribution of uranium
Mogollon-Datil volcanic field,New Mexico (abs.): Am. Assoc.
Petroleum Geologists, Southwest Sec.,
Ann. Mtg., Prog. and Abs.,
13. 17: 1981, Bull... V . 65,
~. D. 755mid-Tertiary volcanic rocksof the
“The uranium abundances in
Mogollon-Datil volcanic field,southwestern New Mexico, have been
Ph.D.
determined as partof a major petrogenetic study (Bornhorst,
dissertation, in progress). Over 350 samples of mid-Tertiaryto
Quaternary volcanic rocks have been analyzed
for their uranium
content by delayed neutron activation analysis.
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110
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Of the volcanic associations previously proposed for
southwestern New Mexico, calc-alkalic andesite, +43to +35 m.y.,
has a mean
of 2.3 ppm U (range 0.9-5.4 ppm); cal&alkalTc
quartz
latite to rhyolite, -+35to +29 m.y., has a mean
of 3.9 ppm U
(range 1.7-6.2 ppm); basaltic andesite and associated rocks,
+32
to +18 m.y., has a mean of
2.3 ppm U (range 0.8-6.9 ppm); andhigE-silica rhyolite,- +32to +18 m.y., has a mean
of 5.2 ppm U
(range 1.6-9.4 ppm). Anomaloiis values in the range
of 14 to 35
ppm U where found for a riebeckite-bearing lava from the central
San Mateo Mountains, a sample
of intrusive andesite from the Alum
Mountain area, and a lithophysal rhyolite lava and associated
ash-flow tuff from the Sierra Cuchillo. Post-13 m.y. bimodal
basalt-rhyolite is sparse within the Mogollon-Datil volcanic
field. A few determinations from this study, and published and
unpublished data for other localities in New Mexico, indicate
U
abundance from 0.3to 1.5 ppm U in post-13 m.y. basalt and about
7 to 8 ppm U in rhyolite."
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Bornhorst, T.J., Erb, E.E., and Elston, W.E., 1976, Reconnaissance
geologic mapof part of the Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, New
Mexico, & Cenozoic volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New
Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 5, scale 1:325,000
Geologic map showing the distribution of Tertiary igneous
rocks in the Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
a
Bowring, S.A., 1980, The geology of the west-central Magdalena
Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Inst. Mining and Tech., New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resourc
Open-file Rept. 120; 135 p., 14 figs., 2 pls., scale 1:24,000
Geologic report describing the Oligocene
to Miocene volcanic
rocks of the area around Langmuir Laboratory in the Magdalena
Mountains. Portions of three overlapping cauldrons are mapped-Sawmill Canyon, Magdalena, and North Baldy cauldrons. Very few
prospects or mines are found in the mapped area and only copp
mineralization and silicification were found
by the author.
Area: Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County.
Boyd, F.S., Jr., 1955, Some recent discoveriesof uranium in Sierra
County, New Mexico; in south-central New Mexico: New Mexico Geol
SOC., Guidebook 6th E e l d conf., p. 123
Describes the geology and occurrence
of uranium in three
localities: 1) fissure veins of fluorite adjacent to the
Precambrian granite in the Caballo Mountains, 2) a shear zone in
Precambrian schist and granite east of Truth
or Consequences, and
3) felsitic Tertiary intrusives near Iron Mountain.
southern Fra Cristobal Mountains and
Area: Caballo and
Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra
County.
Boyd, F.S., Jr., and Wolfe, H.D., 1953, Recent investigations of
radioactive occurrences in Sierra, Dona Ana, and Hidalgo Counti
New Mexico, in Southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook 4thfield conf., p. 141-142
Briefly describes the occurrence of uranium in four
111
1 ) fluorite
localities in Sierra, Dona Ana, and Hidalgo Counties:
near Monticello, Sierra County,2) syenite dikes in the Caballo
Mountains, Sierra County, 3) a Precambrian granitic pegmatite
near Lordsburg, and4) radioactive tufa near Hatch.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Sierra, Dona Ana,
and Hidalgo Counties: Caballo Mountains, Sierra County: Pyramid
Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Branson, O.T.,
see Kelley,
V.C., 1947
Brick, K.L., see Twenhofel,W.S., 1956
Bromfield, C.S., and Wrucke, C.T., 1961, Reconnaissance geologic map of
the Cedar Mountains, Grant and Luna Counties, New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol. Survey, Mineral Inv. Field Studies Map MF-159, scale
1:62,500
Geologic map showing the distribution of Tertiary andesite
latite, porphyric quartz latite, rhyolite, and Precambrian
granite.
Area: Cedar Mountains, Mogollon-Datil volcanic province,
Grant and Luna Counties.
Bromfield, C.S., see Wrucke, C.T., 1961
_
.
Brookins, D.G., 1974, Summary of recent Rb-Sr age determinations from
the Precambrian rocks of north-central New Mexico, in Ghost Ranc
(central-northern New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.So=, Guidebook
25th field conf
., p. 119-121, 1 table
Summarizes the Rb-Sr age determinations
from basement
granites, pegmatites, gneisses, latites, and leuco-granodiorite
from the La Madera district, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Tusas
Mountains, Sandia Mountains, Manzanita Mountains, and the
Nacimiento uplift. The ages range from 1.87to 1.42 b.y.
Area: Sangre de Cristo, Tusas, Sandia, Manzanita, and
Nacimiento Mountains, north-central New Mexico.
Brookins, D.G., 1978, A studyof silicic plutonic rocks in the Zuni and
of
Florida Mountains to evaluate the possible occurrence
disseminated uranium and thorium deposits--radiogenetic heat
contribution to heat flow frompotassium, uranium, andthorium in
the Precambrian silicic rocksof the Florida Mountainsand the
Zuni Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico Energy Inst., Open-file
Rept. 77-1104A: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Open-file Rept. 98, 13 p., 2 tables
Brief report on the radiogenetic heat generation from rocks
from the Zuni and Florida Mountains. Includes thorium and
uranium analyses.
Area: Florida Mountains, Luna County and Zuni Mountains,
Cibola and McKinley Counties.
Brookins, D.G., Chakoumakos, B.C., Cook, C.W., Ewing, R.C., Landis,
G.P., and Register, M.E., 1979, The Harding pegmatite--summary of
recent research, in SantaFe country: New Mexico Geol. Soc.,
Guidebook 30th f i a d conf., p. 127-133, 6 figs.
Summary of recent work
on the aenesis of the Harding
.
.
p e g m a t i t e .I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o no ff l u i d - i n c l u s i o ns t u d i e s
a n a l y s e s of m i c r o l i t e( p y r o c h l o r eg r o u p - au r a n i u m - b e a r i n g
mineral).
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,
Taos County.
4
112
and
Brookins, D.G.,
a n dD e l l aV a l l e ,
R.S.,
1977, Uranium abundances i n some
from New Mexico: Rocky Mtn.
PrecambrianandPhanerozoicrocks
Assoc. G e o l o g i s t s , 1977 Symposium, p . 353-362,3
tables, 1 fig.
Discusses a s t u d y ofuranium
c o n c e n t r a t i o n si ns e d i m e n t sa n d
igneousrocks
from t h r o u g h o u tt h es t a t e .C h e m i c a la n dr a d i o m e t r i c
analysesareincluded
from variousPrecambrianandTertiary
igneousrocks.
Area: Nacimiento Mountains, SandovalCounty:
Manzanos
Mountains, B e r n a l i l l o and Torrance Counties:FloridaMountains,
Luna County:Pedernal
H i l l s , TorranceCounty:SandiaMountains,
B e r n a l i l l o andSandovalCounties:ZuniMountainsandMcCarthy's
f l o w , C i b o l a County:BanderaCraterand
JemezMountains,
SandovalCounty.
Brookins, D . G . ,
E p p l e r , D . , a n dE l s t o n , W.E., 1977,Sr-isotope
initial
r a t i o s from t h e SanAntonioMountainarea,.
New Mexico:
Isochron/
West,no.
20, p . 1 7
R e p o r t sS r - i s o t o p ei n i t i a lr a t i o s
from rocks of t h e San
AntonioMountainsarea,
Taos County:
Rock t y p e
alkali basalt
andesite
lati te
rhyolite
Area:
0.7032 (wholerock)
0. 7036
0. 70 75
0. 70 70
Sangre de CristoMountains,
Taos County.
Brookins, D . G . , and Rautman, C.A.,
1978, A s t u d y of s i l i c i c p l u t o n i c
rocksinthe
Zuni and FloridaMountains t o e v a l u a t e t h e p o s s i b l e
occurrence of disseminateduraniumandthoriumdeposits--uranium
and thorium abundances, whole rock chemistry, and trace element
c h e m i s t r y , Zuni Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico E n e r g yI n s t . ,
Open-file Rept.
77-1104B: New Mexico Bureau Mine$ Mineral
Resources,Open-fileRept.
99, 47 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 26 f i g s . , 1
appendix
B r i e fr e p o r t
on t h e uraniumandthoriumabundances
in the
Zuni Mountains.Includes
57 uraniumandthoriumanalyses
a v e r a g i n g 3.75 ppm U and17.53 ppm Th.Includesmajor-and
t r a c e - e l e m e n ta n a l y s e s .
Area:
Zuni M o u n t s n s ,C i b o l a
andMcKinley Counties.
Brookins, D.G.,
Rautman, C . A . , and Corbi t t , L. L., 1978, A study of
silicic plutonic rocks in the
Zuni and FloridaMountains t o
evaluatethepossibleoccurrence
of disseminateduraniumand
thoriumdeposits--uraniumandthoriumabundancesandwhole-rock
c h e m i s t r y of t h e F l o r i d a M o u n t a i n s ,
New Mexico--preliminary s t u d y :
N e w Mexico EnergyInst.,Open-fileRept.
77-1104C: New Mexico
101, 23 p . , 6
BureauMinesMineralResources,Open-fileRept.
113
I.
tables, 7 figs.
Brief report on the studyof uranium and thorium abundances
of the Florida
in the Precambrian granitic and syenitic rocks
Mountains. Includes 90 uranium and thorium analyses, averaging
3.12 ppm U and12.33 ppm Th. Briefly describes the geology and
includes a geologic map and whole-rock analyses.
Area: Florida Mountains, Luna County.
Brookins, D.G., see Callender, J.F., and Robertson, J.M., 1976; Condie,
and Register,
K.C., 1980 : Enz, R., and Kudo, A.M., 1979,1980;
M.E., 1979
Brown, D.M., 1972, Geology of the southern Bear Mountains, Socorro
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining and
Tech.: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file
Rept. 42, 110 p., 5 tables, 18 figs., 1 sheet
Describes the Spears, Hells Mesa, and
La Jara Peak
formations and monzonite porphyry, latite, and rhyolite dikes
Includes modal analyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
Brown,
L.F.,
e
Seager, W.R., 1978
Brown, W.T, Jr., 1969, Igneous geologyof the Rio Puerco necks,
Sandoval and Valencia Counties, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ.
New Mexico, 89 p., 5 tables, 4 figs., 30 pls. (now Cibola County)
Describes the geology and petrology of the Rio Puerco
volcanic necks and includes modal and chemical analyses of the
of Mount Taylor.
alkali basalts in the area east
Area: San Juan Basin, Cibola County.
Budding, A.J., 1968, Precambrian granite-diabase relationships in the
southwestern Sangre de Cristo Mountains (abs.), in San Juan-San
Miguel-La Plata region (New Mexico and Colorado)- New Mexico
Geol. SOC., Guidebook 19th field conf., p. 210
of foliated
Describes the Embudo Granite as consisting
biotite granite and leucocratic granite cut by diabase dikes,
leucocratic granite, aplitic and pegmatitic dikes.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa
Fe County.
Budding, A.J., 1972, Geologic map of the Glorieta quadrangle, New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Geol. Map
24,
with text, scale1:24,000
of Precambrian granite,
Geologic map showing the distribution
leucogranite, and aplite and pegmatite veins.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa
Fe County.
Budding, A.J., and Cepeda, J.C., 1979, Tectonics and metamorphism of
the El Oro Gneiss dome, near Mora, north-central New Mexico,
in SantaFe country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 30th
field conf., p. 159-164, 1 table, 3 figs.
of the gneiss dome in
Describes the tectonics and geology
in the El Oro Mountains. The gneiss consists of quartz,
microcline, oligoclase, muscovite, and biotite. Pegmatite
bodies are numerous around the dome.
114
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Mora County.
*
Budding, A.J., and Condie, K.C., 1975, Precambrian rocks of the Sierra
Oscura and northern San Andres Mountains, in Las Cruces countr
(central-southern New Mexico): New Mexico-Eeol. SOC., Guidebook
26th field conf., p. 89-93, 4 figs.
Describes and discusses the occurrence of Precambrian granit
in the Sierra Oscura and San Andres Mountains.
h r e e types of
granite are found in the Sierra Oscura: 1 ) coarse-grained
biotite granite, 2) gray granite, and 3) leucogranite.
Area: Oscura and San Andres Mountains, Socorro, Lincoln, and
Sierra Counties.
Budding, A. J., see Condie,K.C., 1979
Bundy, W.M., 1958, Wall-rock alteration in the Cochiti mining district
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 59,
71 p., 7 tables, 34 figs., 2 pls., scale 1 inch = 1,000 ft
Briefly describes Tertiary andesite flows, monzonite stock
and dikes, quartz veins, rhyolite intrusives, and the Bandelier
Formation (rhyolite). Includes some modal and chemical analyses.
Discusses sulfide mineralization and wall-rock alteration as a
guide to prospecting.
Area: Jemez Mountains, Sandoval County.
Bunker, C.M., see Lipman, P.W., and Bush, C.A., 1973
Burchard, E.F., see Darton, N.H., 1911
Bush, C.A., .see
- Lipman, P.W., and Bunker, C.M., 1973
Butler, A.P., Jr., 1939, Tertiary and Quaternary geology
of the
Tusas-Tres Piedras area, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: New
20,
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file Rept.
30 p., 1 table, 2 figs., 2 sheets
Describes and shows the distribution of quartz latite and
rhyolite.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
.
Callender, J.F., Robertson, J.M., and Brookins, D.G., 1976, Summary of
of northeastern New Mexico,
Precambrian geology and geochronology
in Vermejo Park (northeastern New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 27th field conf., p. 129-135, 1 table, 1 fig.
Summarizes the lithology and distribution
of Precambrian
rocks in northeastern New Mexico. Includes geochronologic studies
on the Precambrian rocks.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax, Mora, and San
Miguel Counties.
Callender, J.F.,
see Woodward,
L.A., and Zilinski, R.E.,
1975
Cannon, R.P., and Ragland, P.C., 1977, Petrology and geochemistry of the
Palisades sill, northern New Mexico
(abs.): Geol. SOC. America,
a s . with Programs, V. 9, no. 6, p'. 713-714
Discusses major-element analyses, Rb-Sr analyses, and thin-
115
section descriptions of dacite sills.
Area: Chic0 Hills area, Raton-Clayton volcanic field,
Colfax County.
-e
Cargo, D.N., 1959, Mineral deposits of the Granite
Gap area, Hidalgo
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico,70 p., 9 figs.
Area: Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Carmichael, I.S.E., see Stormer, J.C., Jr., 1970
_
.
Carten, R.B., Silberman, M.L., Armstrong, A.K., and Elston, W.E., 1974,
Geology, trace metal anomalies, and base-metal mineralization
in the central Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico
in Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico): New Mex
(abs.), Geol. SOC., Guidebook 25th field conf
., p. 378
Mentions the occurrence of Precambrian granite, quartz
monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, fine-grained felsite dikes,
and latite porphyry dikes. Anomalous copper, lead, zinc, and
silver are present in some
of the dikes, and sulfide veins are
found around some of the larger faults.
Area: Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Cepeda, J.C., 1972, Geology of Precambrian rocks
of the ElOro Mountains
and vicinity, Mora County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Inst. Mining and Tech., 63 p.,
4 tables, 18 figs., 8 pls.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Mora County.
Cepeda, J.C., see Budding, A.J.,
1979
Chakoumakos, B.C., see Brookins, D.G., Cook, C.W., Ewing, R.C.,
G.P., and Register, M.E., 1979
Landis,
Chamberlin, R.M., 1974, Geology of the Council Rock district, Socorro
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining and
Tech.: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file
Rept. 40, 134 p., 5 tables, 19 figs., 1 pl., scale 1:24,000
Describes the Spears, Hells Mesa, and
A.L. Peak Formations,
and the Tres Montosas stock and discusses the hydrothermal sil
veins with fluorite in the Iron Mountain district.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
*
Chamberlin, R.M., 1980, Cenozoic stratigraphy and structureof the
Socorro Peak volcanic center, central New Mexico: Ph.D. thesis,
Colorado School Mines: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resourc
Open-file Rept. 118, 462 p.,8 tables, 41 figs., map and cross
sections, two vol.
Describes the geology of the Socorro Peak area, including
descriptions of the A.L. Peak Tuff (rhyolite ash-flow tuff),
La Jara Peak basaltic andesite, Lemitar tuff (rhyolite and
quartz latite tuffs), rhyolite lavas and tuffs
of the Luis Lopez
formation, tuff of South Canyon (high-silica rhyolite), and
Socorro Peak rhyolite. Includes modal analysesof the Lemitar
tuff and chemical data for the Lemitar tuff, lavas and tuffs of
the Luis Lopez formation, and the Socorro Peak rhyolite.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
I
116
e
Chamberlin, R.M..,
1981,Cenozoic
s t r a t i g r a p h ya n ds t r u c t u r e
of t h e
S o c o r r o Peak v o l c a n i c c e n t e r , c e n t r a l
New Mexico--a summary:
New Mexico Geology, v . 3, no. 2, p . 22-24, 2 f i g s .
work o n t h e S o c o r r o Peak
Summary ofChamberlin’s(1980)
volcaniccenter.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
Chamber1 i n , R.M., see Chapin,
Sanford, A. R., 1978
C .E.
,
Osburn, G .R.,
White, D.W.,
and
Chapin, C . E . ,
1971, K-Ar age 0 ; t h e La J a r a Peak a n d e s i t e and i t s
possible significance to mineral exploration in the
Magdalena
mining d i s t r i c t , New Mexico:
Isochron/West,no.
2, p . 43 -44
Briefly discusses the Tertiary volcanic stratigraphy
of the
Magdalenamining d i s t r i c t .M i n e r a l i z a t i o nc o n s i s t s
of v e i n s
intruding the hydrothermally altered
La J a r a Peak a n d e s i t e .
Reports an ageof23.8
m.y. f o r t h e La J a r a Peak a n d e s i t e .
Area:
Magdalena
Mountains,SocorroCounty.
Chapin, C .E .,
Chamberlin, R.M., Osburn, G . R . , White, D.W.,
andSanford,
A. R., 1978, E x p l o r a t i o n frameworkof
theSocorrogeothermalarea,
New Mexico, i n F i e l d g u i d e t o s e l e c t e d c a u l d r o n s
andmining
d i s t r i c t s o f t h e D a t i l - M o g o l l o nv o l c a n i cf i e l d ,
New Mexico: N e w
Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 7, p . 115-130, 1 t a b l e , 3 f i g s .
e
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g i cs e t t i n g ,s t r u c t u r a l
and
s t r a t i g r a p h i cc o n t r o l s ,a n dg e o t h e r m a lp o t e n t i a li nt h eS o c o r r o
a r e aI.n c l u d eps a r t i acl h e m i c aal n a l y s e(sF e 2 0
N~ 0 , a n d
K 2 0 ) ofthe
A.L. PeakTuff
and t h e t u f f of t h e
Mountains.
Includes a s t r a t i g r a p h i c s e c t i o n and a g e n e r a l i z e d map of the
RioGrande r i f t , showingmajor c r u s t a l l i n e a m e n t s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,MagdalenaMountains,
andLemitarMountains,SocorroCpunty.
2&nit&
Chapin, C . E . ,
seeOsburn,
-
G.R.,
a n dP e t t y ,
D.M.,
1981
map of Grantsuranium
Chapman,Wood,
and Griswold, Inc.,1974,Geologic
region: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Geol. Map 31,
3 s h e e t s , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 2 m i (revised1979)
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrian
granitic
and metamorphic rocks and undifferentiated Tertiary and
Q u a t e r n a r yv o l c a n i cr o c k s( l o c a l l yi n t r u s i v e ) .I n c l u d e st h e
l o c a t i o n ofminesand
mineralized areas in the Morrison Formation.
i n t h e Zuni and Nacimiento
Shows t h ee x t e n t of thePrecambrian
Mountains--someof
which have not been previously
mapped.
Area:Zuniand
NacimientoMountains,
Mount T a y l o r ,a n d San
McKinley,andSandovalCounties.
JuanBasin,Cibola,
Chenoweth, W.L., 1957, A r e c o n n a i s s a n c ef o r uranium i n t h e uppermost
CretaceousandearlyTertiaryrocks
of t h e e a s t e r n SanJuan
Basin, New Mexico:
U.S. A t o m i c Energy Comm., Rept. RME-97,
1 table, 4 figs.
p t . 2, 1 9p . ,
Discussestheoccurrence
ofuranium
i n nearbysediments.
s i l l s andlamprophyredikes.
Describesaugiteandesite
Area:
San
Juan
Basin.
117
a
Chenoweth, W.L., 1966, Uranium a n a l y s e s of samplesfrom
s e l e c t e do i l
w e l l s ,s o u t h e r n
SanJuanBasin,
New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy
Comm., Tech. Memo.
TM-250,
27 p . , 3 t a b l e s
Seven wells i n t h e s o u t h e r n San JuanBasinwhichpenetrated
thePrecambrianbasementwereanalyzedforuranium
by t h e U . S .
Atomic EnergyCommission.
The uranium valuesinthePrecambrian
rocksrangedfrom
1 0 t o 74 ppm U 308.
Area:
San
Juan
Basin.
1974a, Uranium i n t h e P e t a c a ,
O j o C a l i e n t e ,a n d
Bromide
Chenoweth, W.L.,
d i s t r i c t s , Rio ArribaCounty,inGhost
Ranch ( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n
New Mexico): New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 2 5 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,
p . 315
D i s c u s s e st h eo c c u r r e n c eo fu r a n i u mm i n e r a l si n
some of t h e
pegmatites of theTusasMountains.Uraniniteandsamarskite
occur with albite
and q u a r t z i n t h e p e g m a t i t e s
of the Petacaand
O j o Calientedistricts.
Uranium a l s oo c c u r s with magnetiteand
q u a r t z i t e i n the Kiawa Mountainarea.Severaluraniumminerals
o c c u rw i t h i nq u a r t z - f l u o r i t ev e i n s
of t h e Bromide d i s t r i c t , n o r t h
of t h e P e t a c a d i s t r i c t
anduranium m i n e r a l s a r e f o u n d w i t h i n
the
PrecambrianTresPiedrasGranite.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
Chenoweth, W.L.,
197413, Uranium occurrences of theNacimiento-Jemez
region,SandovalandRioArribaCounties,
New Mexico, i n Ghost
Ranch ( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n New Mexico): N e w Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook 25th f i e l d conf
p. 309-313, 2 f i g s . : U.S. Atomic
Energy Comm., Tech.Rept.
TM-194( 74)
Uranium m i n e r a l s o c c u r i n r h y o l i t e b r e c c i a i n t h e C o c h i t i
mining d i s t r i c t .D e s c r i b e st h eo c c u r r e n c e
ofuranium
i nt h e
BandelierTuffwhere
some samwles of t h e t u f f c o n t a i n
0.0003-0.008% U
R e p o r t ss e v e r a lr a d i o a c t i v et h e r m a l
s rings
neartheValles3%idera:
Jemez S p r i n g s , Jemez Pueblo,andgan
Y s i d i o and d i s c u s s e s t h e c h e m i s t r y a n d p o s s i b l e o r i q i n s
from
v o l c a n i cw a t e r s .S p r i n g s
fromSoda
Dam-contain0.056and
0.04 ppm uranium.
The uranium i nt h e s es p r i n gw a t e r s
may have been derived
from t h e Bandel ier r o c k s .
Area:Nacimientoand
Jemez Mountains,SandovalandRio
Arriba Counties.
.,
0
-
~~
~~
1975, Uranium d e p o s i t s of Nacimiento-Jemezregion,
Chenoweth, W.L.,
SandovalandRioArribaCounties,
New Mexico ( a b s . ) : Am. Assoc.
B u l l . , v . 59, p. 907
PetroleumGeologists,
Uranium m i n e r a l s a r e f o u n d f i l l i n g i n t e r s t i c e s
of a r h y o l i t e
b r e c c i a . Uranium h a sa l s o beenfound
i nt h es e d i m e n t a r yr o c k s
of t h er e g i o n .S t a t e s
that the s o u r c e may be t h eo v e r l y i n g
Bandelier Tuff
*
Area: Jemez andNacimientoMountains,SandovalandRio
Arriba Counties.
.
Chenoweth, W.L., 1976, Uranium r e s o u r c e s of N e w Mexico;
m i n e r a lr e s o u r c e s
of southwesternNorthAmerica:
Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 6, p. 138-143, 2 t a b l e s , 2
Dept. Enerqy,Tech.
Memo TM-193( 76)
i nT e c t o n i c s
New Mexico
f i g s . : U.S.
and
118
A good summary ofuraniumoccurrencesanddeposits
i n New
M e x i c o .D i s c u s s e sh i s t o r yo fe x p l o r a t i o n ,p r o d u c t i o n ,p r o c e s s i n g
f a c i l i t i e s ,g e o l o g i cs e t t i n g ,a n dr e s o u r c e s .F o u r t e e np r o p e r t i e s
of vein-typeuraniumdepositshaveproduced113tons
U,O,.
Area:General-statewide.
a
Chenoweth, W.L., 1979, Uranium i n th; S a n t aF ea r e a ,
New Mexico, i n
Santa Fe country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook30th
fi z d
261-264, 2 f i g s .
c o n f . ,p .
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h e
uranium
occurrences
in:
1) t h e
pegmatitesfound
i n t h e RinconRange,
2)
i nf r a c t u r e si n
P r e c a m b r i a nq u a r t z i t ei nt h e
P i c u r i s Range,3)
i n a trachyte
s i l l anda
monzonitedike
i n t h e Hagan Basin,and4)the
La
Bajada d e p o s i t i n E s p i n a s o V o l c a n i c s .
Area:Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountainsand
O r t i z Mountainsarea,
Santa Fe County.
Clabaugh, S.E., 1941,Geology of t h en o r t h w e s t e r np o r t i o n
of t h e
CornudasMountains,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. T e x a s ( E l
P a s o ) , 66 p . , 2 2 f i g s . , 2 p l s . , s c a l e
1 inch = 2,000 f t
Describesthegeology
of t h e n o r t h w e s t e r n p o r t i o n
of t h e
C o r n u d a sM o u n t a i n s .I n c l u d e sd e t a i l e dp e t r o g r a p h i cd e s c r i p t i o n s
of t h ea l k a l ii g n e o u si n t r u s i v e s ,c o n s i s t i n g
of a u g i t e s y e n i t e ,
analcite nepheline syenite, trachyte porphyry, and phonolite
porphyry.
Area:
Cornudas
Mountains,
Otero
County.
'
Clabaugh, S.E., 1950, E u d i a l y t ea n de u c o l i t e
from s o u t h e r n New Mexico
( a b s . ) : Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t ,v .
35, p. 279-280;
Geol.
SOC.
America,
B u l l . , v . 60, no. 1 2 , p t . 2, p.1,879-1,880(1949)
Brieflydescribestheoccurrence
of e u d i a l y t e a n d e u c o l i t e
in small irregular dikes associated with the
Wind Mountain
l a c c o l i t h (a n e p h e l i n e - a n a l c i m e s y e n i t e ) , O t e r o C o u n t y .
Area:CornudasMountains,OteroCounty.
1968, S t r u c t u r a l c o n t r o l s i n t h e
Red River d i s t r i c t , New
C l a r k , K.F.,
Mexico:
Econ.
Geology,
v . 63, p . 553-566, 2 t a b l e s , 6 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,a n dd i a b a s ed i k e s
and T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e , r h y o l i t e , g r a n i t e , g r a n i t e
p o r p h y r y ,b i o t i t eg r a n i t e ,a n dm o n z o n i t e .D i s c u s s e sw i d e s p r e a d
h y d r o t h e r m a la l t e r a t i o nt h r o u g h o u tt h ed i s t r i c t .D e s c r i b e s
s t r u c t u r a l l y c o n t r o l l e d molybdenum ore d e p o s i t s which occur as
d i s s e m i n a t i o n s ,v e i n l e t s ,c o a t i n g sa l o n gf r a c t u r e s ,a n df i s s u r e
vein deposits.
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t oM o u n t a i n s ,
Taos County.
c
C l a r k , K . F . , andRead,
C.B.,
1972,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of Eagle
N e s ta r e a ,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, B u l l . 94, 152 p . , 4 t a b l e s , 23 f i g s . , 1 p l . , 2 c h a r t s ,
5 maps, s c a l e 1:48,000
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,q u a r t zv e i n s ,a n d
diabasedikes,andTertiaryandesite,latite,
rhyolite, g r a n i t e ,
d i o r i t e ,q u a r t zd i o r i t e ,a n dm o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y .I n c l u d e s
some
modal andchemicalanalyses.
Area:Sanqre
de CristoMountains,
Taos andColfaxCounties.
119
Clemons, R.E., 1976a, Sierra de las Uvas ash-flow field, south-central
New Mexico, in Tectonics and mineral resources of southwestern
North America= New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 6, p. 115-121,
4 figs.
Describes the BellTop Formation (tuffs, rhyolite flows and
domes, and interbedded volcanics) and the Cedar Hills rhyolite
tuffs. Includes a tectonic map of the area, crystal
compositions, and chemical analyses.
Area: Sierra de las Uvas, Dona Ana County.
Clemons, R.E., 197633, Geology of east half Corralitos Ranch quadrangle,
Dona Ana County,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Geol. Map 36, 2 sheets, with text, scale 1:24,000
Map 36, 2 sheets, with text, scale 1:24,000
the distribution with petrographic
Geologic map showing
descriptions of Oligocene
rhyolite and Miocene andesite.
Uvas, Dona Ana County.
Area: Sierra de las
Clemons, R.E., 1977, Geology of west half Corralitos Ranch quadrangle,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Geol.
Map 44,2 sheets, with text, scale 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the distribution with descriptions
of Deming.
andesite and rhyolite east
Area: Sierra de las Uvas, Dona Ana County.
e
o
Clemons, R.E., 1979, Geologyof Good Sight Mountains and Uvas Valley,
southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Circ. 169, 32 p., 1 table, 23 figs., scale 1:48,000
Describes the geologyof the Good Sight Mountains and the
Uvas Valley in Luna, Dona Ana, and Sierra Counties, New Mexico
Includes descriptionsof the Rubio Peak Formation (latite and
andesite tuffs, breccias, flows, dikes, plugs, and stocks),
Bell Top Formation (rhyolite tuffs, vitrophyre flows
and dikes,
and flow-banded rhyolite flows and domes), Kneeling Nun Tuff
(ash-flow tuffs), Tenaga Canyon formation (andesites and
latites), Nutt Mountain rhyolite, and Uvas basaltic andesite.
Includes measured sections, geologic maps, and petrographic data
of the ash-flow tuffs.
Area: Good Sight Mountains (Misc. Areas).
Clemons, R.E., see Seager,W.R.,
J.W., 1971 and 1975
1975; and Seager,W.R., and Hawley,
Collins, G.E., 1956, Thorium occurrences in the Capitan Mountains area,
Lincoln County, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Tech.
Memo. Rept. DAO-4-TM-1, 11 p., 2 tables, 2 figs.
Detailed geologic report describing the geology and
mineralogy of the uranium- and thorium-bearing veins in quartz
monzonite of the Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County. Includes
location maps and chemical analyses.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Collins, G.E., 1957, Reconnaissance for uranium in the Mogollon mining
district, Catron County, New Mexico:U.S. Atomic Enerav Comm..
120
e
Tech. Memo. Rept. DAO-4-TM-7, 20 p., 2 tables, 5 figs.
A good geologic report describing the uranium deposits at
the Baby and Evelyne mines in the Mogollon mining district.
Includes assay data and chemical analyses. Concludes that the
deposits are too low grade and too small to justify further
of the Baby
exploration. Includes a mine map and a geologic map
mine.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
Collins, G.E., 1958, Preliminary reconnaissance for uranium in the
Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico and Huspeth County
Texas: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Tech. Memo. Rept. DBO-4-TM-5,
17 p., 1 table, 2 figs.
A brief reconnaissance report of the Llewellyn and Jones
prospects near Wind Mountain in the Cornudas Mountains. Both
prospects contain anomalous uranium and are associated with a
syenite sill or dike. Reports the occurrence of thorium-bearing
dikes north of Wind Mountain.
Area: Cornudas Mountains, Otero County.
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Collins, G.E., and Freeland, R.E., 1956, A reporton the airbourne
radiometric survey and ground geologic reconnaissance in the
Espanola area, New Mexico: U . S . Atomic Energy Comm., Open-file
Rept. WE-1075, 16 p., 1 table, 3 figs.
Describes the resultsof a ground reconnaissanceof
by airbourne radiometric methods.
radiometric anomalies detected
Locates and describes several vein-type radioactive occurrences
in the SantaFe Group and includes a table of uranium and
vanadium analyses.
Area: Tusas and Ortiz Mountains,Rio Arriba and
Santa Fe Counties.
Collins, G.E., and Mallory, N.S., 1954, Airbourne radiometric survey and
ground geologic reconnaissance in the Socorro and Carrizozo
areas, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Open-file Rept.
RME-1054, 16 p., 1 fig.
A geologic report describing the results
of a ground
reconnaissance of radioactive anomalies detected by airbourne
radiometric techniques. Describes several radioactive vein
occurrences in the Socorro Basin and one near Carrizozo, New
Mexico.
Area: Socorro Basin, Socorro County and Lincoln County
porphyry belt.
Collins, G.E., and Nye, T.S., 1957, Exploration drilling in the Ladron
Peak area, Socorro County, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.,
Tech. Memo. Rept. DAO-4-TM-8, 25 p., 5 figs.
Discusses the general geology and mineralogyanofuranium
occurrence at the Jeter mine in a fault between Precambrian
rocks and Tertiary volcanics. Describes the uranium deposit,
mentioning the occurrence of coffinite. Includes lithologic
descriptions of cores drilled by the Atomic Energy Commission.
Area: Ladron Mountains, Socorro County.
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Collins, G.E., and Smith, B.C., 1956, Airborne radiometric survey in the
121
Lemitar-Ladron area, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Rept.
RME-1073 (rev.), 10 p., 1 fig.
of an airborne
Brief report discussing the results
radiometric survey in the Lemitar and Ladron Mountains. Briefly
describes uranium occurrences at the San Acacia mine, Jeter mi
Polvadera Mountain, and Lemitar area. Of these known occurrences
only the Jeter mine could be detected
from the survey andno new
anomalies were found.
Area: Ladron and Lemitar Mountains, and Mogollon-Datil
volcanic province, Socorro County.
*-
Collins, R.F., 1949, Volcanic rocks of northeastern New Mexico: Geol.
SOC. America, Bull., v. 60, p. 1,017-1,040, figs.
of phonolites, trachytes,
Includes petrographic descriptions
dacites, andesites, and leucocratic dikes found in Colfax Count
Area: Chico Hills area, Colfax County.
Collins, R.F., and Stobbe, H.R., 1942, Extrusive and related rocks
of
northeastern New Mexico (abs.): Geol. SOC. America, Bull., v.
53, P.
- 1,846
Briefly discusses andesites, trachytes, soda trachytes, and
phonolites as approximate contemporaries to basalt flows.
of feldspathoid extrusives
Mentions that there are "sizable areas
in western Colfax County".
Area: Chico Hills area and Raton-Clayton volcanic field,
Colfax County.
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Condie, K.C., 1976, Precambrian rocks of the Ladron Mountains, Socorro
County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Geol. Map 38, with text, scale 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the distribution of Precambrian rock
the Ladron Mountains. Describes quartz monzonite and granite and
discusses copper, galena, fluorite, and uranium mineralization.
Uranium is found and was once mined at the Jeter mine.
Area: Ladron Mountains, Socorro County.
Condie, K.C., 1978, Geochemistry of Proterozoic granitic plutons from
v. 21, p. 131-149, 2 tables,
New Mexico, U.S.A.: Chem. Geology,
8 figs.
Discusses major-element analyses from
38 Precambrian plutons
in New Mexico, including plutons
from the Tusas, Sangre de
Cristo, Nacimiento, Sandia, Manzanita, Manzano, Los Pinos,
Ladron, Oscura, Magdalena, San Andres,
Burro, Little Hatchet,
Pedernal Hills, and the
Zuni, Peloncillo, and Organ Mountains,
Black Range. Divides the plutons into one of four groups on the
basis of major-element and rare-earth element analyses:
1) high-Si (further subdivided into low-REE and high-REE),
2) high-K (further subdivided into low-REE and high-REE), 3)
high-Ca, and 4) trondhjemite.
Area: Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Cibola, Santa Fe, Taos,
Socorro, Bernalillo, Torrance, Sierra, Dona Ana, Hidalgo, and
Grant Counties.
.
area,
Condie, K.C., 1980, Precambrian rocks of Red River-Wheeler Peak
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources. Geol.
122
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Map 50, with text, scale
1:48,000
An outcrop geologic map of an area bounded by Cubresto
Creek drainage (porth), Lucero Canyon (south), the Sangre de
Cristo Mountains escarpment (west), and the Moreno Valley (east).
Divides the Precambrian rocks into: 1) felsic volcanic rocks,
2) mafic volcanic rocks, 3 ) volcanic breccia, 4) ultramafic
rocks, 5) gneisses, 6 ) graphic paragneiss, 7) quartzite,
8 ) granite and quartz monzonite, 9) tonalite-trondhjemite, and
10) diabase dikes. Briefly describes each unit.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos County.
Condie, K.C., 1981, Precambrian rocks of the southwestern United States
and adjacent area of Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Resource Map13, 2 sheets, scale1 inch = 25 mi
of Precambrian rocks in southern
Map showing the distribution
Idaho, southern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. Divides the
rock units into: 1) quartzite and shales, 2) volcanics and
sediments, 3) graywacke and subgraywacke,
4) gneissic
complexes, 5) granite, 6 ) granodiorite and tonalite, 7)
granitic rocks undifferentiated and 8 ) anorthosite. Includes
radiometric age dates and accepted names
of individual rock
units
Area:
Statewide.
.
0
Condie, K.C., and Brookins, D.G., 1980, Composition and heat
generation of the Precambrian crust in New Mexico: Geochem.
Jour. v. 14, p. 95-99, 2 tables, 1 fig.
Briefly describes the Precambrian rocks in New Mexico
andincludesmajor-andminor-element(including
U, Th, andthe
rare-earth elements) analyses of major rock types in the
Precambrian terrains of New Mexico. Concludes that the upper
crust is enriched in
U, T h , and the rare-earth elements.
Presents a model for the derivation of the Precambrian granites
in New Mexico.
Area:Statewide.
Condie, K.C., and Budding, A.J., 1979, Geology and geochemistry of
Precambrian rocks, central and south-central New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Mem. 35,
60 p., 13 tables,
48 figs., 4 appendices, 3 sheets
Summarizes the geology and petrology of Precambrian rocks
includes maps, stratigraphic sections, petrographic descriptions,
modal and geochemical analyses. Includes geologic maps
of the
San Andres, Oscura, Ladron, Caballo, Magdalena, Fra Cristobal,
Lemitar, and Organ Mountains, San Diego Mountain (Dona Ana
La Joyita, and Coyote Hills
County), Pajarito Peak, Pedernal,
(Socorro County).
Area: Sandia Mountains, Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties:
Monte Largo area and Manzanita Mountains, Bernalillo County:
Ladron, Lemitar, Magdalena, Oscura, and Los Pinos Mountains, and
La Joyita Hills, Socorro County: Manzano Mountains and Pedernal
Hills, Torrance County: San Andres Mountains, Socorro, Sierra,
and Dona Ana Counties: Fra Cristobal and Caballo Mountains,
Sierra County: Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County: and Pajarito
123
Peak, Otero.
Condie, K.C., see
_
.
County.
Budding,
A.J., 1975
Coney, P.J., 1976, Structure, volcanic stratigraphy, and gravity across
the Mogollon plateau, in Cenozoic volcanism in southwestern Ne
Mexico: New Mexico G e x . SOC., Spec. Pub. 5, p. 29-41
Briefly describes quartz latite, andesite, rhyolite, and
latite of the Mogollon plateau.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Coney, P.J., E Elston, W.E., and Rhodes, R.C., 1968; Elston, W.E.,
Damon, P.E., Rhodes, R.C., Smith, E. I., and Bikerman, M.,1973;
Elston, W.E., Rhodes, R.C., and Deal, E.G., 1976
see Staatz, M.H.,
see Brookings, D.G.,
Conklin, N.M.,
and Adams, J.W., 1965
Cook, C.W.,
Chakoumakos, B.C., Ewing, R.C., Landis,
G.P., and Register, M.E., 1979
Cookro, T.M., 1978, Petrology of Precambrian granitic rocks from the
M.S.
Ladron Mountains, Socorro County,New Mexico:
thesis, New
Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech.,86 p., 15 tables, 10 figs., 9 pls.
Describes the geology, petrography,'and major element
geochemistry of the granitic rocks in the Ladron Mountains.
Includes modal and chemical analyses
of the Capirote and Ladron
quartz monzonite. Allanite, sphene, fluorite, calcite, and zircon
occur as accessory minerals in the Capirote quartz monzonite.
Area: Ladron Mountans, Socorro County.
Corbitt, L.L., 1971, Structure and stratigraphy of the Florida
Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico: Ph.D. thesis, Univ. New
Mexico, 115 p . , 1 table, 43 figs., 3 pls., scale 1:24,000
Describes granite, syenite, gabbro-anorthosite, diabaseof the
diorite, and rhyolite. Includes estimated modal analyses
syenite
Area: Florida Mountains, Luna County.
.
Corbitt, L.L., see Brookins, D.G., and Rautman, C.A., 1978
Cordell, L.,
see Segerstrom,
K., Stotelmeyer, R.B., and Williams, F.E.,
1975
Corey,
A.F.,see
Hilpert,
L.S., 1955
Correa, B.P., 1980, Fluorine and lithophile element mineralization in
the Black Range and Sierra Cuchillo, New Mexico,
& Uranium
mineralization in fluorine-enriched volcanic rocks, by D.M. Burt
and M.F. Sheridan: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept.
GJBX-225
(80), p. 459-494, 5 tables, 9 figs., 2 appendices
Report discusses the results of quantitative analysis of
phenocrysts, major and trace element (including U)whole-rock
chemistry, determination of magma type and its origin, sources
of fluorine and
and controls of ore deposits, and the role
pyroclastic rocks in uranium concentration. Includes discussions
124
on the volcanic geology, petrology, chemistry, petrogenesis, and
tin deposits of the Taylor Creek Rhyolite in the Black Range.
Also discusses uranium and beryllium mineralization near Apache
Warm Springs and Iron Mountain, Sierra Cuchillo.
Area: Black and Cooke’s Ranges, Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra
County.
Craddock, C., see Schmidt, P.G., 1964
Crowley, R.J., see Gillerman, E.G., Swinney, C.M., Whitebread, D.H., and
Kleinhampl, F.J., 1954
Crumpler, L.S., 1977, Alkali basalt-trachyte suite and volcanism,
northern part of the Mount Taylor volcanic field, New Mexico:
M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico,1 3 1 p., 9 tables, 43 figs.
Describes and discusses three stagesof volcanism: 1)
alkalic basalt trachyte, 2) alkali basalt, and 3 ) porphyritic
alkali basalt. Includes modal and chemical analyses of the
igneous rocks.
Area: Mount Taylor, Cibola and McKinley Counties.
e
Cunningham, J.E., 1974, Geologic map and sections of Silver City
quadrangle, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Geol. Map30, with text, scale1:24,000
Geologic map shows the distribution
of Tertiary rhyolite,
latite, andesite, and dacite and Precambrian granite with
and pegmatite dikes. Shows occurrences of Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, and
Zn mineralization.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
apli
Curry, K.J., see Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., Griffitts, W.R., Siems,
D.L., and Kraxberger, V.E., 1975
Dale, V.B., and McKinney, W.A., 1960, Tungsten deposits of New Mexico:
U . S . Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-5517, 72 p., 7 tables, 29 figs.
Brief to very detailed descriptions of the geology and
tungsten potential of3 0 tungsten deposits in Dona Ana, Grant,
Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, SantaFe, Sierra, Socorro, and Taos
Counties. The majority of these deposits are small, discontinuous
bodies of vein fillings or disseminated deposits. Exceptions
include the Iron Mountain (Sierra County) and the Cunnington H
deposits (Santa Fe County). Uranium may occur at these
localities.
Area: Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Santa Fe,
Sierra, Socorro, and Taos Counties.
Damon, P.E.,
Deal, E.G., Elston, W.E., Erb, E.E., Petersen, S.L.,
Reiter, D.E., and Shafiqullah, M., 1978; Elston, W.E., Coney,
P.J., Rhodes, R.C., Smith, E.I., and Bikerman, M., 1973; and
Ratte, J.C., Landis, E.R., and Gaskill, D.L., 1969
Dane, C.H., 1948, Geologic map of part
of eastern San Juan Basin, Rio
Arriba County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol Survey, Oil and Gas Inv.
Prelim. Map 78, with text, scale1 inch = 1 mi
Geologic map shows the distribution of ausite, andesite,
125
and 1ampr ophyr e d i k e s .
Area:San
JuanBasin,Rio
-e
Arriba County.
1961, P r e l i m i n a r yg e o l o g i c map ofthe
Dane, C . H . , and Bachman, G . O . ,
southwestern part of New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Misc.Geol.
Inv. Map 1-344, s c a l e 1:380,160
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of r h y o l i t e s and
a n d e s i t e s of t h eD a t i lF o r m a t i o n ,C r e t a c e o u ss y e n o d i o r i t e s ,
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,a n dg r a n i t e ,a n dP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e .
Area:
Mogollon-Datil
volcanic
province.
Dane, C.H.,
and Bachman, G . O . ,
1965, Geological map of New'Mexico:
Geol.Survey,
2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 5 0 0 , 0 0 0
Area:
Statewide.
Dapples, E.C.,
__
see Stark, J.T.,
U.S.
1946
Darton, N.H.,
andBurchard,
E.F.,
1911, Fluorsparnear
Deming, New
Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey,
Bull. 470, p . 533-545, maps
Describes Precambrian granite
and T e r t i a r y m o n z o n i t e
p o r p h y r y .F l u o r i t ev e i n sc u tt h e
monzoni t e porphyry.
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
Luna County.
Davis, J . D . , and G u i l b e r t , J . M . ,
1973, D i s t r i b u t i o n of theradioelements
potassium,uranium,andthoriuminselectedporphyrycopper
d e p o s i t s : Econ.
Geology,
v . 68, p . 145-160, 1 t a b l e , 7 f i g s .
A s t u d y of t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofuranium,thorium,and
potassium i n t h e p o r p h y r y b o d i e s a t S a n t a R i t a ,
New Mexico (among
o t h e rp o r p h y r yb o d i e si nA r i z o n a ) .
Uranium andthorium
show a
symmetricaloutwardlyincreasingzonation.
The r a n g ei n uranium
Includes a b r i e fd i s c u s s i o n
of t h e
c o n c e n t r a t i o n i s 0.3-4.7 ppm.
g e o l o g y a n d a l t e r a t i o n of t h e g r a n o d i o r i t e s t o c k a t S a n t a R i t a .
I t may be p o s s i b l e t h a t uraniumandthoriumincrease
in
c o n c e n t r a t i o n f u r t h e r outwardfrom
t h e a r e a of t h i s r e p o r t .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
Davis, G . L . ,
s e eA l d r i c h ,
-
L.T.,
W e t h e r i l l , G.W.,
a n dT i l t o n ,
G.R.,
1958
1973,Geologyofthenorthern
part of t h e San Mateo
Deal, E.G.,
Mountains,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico--a s t u d y of a r h y o l i t e
of laminarflow
i n ash-flow
ash-flow t u f f c a u l d r o n a n d t h e r o l e
tuffs:
Ph.D. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico,136
p . , 1 t a b l e , 38 f i g s . ,
map
Describesthegeologyofthenorthern
SanMateo Mountains
i n c l u d i n gt h e M t . Withingtoncauldron.Includespetrographic
d e s c r i p t i o n s andchemicalanalyses
of v o l c a n i cr o c k s ,i n c l u d i n g
s e v e r a l h i g h si02 and K 2 0 rocks.
Area:
San
Mateo
Mountains,SocorroCounty.
Deal, E.G.,
E l s t o n , W.E.,
E r b , E. E., Peters.on, S. L., Rei t e r , D. E . ,
Damon, P . E . , a n dS h a f i q u l l a h , M . , 1978, Cenozoicvolcanicgeology
oftheBasinand
Range provinceinHidalgoCounty,southwestern
New Mexico, i n Land of Cochise(southwesternArizona):
New Mexico
f i e l d conf ., p . 219-229, 1 t a b l e , 5
Geol. SOC., Guidebook29th
f ias
.
126
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of Apache Hills, Pyramid
Describes the volcanic geology
Mountains, Coyote Hills, Alamo Hueco Mountains, Animas Mountain
and Peloncillo Mountains. Includes potassium concentrations.
Area: Pyramid, Animas (including the Alamo Hueco Mountains),
and Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Deal, E.G., and Rhodes, R.C., 1976, Volcano-tectonic structures in the
San Mateo Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico, in Cenozoic
volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New
MexicoTeol. SOC.,
Spec. Pub. 5, p. 51-56, 2 tables, 5 figs.
Describes Vicks Peak Rhyolite, Springtime Canyon quartz
latite, rhyolite, and the Spears, Hells Mesa,
A.L. Peak, Potato
Canyon, and Bear Trap Canyon formations. Includes some modal
analyses.
Area: San Mateo Mountains, Socorro County.
Deal, E.G., see Elston, W.E., and Erb, E.E., 1979: and Elston, W.E.,
Rhodes, R.C., and Coney, P.J., 1976
a
Denison, R.E., and Hetherington, E.A., Jr., 1969, Basement rocks in far
west Texas and south-central New Mexico, in Border stratigraphy
symposium: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Circ.104,
p. 1-16, 3 tables, 3 figs.
of the igneous
Briefly describes the geology and lithology
rocks (diabasic) of Franklin Mountains, granite and syenite,
Pajarito Peak, and various subsurface occurrences.
Area: Franklin Mountains, Dona Ana County: Pajarito Peak,
Otero County.
Denison, R.E.,
Dickson, R.E.,
see Muehlberger, W.R., 1964
see May, R.T., Smith, E.S.,
and Nystrom, R.J., 1981
Disbrow, A.E., and Stoll, W.C., 1957, Geology of the Cerrillos area,
Santa Fe County,New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Bull. 48, 73 p., 2 tables, 8 figs., 5 pls., scale
1:31,680
Briefly describes monzonite, syenite-trachyte, and
limburgite. Discusses the geology and alteration associated with
lead-zinc mineralization.
Area: Ortiz Mountains, Santa Fe County.
Dobson, P.F.,
see
-
Wobus, R.A., 1981
Doney, H.H., 1968, Geology of the Cebolla quadrangle,Rio Arriba County,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.92,
114 p., 1 table, 21 figs., 1 pl., scale 1:48,000
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
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Donze, M.A., 1980, Geology ofthe Squaw Peak area, Magdalena Mountains,
Socorro County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining
and Tech.: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file
127
Rept. 123, 131 p., 21 figs., 2 pls., 3 appendices, scale 1:24,000
Describes and maps the volcanic rocks from or
two
possibly
three overlapping cauldrons (North Baldy, Magdalena, and unnamed
cauldrons). Rhyolitic domes and intrusives are exposed throughout
the area. Describes the prophylitic alteration and manganese,
quartz, calcite, and silver mineralization.
Area: Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County.
see
Templain, C.L.,
Dotterer, F.E.,
O’Neill, A.J., 1978
1978; and Vizcaino, H.P., and
Doyle, J.C., 1951, Geology of the northern Caballo Mountains,
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining
Tech., 51 p., 3 figs., 19 pls., scale 1:31,680
Describes Precambrian granite and pegmatite dikes
fluorite fissure veins. Describes fluorite prospects and
Area: Caballo Mountains, Sierra County.
Sierra
and
and
mines.
Drewes, H., and Thorman, C.H., 1980, Geologic map of the Steins
of the Vanar quadrangle, Hidalgo
quadrangle and the adjacent part
County, New Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Inv. Series 1-1220,
scale 1 :24,000
Maps Tertiary volcanic and intrusive rocks including rhyoli
porphyry, quartz veins, rhyolite of Steins, quartz monzonite,
quartz latite, and rhyolitic intrusive breccia. A Precambrian
granodiorite porphyry also is exposed in this area.
Area: Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County.
a
Drewes, H.,
see Thorman, C.H.,
1978a,b, and 1979
DuChene, H.R., see Woodward, L.A., and Martinez, R., 1977; Woodward,
L.A., and Reed, R.K., 1974; and Woodward, L.A., Martinez,R.,
Schumacher, O.L., and Reed, R.K., 1974
Dunham, K.C., 1935, The geology of the Organ Mountains, with an account
of the geology and mineral resources of Dona Ana County, New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,B u l l . 11,
272 p., 21 figs., 14 pls., scale 1:62,500
Describes Precambrian granite, diorite, and epidiorite dikes
and Tertiary monzonite, quartz monzonite, aplite, rhyolite, and
andesite. Discusses pegmatite and vein deposits. Includes some
modal and chemical analyses.
Area: Organ, San Andres, Franklin, Dona Ana, and Caballo
Mountains, Dona Ana County.
Duschatko, R.W., and Poldervaart, A., 1955, Spilitic intrusion near
Ladron Peak, Socorro County, New mexico:Geol.. SOC. America,
Bull., v. 66, p. 1,097-1,108, 3 tables, 5 figs., 1 pl.
Describes the highly altered spilitic basaltic
to doleritic
rocks. These rocks are associated with leucocratic albitites.
Discusses the mineralogy, petrology, and alteration of these
rocks. Includes modal, major-element, and spectrographic
analyses.
Area: Ladron Mountains, Socorro County.
128
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Dyer, B.C. (compiler), 1953, The Black Hawk mining district: New Mexico
115 p.
Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, open-file rept.,
A collection of geological information, correspondence, and
newspaper articles concerning the mineralization in the Black
mining district--an uranium deposit in Grant County.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
H
see
Ericksem G.E., Wedow, H., Jr., and Leland,G.R., 1970;
Eaton, G.P.,
and Ratte, J.C., Gaskill, D.L., and Peterson, D.L., 1974; Ratte,
J.C., Landis, E.R., Gaskill, D.L., and Raabe, R.G.,
1967
Eddy, A.,
see Laughlin, A.W.,
1977
Edwards, C.L., 1975, Terrestrial heat flow and crustal radioactivity in
northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado: Ph.D. thesis,
100 p., 9 tables, 23 figs., 4
New Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech.,
appendices
Includes uranium, thorium, and potassium chemical analyses
for seven areas within the state:
Ruby Mountain monzonite
Questa #1 granite
Questa #2 granite
Los Alamos granite
San Pedro#3 monzonite
San Pedro#4 monzonite
Sierra Blanca monzonite
Animas Peak granite
Orogrande granodiorite
1.95
13.02
13.61
0.92
2.51
3.99
9.97
5.18
1.96
ppmU
ppm U
ppm U
ppm
U
ppmU
ppmU
ppm U
ppmU
ppmU
5.41
31.71
25.07
15.95
10.95
12.02
28.65
14.5
7.37
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
ppm
Th
Th
Th
Th
Th
Th
Th
Th
Th
Area: Sangre de Cristo and Ortiz Mountains, northeastern New
Mexico.
Elevatorski, E.A., 1977, Uranium ores and minerals: Minobras,
California, 89 p., 8 figs., 1 pl.
Includes good descriptions of uranium and uranium-bearing
minerals and lists several localities for each description.
Area:Statewide.
Elston, W.E., 1955, Volcanic succession and possible mineralization in
the Dwyer quadrangle, southwestern New Mexico
(abs.): Geol.
SOC.
American, Bull., v. 66, p. 1,553; Econ. Geology, v. 50, p. 773
Briefly describes the Tertiary volcanics
of the calc-alkaline
suite (andesites, latites, and rhyolites). Mentions possible
fluorite mineralization in the lower sediments covered by the
volcanics.
Area: Black and Cooke’s Ranges, Grant, Sierra, and Luna
Counties.
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Elston, W.E., 1957, Geology and mineral resources
of Dwyer quadrangle,
Grant, Luna, and Sierra Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 38, 86 p., 10 tables, 8 figs.,
8 pls., scale 1 :48,000
Discusses the geology and petrology of Tertiary andesites
129
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latites, rhyolites, granodiorites, and monzonite. Includes
chemical analyses and describes the geology
of fluorspar mines.
Area: Black and Cooke's Ranges, Grant, Luna, and Sierra
Counties.
Elston, W.E., 1960, Reconnaissance qeoloqic map of Virden 30-min
quadrangle: New Mexico Burea; Mines Mineral Resources, Geol.
Map 15, scale1:126.720
Geologic map shows the distribution
of the Tertiary
rhyolite, andesite, latite, and Precambrian granite. Locates
uranium mines and occurrences of the Black Hawk mining district
within the mapped area.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province and Burro Mountains,
Grant and Hidalgo Counties.
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Elston, W.E., 1961, Mineral resourcesof Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa
Fe Counties, New Mexico (exclusive
of oil and gas),&
Albuquerque
I
country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 12th field conf., p.
155-167
Summarizes the mineral resources of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and
Santa Fe Counties. Mentions that uranium was mined from the La
Bajada district where the mineralization follows a fault cuttin
a Miocene limburgite.
Area: Sangre de Cristo, Sandia, Jemez, Nacimiento, and Ortiz
Mountains, Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa
Fe Counties.
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Elston, W.E., 1964, Orogenesis and periods
of mineralization in ten
selected mining districts, southwestgrn New Mexico (abs.): Geol.
SOC. America, Spec. Paper 76, p. 272
Divides ore deposits into four periods: 1) Precambrian
radioactive pegmatites (Gold Hill district),2 ) porphyry copper
deposits (contact metasomatic and base-metal sulfide vein
deposits), 3 ) middle to late Tertiary vein deposits
4) late Tertiary to
contemporaneous with rhyolite flows, and
Quaternary epithermal fluorite and psilomelane veins related
to
hot springs (Doubtful fluorspar mine, Animas Mountains).
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, and Animas, Pyramid,
and Burro Mountains, Hidalgo and Grant Counties.
Elston, W.E., 1965, Mining districtsof Hidalgo County, New Mexico, in
Southwestern New Mexico11: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook
Xth
field conf., p. 210-214, 3 tables,1 fig.
Mentions the occurrenceof uraniferous opal veins in volcanic
rocks in the Antelope Wells district and radioactive minerals
Precambrian pegmatitesof the Gold Hill district, Burro Mountains.
Briefly describes these and other mining districts in Hidalgo
County.
Area: Animas, Pyramid, Hatchet, and Burro Mountains, Hidalgo
County.
Elston, W.E., 1967, Summary of the mineral resources
of Bernalillo,
Sandoval, and SantaFe Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.81, 81 p., 13 tables, 2 pls., scale
1 inch = 15 mi
Discusses the geology and mineralization
of the mining
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districts in Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa
Fe Counties.
Includes a discussion of the La Bajada district and describes
fluorite mineralization.
Area: Ortiz, Sandia, Jemez, Nacimiento, Sangre de Cristo.
and Manzano Mountains, Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Sante
Fe
Counties.
Elston, W.E., 1970, Volcano-tectonic controlof ore deposits, southwestern New Mexico, in Tyrone-Big Hatchet Mountains-Florida
Mountains region (soxhwestern New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 21st field conf., p. 147-153, 4 figs.
Proposes the theory that hypogene ore deposits are related
to volcano-tectonic structures. Mentions the occurrence of
Hill.
uranium in Precambrian pegmatites Gold
at
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Burro Mountains,
Grant and Hidalgo Counties.
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Elston, W.E., 1974, Some guides to mineralization in Hidalgo County,
New Mexico (abs.), in Ghost Ranch (central-northern New Mexico):
New Mexico Geol.So=, Guidebook 25th field conf.,p. 378
Possible locations of mineralization include: 1 ) Lordsburg
granodiorite stock, 2 ) Johnny Bull fault zone, San Simon
district, 3) rhyolite dikes and plugs in the Fremont district,
4) composite stock in the west-central portion
of the Pyramid
Mountains, 5) altered andesites in Steins Pass area, 6) felsite
districts, 7)
dikes in the San Simon, Fremont, and Apache 2 No.
rhyolite vents associated with base-metal, precious-metal, and
fluorspar veins in the Kimball and Gillespie districts, 8)
and
border faults of the Animas Valley which control manganese and
fuorspar veins formed under hot-spring conditions.
Area: Animas, Peloncillo, Hatchet, and Pyramid Mountains,
Hidalgo County.
Elston, W.E., 1976, Glossaryof stratigraphic terms of the MogollonDatil volcanic province, New Mexico,
@ Cenozoic volcanism in
southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub.5,
p. 131-144
Includes brief descriptions of each of the 135 stratigraph
of
units in the Mogollon-Datil volcanic province. Includes area
occurrence, rock type, thickness, stratigraphic position, and
source of the eruption.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
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Elston, W.E., 1978, Mid-Tertiary cauldrons and their relationship to
mineral resources, southwestern New Mexico--a brief review, in
of t h e
Field guide to selected cauldrons and mining districts
Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Spec. Pub. 7, p. 107-113, 1 table, 4 figs.
Briefly discusses the formation of cauldrons, cauldron
complexes, and ore deposits. Mentions that calc-alkaline
cauldrons tend tobe associated with copper, lead, and zinc
deposits; while high-silica rhyolite cauldrons to
tend
be
associated with molybdenum,tin, and beryllium. Uranium tends to
be associated with siliceous volcanic centers.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
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Elston, W.E., Coney, P.J., and Rhodes, R.C., 1968, A progress report on
the Mogollon plateau volcanic province, southwestern New Mexico
Colorado School Mines, Quart.,v. 63, no. 3, p. 261-287, 1 table,
6 figs.
Briefly describes three sequences
of volcanic rocks in the
Mogollon plateau: 1 ) Datil Formation (29-38 m.y. ago), including
Datil-age rocks, 2 ) Apache Spring Quartz Latite-Bloodgood Canyon
Rhyolite (23-27.5 m.y.), and
3 ) Deadwood Gulch Rhyolite Tuff.
Chemical .studies show that each ash-flow sequenceonis,
the
average, more felsic than the preceding one. Includes partial
analyses of the La Jara Peak Basalt and the Bear Springs Basalt
and discusses local mineralization (gold, silver, tellurium, tin,
and tungsten)and widespread alteration.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Elston, W.E., Damon, P.E., Coney, P.J., Rhodes, R.C., Smith, E.I., and
Bikerman, M., 1973, Tertiary volcanic rocks, Mogollon-Datil
province, New Mexico and surrounding region--K-Ar dates, pattern
of eruption, and periodsof mineralization: Geol. SOC. America,
Bull., v. 84, p. 2,259-2,274,
5 figs.
Discusses three major overlapping volcanic cycles consisting
of lava flows of andesitic
to rhyolitic composition, ash flow
tuffs (ignimbrite), and basaltic andesite and associated calcalkaline suite. Includes maps and agesof the volcanics.
with manganese mineralization.
Fluorspar is associated
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Elston, W.E., and Erb, E.E., 1977, Cenozoic volcano-tectonic setting of
KCM No. 1 Forest Federal Well, Animas Mountains, Hidalgo County,
152,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Circ.
p. 53-62, 5 figs.
Brief summary of the Cenozoic volcano-tectonic setting of
the north-central Animas Mountains. The Juniper cauldron has been
recognized in this area.
Area: Animas Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Elston, W.E., Erb, E.E., and Deal, E.G., 1979, Tertiary geology of
Hidalgo County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v. 1, no. 1,
p. 1-6, 5 figs.
A preliminary report
on the economic geology of the Tertiary
cauldrons in Hidalgo County. Metallic minerals include copper,
lead, zinc, gold, silver, and tungsten. Includes a correlation
chart of Cenozoic igneous rocks found in Hidalgo County. Shows
occurrences of fluorite veins in the Peloncillo and Animas
Mountains. Shows the occurrences of uranium in the Alamo Hueco
Mountains and the Fremont district.
Area: Animas, Peloncillo, Pyramid, and Hatchet Mountains,
Hidalgo County.
Elston, W.E., Rhodes, R.C.., Coney, P.J., and Deal, E.G.,
report on the Mogollon plateau volcanic field,
Mexico, No. 3--surface expression of a pluton,
volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico
Spec. Pub. 5, p. 3-28, 2 tables, 1 8 figs.
Progress
southwestern New
in Cenozoic
Geol. SOC.,
1976,
132
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Discusses three overlapping suites of volcanism: 1) calcalkalic andesite to rhyolite, 2) high-silica rhyolite, and
3) basalt and calc-alkali basaltic andesite. Includes variation
diagrams.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Elston, W.E., Rhodes, R.C., and Erb, E.E., 1976, Control of
mineralization by mid-Tertiary volcanic centers, southwestern New
Mexico, Cenozoic volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New
Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 5, p. 125-130, 5 figs.
Describes calc-alkalic andesite, felsitic tuff, and highsilica rhyolite. Discusses copper, zinc, lead, silver, fluorite,
tin, molybdenum, and beryllium mineralization.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Elston, W.E., and Snider, H.I., 1964, Differentiation and alkali
metasomatism in dike swarm complex and related igneous rocks
near Capitan, Lincoln County, New Mexico,
& Ruidoso country:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 15th field conf., 140-147,
p.
2 tables, 4 figs.
Briefly describes seven different dikes, includes texture
and alteration descriptions and mineral contents. Briefly
describes the Carrizo Mountain intrusive and surrounding dikes
and sills, and the Sierra Blanca volcanic complex.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
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Elston, W.E., see Bornhorst, T.J., and Erb, E.E., 1976; Bornhorst, T.J.,
Della V a n , R.S., and Balagna, J . P . , 1980; Brookings, D.G., and
Eppler, D., 1977; Carten, R.B., Silberman, M.L., and Armstrong,
A.K., 1974: and Deal, E.G., Erb, E.E., Petersen, S.L., Reiter,
D.E., Damon, P.E., and Shafiqullah, M., 1978
Enz, R.D., 1974, Geochemistry and petrology of the orbicular rocks,
Sandia Mountains, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico,
73 p., 1 table, 42 figs.
Describes monzonite and granite. Includes modal and chemical
analyses with variation diagrams.
Area: Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties.
Enz, R.D., Kudo, A.M., and Brookins, D.G., 1979, Igneous origin of the
orbicular rocks of the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico: Geol. SOC.
America, Bull., v. 90, pt. 11, p. 349-380, 1 table, 1 fig.
Presents chemical and petrographical information which
suggests that the orbicular rocks in the Sandia Mountains are
igneous in origin.
Area: Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County.
Enz, R.D., Kudo, A.M., and Brookins, D.G., 1980, Igenous origin of the
orbicular rocks of the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico--Reply: Geol.
SOC. America, Bull., v. 91, p. 246-247
A replyto Thompson and Giles(1980) concerning the authors'
article (1979) presenting an igneous origin to the orbicular
of a metasomatic origin as
rocks of the Sandia Mountains instead
presented by Thompson and Giles
(1980). Refutes many of Thompson
and Giles' (1980) arguments and concludes that an iqneous oriain
133
although a metasomatic origin
is a possibility
completely ruledout.
Area: Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County.
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cannot
be
Eppler,D.,Brookins,D.G.,andElston,W.E.,1977
Erb, E.E., 1978, Evolution of mid-Tertiary ash-flow tuff cauldrons in
the Animas, southern Peloncillo, and Guadalupe Mountains, Hidalgo
County, New Mexico (abs.): Geol. SOC. America, Abs. with
Programs, v. 10, p. 104-105
Area: Animas and Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County.
see
Bornhorst, T.J., and Elston, W.E., 1976: Deal, E.G.,
Erb, E.E.,
Elston, W.E., Petersen, S.L., Reiter, D.E., Damon, P.E., and
Shafiqullah, M., 1978: Elston, W.E., 1977: and Elston, W.E., and
Deal, E.G., 1979: and Elston, W.E., and Rhodes, R.C., 1976
Ericksen, G.E., and Wedow, H., Jr., 1976, Tertiary extrusive sheets and
related intrusions in the Black Range, New Mexico,
& Cenozoic-Volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.
Spec. Pub. 5, p. 63-67, 1 table, 4 figs.
Describes quartz latite, rhyolite porphry dikes and plugs,
felsitic rhyolite, and tin-bearing rhyolite.
Area: Black Range, Sierra, Grant, and Catron Counties.
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Ericksen, G.E., Wedow, H., Jr., Eaton, G.P., and Leland, G.R., 1970,
Mineral resources of the Black Range primitive area, Grant, Sierra
and Catron Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 1319-E,
162 p., 7 tables, 16 figs., 2 pls., with aeromagnetic
interpretation
Describes the Datil Formation. Includes major- and minor(Ba, Be, Cu, Mo, Sn, Sr, V,
Ti) element analyses.
Area: Black Range, Sierra, Grant, and Catron Counties.
Erickson, R.L., see Gott, G.B., 1952
Everett, F.D., 1964, Reconnaissanceof tellurium resources in Arizona,
Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah: U.S. Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv.
RI-6350, 38 p., 3 tables, 4 figs., 4 appendices
Describes the geology and occurrence of tellurium in
southwestern United States, including New Mexico. Reports the
lack of tellurium at several uranium mines in New Mexico.
Describes the ecology and mineralogy of several occurrences
of
tellurium in New Mexico: Hilltop and Memphis mines, Organ
Mountains, Dona Ana County, and the Lone Pine mine, Catron C
Includes a map of the states
of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and
Utah showing principal areas
of tellurium investigations and a
table listing properties sampled and tellurium and selenium
determinations.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Organ Mountains.
Everett, F.I., 1953, Metal and nonmetal mineral resources in Mora
County, New Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, open-file rept., 12 p.,
4 tables, 3 figs.
Includes descriptions of potential and reserves of fluorite
134
veins intruding Precambrian granite in Mora County.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Mora County.
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Everhart, D.L., 1956, Uranium-bearing vein deposits in the United
States, Geology
of uranium and thorium: U.N. Internat. Conf.
8-20, 1955,
Peaceful uses Atomic Energy, 1st Proc., Geneva, Aug.
v. 6, p. 257-264, 2 tables, 1 fig.
Describes and classifies uranium-bearing vein deposits in t
United States. Includes a table listing uranium-bearing vein
deposits, with seven deposits in New Mexico:
1) Pitchblende
strike, Sierra County,2) Merry Widow mine, Grant County,
3) Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County,4) Plainview prospect,
Sierra County, 5 ) Antelope Wells district, Hidalgo County, 6 ) San
7) Black Hawk mine, Grant County.
Acacia mine, Socorro County, and
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County: Mogollon-Datil volcanic
province, Sierra, Hidalgo, and Socorro Counties: Tusas Mountains,
Rio Arriba County.
Everhart, D.L., 1957, Uranium-bearing veins in the U.S., in
thorium: U.S.
Geol.
Contributions to the geology of uranium and
Survey, Prof. Paper 300, p. 97-104, 2 tables, 1 fig.
Briefly describes eight uranium-bearing vein deposits in N
Mexico: 1 ) Black Hawk mine, Burro Mountains, Grant County where
uraninite is associatedwith cobalt, nickel, and base-metal
sulfides, 2) a pitchblende deposit in Sierra County where
uraninite and uranophane occur within andesite and brecciated
chert, 3) Merry Widow mine, Burro Mountains, Grant County where
autunite and torbernite occur within Precambrian granite and
diabase, 4) Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County where uraninite
occurs within the Tusas granite,5) Plainview prospects, Sierra
County where uraninite is associated with galena, fluorite, and
chlorite in granite,6) Antelope Wells, Hidalgo County where
uraniferous opal occurs in quartz veins,
7) San Acacia, Socorro
County where uranium minerals occur within intermediate volcani
flows, and 8) Black Hawk mine, Burro Mountans, Grant County
where pitchblende occurs with sulfides in porphyritic biotite
gneiss
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County: Tusas Mountains, Rio
Arriba County: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Hidalgo, Socorro,
and Sierra Counties.
.
Ewing, R.C.,
Jahns, R.H., 1976 and 1977; and Brookins, D.G.,
Chakoumakos, B.C., Cook, C.W., Landis, G.P., and Register, M.E.,
1979
Fallis, J.F., Jr., 1958, Geol.ogy of the Pedernal Hills area, Torrance
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico, 50 p., 3
figs., 2 pls., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360
Area: Pedernal Hills, Torrance County.
Farkas, S.E., 1969, Geology of the southern San Mateo Mountains, Socorr
and Sierra Counties, New Mexico: Ph.D. thesis, Univ. New Mexico,
137 p., 5 tables, 18 figs., 18 pls.
Area: San Mateo Mountains, Socorro and Sierra Counties.
135
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of the Sandia
Feinberg, H.B., 1969, Geology of the central portion
Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New
Mexico, 127 p., 4 tables, 4 figs., 12 pls., scale 1 inch = 2,000
ft
Describes granite, aplite, lamprophyre dikes, and granite
porphyry
Area: Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County.
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Ferguson, H.G., 1920, The Mogollon district, New Mexico: U.S. Geol.
Survey, Bull. 715,p. 171-204, 7 figs., scale 1:24,000
Describes Tertiary andesite porphyry, rhyolite, andesite,
dacite, and latite. Includes partial chemical analyses (Si02,
cuot
K20, Na20) of rhyolite and latite. Fluorite occurs as a
gangue mineral in some
of the ore deposits.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volanic province, Catron County.
Ferguson, H.G., 1927, Geology and ore deposits of the Mogollon mining
district, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 787, 100 p., 5
figs., 25 pls., 2 sheets, scale 1:62,500 and 1:12,000
Describes rhyolite, latite, andesite, and quartz latite.
Describes silver-quartz veins and copper deposits and reports t
occurrence of fluorite.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
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Ferris, C.S., and Ruud, C.O., 1971, Brannerite--its occurrences and
v. 66,
recognition bymicroprobe: Colorado School Mines, Quart.,
no. 4, p. 1-35, 3 tables, 8 figs.
Mentions two occurrences of brannerite in New Mexico: 1)
Truth or Consequences in a Precambrian shear zone in schist and
granite and 2) White Signal, Grant County in a hydrothermal
disseminated porphyry copper prospect. Includes microprobe
analyses of brannerite from White Signal and basic geological
description of disseminated grains
of brannerite in rhyolitic
porphyry at White Signal (p. 19-21).
Area: Burro and Caballo Mountains, Grant and Sierra
Counties.
File, L., and Northrop, S.A., 1966, County, township, and range
locations of New Mexico's mining districts: New Mexico Bureau
Mines Mineral Resources, Circ.84, 66 p., 2 tables, 2 figs.
A listing of the locations and major commodities of the
mining districts in New Mexico by county.
Area:
Statewide.
Finnell, T.L., 1976a, Geologic map of the Twin Sisters quadrangle, Gra
County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map
MF-779, scale 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the distribution of Tertiary rhyolite
latite, andesite, quartz latite, felsite dikes, quartz monzonite,
7 1/2-min
and syenodiorite to monzonite in the Twin Sisters
quadrangle.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
*
7 1/2-min
Finnell, T.L., 197613, Geologic map of the Reading Mountain
quadrangle, Grant County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc.
136
Field Studies Map MF-800, scale 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the distribution
of rhyolite, quartz
latite, carbonate breccia, quartz monzonite, syenodiorite,
andesite, and Precambrian granite in the Reading Mountain
quadrangle.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
Fishback, M., 1910, The Black Range mining district, New Mexico: Eng.
Mining Jour., v. 89, p. 911-912
Discusses the geologyof gold, silver, and quartz vein
deposits cutting rhyolites and andesites
on the east slopeof the
Black Range.
Area: Black Range, Sierra County.
Fisher, D.L.,
see Jahns,
R.H., McMillan, D.K., and O’Brient, J.D., 1978
Fitzsimmons, J.P., 1961,,Precambrian rocksof the Albuquerque country,
in Albuquerque country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 12th
field conf., p. 90-96
Brief summary of Precambrian rocks
of the Albuquerque area.
Mentions the occurrence of metarhyolite, gray and red granite,
pegmatites, aplite dikes, and lamprophyres.
Area: Sandia, Manzanita, Manzano, Nacimiento, and Zuni
Mountains, Bernalillo, Valenica, Cibola, and Sandoval Counties.
a
Fitzsimmons, J.P., 1967, Precambrian rocks of the Zuni Mountains,in
Defiance-Zuni-Mount Taylor region(Arizona and New Mexico): New
Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 18thfield conf., p. 119-121, 1 fig.
Briefly describes the geology, petrology, and occurrences
of Precambrian granite, leucogranite, and gneissic granite.
Mentions the occurrenceof fluorite in fracture zones in the
Precambrian rocks.
Area: Zuni Mountains, Cibola County.
Fitzsimmons, J.P., 1973, Tertiary igneous rocksof the Navajo country,
Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah,
& Monument Valley (Arizona, Utah,
and New Mexico): New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 24th field
conf., p. 106-113, 4 figs.
Briefly describes alkalic igneous dikes and plugs throughou
the southern San Juan Basin. These igneous rocks include
hornblende gabbro, minettites, and diatremes.
Area: San Juan Basi, San Juan and McKinley Counties.
Flege, R.F., Jr., 1959, Geology of Lordsburg quadrangle, Hidalgo County,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 62,
36 p., 2 tables, 2 figs.,10 pls., scale 1:62,500
Describes and maps Tertiary granodiorite stock, pyroxene
andesite, monzonite stock, rhyolite tuff-breccias, flows and
tuffs, dikes and plugs. Copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc
veins and several fluorite veins are reported throughout the
Pyramid Mountains.
Area: Pyramid Mountains, Hidalgo County.
Flower, R.H.,
1956
see
_
.
Kottlowski,F.E., Thompson, M.L., and
Foster,
R.W.,
137
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Fodor, R.V., 1975, Petrology of basalt and andesiteof the Black Range,
New Mexico: Geol. SOC. America, Bull., v. 86, p. 295-304, 7 figs.
Includes petrographic descriptions, modal, and major-element
analyses of basalt, basaltic andesite, and’ andesite. Includes
sample descriptions and sample localities.
Area: Black Range, Catron, Sierra, and Grant Counties.
Fodor, R.V., 1976, Volcanic geology of the northern Black Range, New
Mexico, & Cenozoic volcanism in southwestern New Mexico: New
Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 5, p. 68-70, 1 table, 1 fig.
Describes andesite, quartz latite, siliceous lava, and
tin-bearing rhyolite. Includes norms and chemical analyses.
Area: Black Range, Sierra County.
Foran, J.F., and Perhac, R.M., 1954, Investigation of radioactivity at
the Kennecott Copper Corporation’s Chino mine, Santa Rita, New
Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Rept. RME-1047, 9 p., 2 tables,
2 figs.
Reconnaissance report investigating the radioactiveanomalies
on several benchesof the Chino mine. A
total of 24 rock samples
and three solution samples indicated that the uranium
concentration was too low at the time to warrant further
investigation.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
Foster, M.,
0
White, D.L., 1981
Foster, R.W., and Stipp. T.F., 1961, Preliminary geologic and relief map
of the Precambrian rocksof New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral Resources, Circ.57, 37 p., scale 1:609,231
Includes state geologic map showing the distribution
of
granites, undifferentiated Precambrian rocks, and rhyolites.
Includes text with brief descriptions of the Precambrian rocks.
Area:Statewide.
Foster, R.W., see Kottlowski, F.E., Flower, R.H., and Thompson, M.L.,
_
.
1956
Freeland, R.E.,
see Collins,
G.E., 1956
Friedman, I., E Barker, F., Arth, J.G., and Peterman, Z .E .,
Barker, F., 1974
1976: and
Fries, C., Jr., 1940, Tin deposits of the Black Range, Catron and Sierra
Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 922-M, p. 355-370,
2 figs., 9 pls., 4 sheets, scale 1 inch = 1,000 ft, 1 inch = 2,000
ft
Briefly describes rhyolitic rocks of the Black Range. Tin
of porphyritic
occurs in stringers in altered and fractured parts
rhyolite.
Area: Black and Cooke’s Ranges, Catron and Sierra Counties.
a
Fries, C., Jr., Schaller, W.T., and Glass, J.J., 1942, Bixbyite and
pseudobrookite from the tin-bearing rhyolite
of the Black Range,
138
New Mexico: Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t , v . 27, p . 305-322, 2 f i g s .
Discussestheoccurrence
of bixbyite((Mn,Fel2o3)and
Pseudobrookite(Fe203.Ti02)withintheBlack
Range t i n - b e a r i n g
with t h e s e m i n e r a l s .
r h y o l i t e .F l u o r i t e
andspheneoccur
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
S i e r r a andCatronCounties.
F u l l a g a r , P.D., a n dS h i v e r , W.S., 1973,Geochronologyandpetrochemistry
Embudo G r a n i t e , New Mexico:
Geol. SOC. America, B u l l . ,
ofthe
v . 84, p . 2, 705-2,712, 3 t a b l e s , 7 f i g s .
Describes t h r e ep h a s e s of the1,673 m.y. o l d Embudo G r a n i t e :
1) b i o t i t eg r a n i t e ,
2) g n e i s s i cg r a n i t e a, n d
3) g r a n i t i ct o
p e g m a t i t i cl e u c o g r a n i t e .
An i n i t i a ls t r o n t i u mr a t i o
of 0.7012
i n d i c a t e s a m a n t l ed e r i v a t i o n .
Ninemajor-elementanalyses
indicates a calc-alkalinetrend.
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,SandovalandSanta
Fe
Counties.
Fulp, M.S., and Woodward, L.A.,
1981,Precambrian
metallic
m i n e r a l i z a t i o ni n New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v . 3, no. 3,
p . 33-36,
41-42,
1 fig.
of
Brieflydescribesthe
known m e t a l l i c m i n e r a l d e p o s i t s
p r o b a b l eP r e c a m b r i a na g e .D i s c u s s e sl i t h o l o g i c
framework,
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n ,a n di m p l i c a t i o n sf o re x p l o r a t i o n .A l s oi n c l u d e s
a
l i s t of b a s e o r p r e c i o u s m e t a l p r o s p e c t s i n P r e c a m b r i a n h o s t
rocks.Mentionstheoccurrence
ofuranium
i n t h e Copper H i l l Copper Mountain d i s t r i c t i nt h e P i c u r i s Range, Taos County.
This
paper i s based only on
a literature search.
Area:
Statewide.
Furlow, J . W . ,
1965,
Geology
of
t h e San
Mateo
Peak
area,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
M. S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 83 p . , 9 f i g s , 7 p l s .
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,T e r t i a r yr h y o l i t e ,a n d e s i t e s ,
andmonzonite.Discusses
a v e i n of s i l v e r a n dg o l dw i t hf l u o r i t e .
Area:
SanMateo
Mountains,SocorroCounty.
.
G a a l , R.A.,
see Motts,
W.S.,
1960
s e eR a t t e ,
J.C.,
Eaton, G . P . , andPeterson,
D.L.,
1974;
G a s k i l l , D.L., Ratte, J . C
1975;Ratte,
J.C.,
Landi,s, E. R., and Damon, P. E.,
1969;andRatte,
J.C.,
Landis, E.R., Raabe, R.G., andEaton,
G.P.,
1967
.,
Gibson, G.G.,
s e e Woodward,
-
L.A.,
andMcLelland,
D.,
1976
Gibson, T.R.,
1981,Precambriangeologyofthe
Burned Mountain-Hopewell
Lake a r e a , Rio A r r i b a County, New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New
Mexico I n s t . Miningand Tech., 105 p . , 5 t a b l e s , 40 f i g s . , 1 p l . ,
s c a l e1 : 1 2 , 0 0 0 ,
2 appendices
The rocks of t h e Moppin s e r i e s , Burned Mountainmetarhyolite,
a n d t h e Kiowa Mountain Formation (Precambrian)
a r e mapped and
d e s c r i b e di nt h i sr e p o r t .
Threestages
of m i n e r a l i z a t i o no c c u r
i nt h ea r e a :
1) replacementveins
of p y r i t e ,c h a l c o p y r i t e ,
g a l e n a ,s p h a l e r i t e ,a n df l u o r i t e ;
2 ) hydrothermalgold-bearing
v e i n s a, n d
3 ) p l a c e rg o l dd e p o s i t s I. n c l u d e s
rock d e s c r i p t i o n s
a g e o l o g i c map.
(appendix A ) , geochemicalanalyses,and
139
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
0
Giles, D.L., 1965, Some aspects of the Kneeling Nun rhyolite tuff, in
Southwestern New Mexico 11: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
GuidebookiGth
field conf , p. 164-174, 2 figs.
Summarizes the geology and petrology of the Datil Group an
later rhyolites and latites.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province and Black and Cooke’s
Ranges, Grant County.
.
Giles, D.L., and Thompson, T.B., 1972, Petrology and mineralization of
molybdenum-bearing alkalicstock, Sierra Blanca, New Mexico:
Geol. SOC. America, Bull., v. 83, p. 2,129-2,148, 12 figs.
Describes the geology, petrology, and chemistry of the Three
1 ) syenite porphyry, 2)
Rivers stock. Includes three phases:
nordmarkite, and 3) quartz syenite to alkali granite. Includes
modal and major-element analyses and describes the alteration.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Giles, D.L., see Thompson, T.B., 1974 and 1980
Gillerman, E.G., 1952a, Fluorspar depositsof Burro Mountains and
vicinity, Grant County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull.
973-F, p. 261-288, 1 fig., 14 pl.
Briefly describes Precambrian granite, aplite, and pegmatit
dikes, Tertiary diabase dikes, rhyolite, quartz monzonite, and
granodiorite. Also, describes fluorspar deposits and prospects.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Gillerman, E.G., 195233, Uranium deposits in the Black Hawk district,
Grant County, New Mexico (abs.): Geol. SOC. America, Bull.,
v. 63, p. 1,254: Am. Mineralogist, v. 38, p. 340 (1953);
Econ. Geology, v. 47, p. 770 (1952)
Explains the geology and ore deposition
of pitchblende
associated with silver-nickel-cobalt mineralization in fissure
veins.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Gillerman, E.G., 1952c, Uranium depositsof the White Signal district,
New Mexico (abs.): Geol. SOC. America, Bull.,
v. 63, p. 1,329
Describes the occurrenceof uranium in fractures and
disseminations in dike material at the White Signal district.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Gillerman, E.G., 1953a, Fluorite depositsof Burro Mountains and
vicinity, in Southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook z h field conf., p. 137-138
Describes the occurrenceof vein fluorite in Precambrian
granite and in Tertiary volcanics.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Gillerman, E.G., 195333, White Signal uranium deposits, New Mexico, in
Southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook
4tr
field conf., B. 133-137. 1 fia.
Includes- the geology and-description
of the White Signal
140
d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty.
Uranium i s foundwithin
which intrudedPrecambriangranite.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
-a
rhyolitic d i k e s
Gillerman, E.G.,
1958,GeologyofthecentralPeloncilloMountains,
HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico andCochiseCounty,Arizona:
New
B u l l . 57, 152 p . , 2 t a b l e s ,
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
1 f i g . ,1 4p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
Describesthegeologyandpetrology
of g r a n i t e , q u a r t z
' monzonite, l a t i t e p s r p h y r y , a n d e s i t e , r h y o l i t e , a n d i g n i m b r i t e .
Mentions an occurrence of f l u o r i t e .
Area:
PeloncilloMountains,HidalgoCounty.
Gillerman, E.G.,
1964,Mineraldeposits
of westernGrantCounty,
New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Bull. 83,
11 p l s . , s c a l e 1:126,720
213 p . , 3 tables, 34 f i g s
of p l u t o n i c a n d
Good g e o l o g i c a n d p e t r o g r a p h i c d e s c r i p t i o n s
v o l c a n i cr o c k s .
Uranium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s found i n l a t e T e r t i a r y
i s associated with fluorite, gold,
o r Precambrianrocksand
s i l v e r ,n i c k e l ,c o b a l t ,a n d
manganese.Includesdescriptions
of
Precambrianrocks.Includesgeologic
maps
of
t h e BigBurro
Mountains ( s c a l e 1 i n c h = 1 m i ) , Merry Widow d e p o s i t ( s c a l e 1 i n c h
= 200 f t ) , W h i t e S i g n a l d e p o s i t ( s c a l e
1 i n c h = 2,000 f t ) , c l a i m
maps, and a mineralresource map.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
.,
e
1967, S t r u c t u r a l frameworkand
c h a r a c t e r of
Gillerman, E.G.,
mineralization,BurroMountains,
New Mexico: Econ.Geology,
v . 62,
p . 370-375, 1 f i g .
D i v i d e s t h e B u r r o Mountains i n t o t h r e e g e o l o g i c a l and
1) Big
Burro
t o p o g r a p h i cp r o v i n c e ss e p a r a t e d
by f a u l t s :
Mountains,
2 ) Mangas V a l l e ya, n d
3) L i t t l e Burro
Mountains.
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h eB u r r oM o u n t a i ng r a n i t eb a t h o l i t ha n dT y r o n e
stock ( q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ) .
Two p e r i o d s of m i n e r a l i z a t i o no c c u r r e d
i nt h ea r e a :
1) a ne a r l yb a s e - m e t a lm i n e r a l i z a t i o n( g o l da n d
s i l v e r i n c l u d e d )a n d 2) l a t ef l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t s( i n c l u d i n g
uranium
and g o l d ) .
Area:
BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
G i l l e r m a m , E.G.,
1968, Uranium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n the Burro Mountains,
New Mexico:Econ.Geology,
v . 63, p . 239-246, 1 t a b l e , 3 f i g s .
two
Uranium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i s p r e s e n t andhasbeenminedfrom
localities--theBullard
Peak a n d t h e W h i t e S i g n a l d i s t r i c t s .
Mineralogy,mineralassociations,geologicenvironment,and
g e n e s i sd i f f e rs i g n i f i c a n t l y
between t h e two a r e a s . The uranium
i n the White S i g n a l d i s t r i c t occurs w i t h i n an o x i d i z e d zonealong
fractures in altered granite
and d i a b a s e d i k e s and as
of uraniumd i s s e m i n a t i o n s i n t h ea l t e r e dd i a b a s e .T h r e et y p e s
b e a r i n gv e i n sa r ed i s c u s s e d :
1) q u a r t za n dp y r i t e
with goldand
c h a l c o p y r i t e , 2) q u a r t z - s p e c u l a r i t ea, n d
3) s i l v e r and s i l v e r l e a dv e i n s .
The uranium i n t h e Black Hawk d i s t r i c to c c u r sa s
uraninitewithinsilverveinscontainingnickel
and c o b a l t i n
o r monzoniteporphyry.Includes
g n e i s s i cq u a r t zd i o r i t e ,g r a n i t e ,
P 0 analyses.
Area:
BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
141
Gillerman, E.G.,
1 9 7 0 ,M i n e r a ld e p o s i t sa n ds f r u c t u r a lp a t t e r n s
of the
Big Burro Mountains,
i n Tyrone-Big Hatchet Mountains-Florida
M o u n t a i n sr e g i o n( s o u a w e s t e r n
New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 2 1 s t f i e l d c o n f . ,p .
115-122, 1 f i g .
D e s c r i b e sq u a r t zd i o r i t e ,S h r i n eG r a n i t e ,B u r r oM o u n t a i n
g r a n i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,a n dm o n z o n i t e .B a s e - m e t a l
and gold-fluorite mineralization occur in the
Big BurroMountains.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Gillerman, E.G., andGranger,
H., 1 9 5 2 , The HinesandLangford
uraniferousfluorsparprospects,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol.Survey,TraceElements
Memo., Rept. TEM-120, 1 5 p . , 1 t a b l e ,
4 figs.
Reconnaissance report describing the geology and
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of t h eu r a n i f e r o u sf l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t sa tt h eH i n e s
a n dL a n g f o r dp r o s p e c t s ,W h i t eS i g n a ld i s t r i c t .I n c l u d e sg e o l o g i c
mapsof
b o t h p r o s p e c t s a n dc o n c l u d e st h a tb o t ha r e a sa r et o o
low
g r a d ea n dt o os m a l lt o
be of commercial i n t e r e s t .
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
e
Swinney, C.M., Whitebread, D.H.,
Crowley, R . J . , and
G i l l e r m a n , E.G.,
Kleinhampl, F. J . , 1954,Geologic
map of the c e n t r a l part of t h e
U . S . Geol.
W h i t eS i g n a ld i s t r i c t ,G r a n tC o u n t y ,
New Mexico:
Survey,open-filerept.,scale
1 inch = 1,000 f t
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y and
C r e t a c e o u sr h y o l i t ed i k e s ,a n d e s i t e s ,
d a c i t e s , quartzmonzonite
porphyry,monzoniteporphyry,
latite,quartzlatite,rhyolite,
diabase,andPrecambriangranite.Also,
shows t h el o c a t i o n of
uranium p i t s , p r o s p e c t s , a n d
shafts.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Gillerman, E.G., andWhitebread, D.H.,
1954,Geologic
map oftheBlack
Hawk mining d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
1 i n c h = 500 f t
S u r v e y ,o p e n - f i l er e p t . ,s c a l e
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of a n d e s i t e , q u a r t z
d i o r i t e ,m o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,
rhyolite, d i a b a s e ,
s y e n i t e ,a n dd i o r i t e .A l s o ,
shows t h el o c a t i o n s
of uranium v e i n s
and mines.
Area:
BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
D.H.,
1956,Uranium-bearingnickelGillerman, E.G., andWhitebread,
cobalt-nativesilverdeposits,
Black Hawk d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 1009-K, p . 283-313,
3
tables, 5 figs., 3 pls.
D e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g y ,p e t r o l o g y ,a n do r ed e p o s i t s
of t h e
Black Hawk d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty,
New Mexico. D e t a i l e d
of theminesare
d e s c r i p t i o n s , g e o l o g i c maps, a n ds e c t i o n s
i n c l u d e d .P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ed i o r i t eg n e i s si n t r u d e ss c h i s t ,
monzonite,andquartzmonzonite.
Younger d i o r i t e , g r a n i t e ,
d i a b a s e ,m o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y ,a n da n d e s i t ei n t r u d e
the Precambrian
r o c k s .P i t c h b l e n d e ,s i l v e r ,a r g e n t i t e ,n i c k e l ,a n dc o b a l t
mineralsoccurinveinscuttingthequartzdioritegneiss.
Chemicalanalyses fromsamples
of t h ev e i nm a t e r i a lr a n g e
from
0.07 t o 0.24% U308.
142
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Gillerman, E.G., see Granger, H.C., Bauer, H.L., Jr., and Lovering,
T.G., 1952
_
.
e
'
Gilluly, J., 1965, Volcanism, tectonism, and plutonism in the western
United States: Geol. SOC. America, Spec. Paper 80, 69 p.,
7 figs., appendix
Briefly discusses and describes volcanism throughout the
western United States, including volcanism in New Mexico during
the Cretaceous (andesite and basalts), Eocene (rhyolites and
andesites), Neogene (basalts, andesites, rhyolites, latites, Datil
Formation), and Miocene (granitic intrusives near Hachita).
Includes an appendix summarizing the volcanic history of the
western United States.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province.
Givens, D.B., 1957, Geology of Dog Springs quadrangle, New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.
58, 40 p., 1 sheet,
scale 1 :48,000
Describes the geology, distribution (map), and petrology of
the Datil Formation within the Dog Springs 15-min quadrangle.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro and Catron
Counties.
Givens, D.B.,
see Willard, M.E.,
1958
Am.
e
Glass, J.J., and Smalley, R.G., 1945, Bastnaesite:
Mineralogist, v.
30, no. 9-10, p. 601-615, 1 fig.
Discussion of the occurrence, geology, and associated
mineralogy of bastnasite--an uranium- and thorium-bearing minera
Discusses the occurrence
of bastnasite in the Gallinas Mountains.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Glass, J.J.,
see Fries, C., Jr.,
and Schaller, W.T., 1942
Glover, T.J., 1975a, Geology andore depositsof the northwestern Organ
Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ. Texas
(El Paso); New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file
Rept. 63, 93 p., 1 table, 1 2 figs., 10 pls., scale 1 inch = 1,200
ft
ite,
Discusses Orejon Andesite, Cueva Rhyolite, Soledad Rhyol
andesite dikes, Organ Mountain batholith (quartz monzonite),
quartz latite, granite, and rhyolite. Discusses fluorspar,
copper, lead, silver, and zinc deposits.
Area: Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County.
e
Glover, T.J., 197513, Fluorspar and metallic mineral deposits along the
west side of the Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County, New Mexico
(abs.), in Las Cruces country (central-southern New Mexico): New
Mexico G G l . SOC., Guidebook 26th field conf., p. 339
Mentions that multiple intrusions
of quartz monzonite are
the dominant rock type. Other rock types include Precambrian
granite and andesite-latite. The third stageof the quartz
monzonite intrusive is the source of copper-lead-silver-goldthe
143
zinc mineralization and fluorpsar deposits, and is controlled b
fractures and faults.
Area: Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County.
Goddard, E.N., 1945, The 21 and 27 fluorpsar mines, Zuni Mountains,
Valencia County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, open-file rept.,
4 p., scale 1 inch = 200 ft (now Cibola County)
Geologic map shows the distribution
of quartz monzonite
gneiss, granitic aplite dikes, diorite dikes, and granite porphy
dikes. Shows the distribution of fluorspar veins, prospects,
pits, and mines and includes brief petrographic descriptions in
the text.
Area: Zuni Mountains, Cibola County.
Goddard, E.N., 1966, Geologic map and sections of the Zuni Mountains
fluorspar district, Valencia County, New Mexico:U.S. Geol.
Survey, Misc. Geol. Inv. Map1-454, with 3 p. text, scale 1:31,680
(now Cibola County)
Geologic map shows the distribution and description of
Tertiary diabase dikes and Precambrian granite, syenite, diorite,
monzonite, aplite, and gneissic granite. Discusses the alteration
of fluorspar deposits.
Area: Zuni Mountains, Cibola County.
Gonyer, F.A.,
e
see Larsen, E.S.,
Irving, J., and Larsen, E.S.
111, 1936
Gonzalez, R.A., 1968, Petrology and structure of the Pedernal Hills,
Torrance County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New Mexico,
78 p., 1 table, 15 figs., scale 1:50,688
Includes petroanalysesof Precambrian granite, granite
gneiss, pegmatites, and aplitic veins.
Area: Pedernal Hills, Torrance County.
Gonzalez, R.A., and Woodward, L.A., 1972, Petrology and structureof
& EastPrecambrian rocksof the Pedernal Hills, New Mexico,
central New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 23rd field
conf., p. 144-147, 1 fig.
Describes Precambrian granite gneiss, pegmatite and aplite
dikes, porphyric granite, alkali granite, quartz monzonite, and
quartz diorite.
Area: Pedernal Hills, Torrance County.
Goodknight, C.S., 1973, Structure and stratigraphy of the central
Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ. New
Mexico, 84 p., 26 figs., scale 1:24,000
Describes the Precambrian rocksof the Cimarron Range. The
rocks include metasediments, metavolcanics, metadiabase, and
metagranodiorite.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colfax County.
Gordon, C.H.,
see Lindgren, W.,
and Graton, L.C., 1910
Gott, G.B., and Erickson, R.L., 1952, Reconnaissance of uranium and
copper deposits in parts ofNew Mexico,Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and
Wyoming: U . S . Geol. Survey, Circ. 219, 16 p., 2 tables, 1 fiq.
144
( r evi sed 1953)
uranium i n
Briefly describes the geology and mineralogy of
two l o c a l i t i e s i n New Mexico:San
Acaciaand Zuni
igneousrocksat
Mountains.Includesradiometricandchemicaluraniumanalyses,
a n d r e p o r t s 0.026%uranium i n t h e San A c a c i a a r e a .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCountyand
Zuni Mountains, C i b o l a County.
G o t t f r i e d , D.,
s e eL a r s e n ,
-
E.S.,
J r . , Phair, G . ,
andSmith,
W.L.,
1956
P . F . , 1950,Traceelementstudies,SantaRita,
New
Graf, D.L., andKerr,
Mexico:
Geol. SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 61, p.1,023-1,052,
1 table,
20 figs.
D i s c u s s e st r a c ee l e m e n td i s t r i b u t i o n
(Mn, V, Pb, Cu, A s , Zn)
i n f a u l t gouge a n d b r e c c i a a n d s i l i c i f i e d r h y o l i t e
of t h e S a n t a
R i t a mining d i s t r i c t , i n c l u d i n g t h e
Groundhog,Hanover,
Georgetown,and Lone Mountain areas.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
Granger,H.C.,1950,Preliminaryinvestigation
of r a d i o a c t i v i t y i n t h e
Black Hawk d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
TraceElements
Memo., Rept. TEM-118, 7 p . , 1 t a b l e , 1 f i g .
Preliminaryreconnaissancereportdescribingthe
mineralization at the
Black Hawk mine.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
e
Granger, H.C., andBauer,
H.L.,
Jr., 1950a, A radiometricexamination
oftheTunnel
S i t e N o . 1 claim,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S.
G e o l . Survey,TraceElements
Memo., Rept. TEM-134, 3 p . , 1 f i g .
B r i e f r e c o n n a i s s a n c er e p o r td e s c r i b i n gt h er a d i o a c t i v e
anomaliesandmineralizationattheTunnelSite
N o . 1 claim, White
A chemicalanalysis
showed o n l y 0.001% U .
S i g n a ld i s t r i c t .
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Granger, H.C., andBauer,
H.L.,
Jr., 1950b,Reportedoccurrenceof
p i t c h b l e n d e , B l a c k Range,Grantand
S i e r r a C o u n t i e s , New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,TraceElements
Memo., Rept. TEM-119, 3 p . , 1
fig.
B r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s a p o s s i b l e o c c u r r e n c e of p i t c h b l e n d e
r e p o r t e d by a p r o s p e c t o ri nt h eB l a c k
Range.Subsequent
field
investigation could not locate any occurrence
of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,Grantand
S i e r r aC o u n t i e s .
Granger, H.C., andBauer,
H.L.,
Jr., 1951a, Uranium o c c u r r e n c e si nt h e
B l u e Jayclaim,WhiteSignaldistrict,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,TraceElements
Memo., Rept. TEM-117 ( 5 1 ) ,
21 p., 1 t a b l e , 2 f i g s . ,s c a l e
1 i n c h = 30 f t
B r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s the geologyand o r e d e p o s i t s of t h e Blue
J a y claim. D e s c r i b e sg r a n i t e ,d i a b a s e ,b a s a l t ,l a t i t e ,a p h a n i t i c
d i k e s , r h y o l i t e ,a n dv e i n s .
The uraniumoccurs
i nt h ei n t e r m e d i a t e
o r basic r o c k sn e a rq u a r t z - p y r i t ev e i n s .I n c l u d e s
uranium
(0-003-0.11% u ) and P2O5 c o n t e n t s and a g e o l o g i c map.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
145
0
H.L.,
Jr., 1951b, R e s u l t s of diamond d r i l l i n g ,
Granger, H.C., andBauer,
New Mexico:
U.S.
Merry Widow c l a i m s , WhiteSignal,GrantCounty,
Geol.Survey,Trace
Elements Memo., Rept. TEM-l46A, 11 p . , 2 f i g s .
Briefly describes the basic geology and petrology
of c o r e
d r i l l i n g i n a gold-copper-uranium o r e d e p o s i t i n t h e
White S i g n a l
di strict
Area:
BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
.
Granger, H.C., andBauer,
H. L., Jr., 1952, Uranium occurrences on t h e
d i s t r i c t , GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
Merry Widow claim, White Signal
U.S. Geol.Survey,
C i r c . 189, 1 6 p - , 2 t a b l e s , 3 f i g s
2 pls.,
s c a l e 1 inch = 100 f t
Includes133chemicalandradiometricuraniumanalyses
v e i nm i n e r a l i z a t i o n .D e s c r i b e st h e
( t r a c e t o 1.88% U ) ofuranium
b a s i cg e o l o g y ofeach
o c c u r r e n c e . The uraniumoccurs
i nb a s a l t
o rd i a b a s e d i k e s o rn e a rq u a r t z - p y r i t ev e i n s .
.Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
.,
Granger, H.C.,
Bauer, H. L., Jr., Lovering, T.G., andGillerman, E.,
1952, Uranium d e p o s i t si nG r a n tC o u n t y ,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey,TraceElementsInv.,Rept.
TEI-156, 65 p . , 7 t a b l e s , 1 0
figs.
Good d e t a i l e d r e p o r t d e s c r i b i n g t h e g e o l o g y , u r a n i u m
d e p o s i t s , a n d mine d e s c r i p t i o n s of the White Signal
and Black Hawk
d i s t r i c t s . Part I1 i s a d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e uranium r e s e r v e sa t
t h e Merry Widow m i n e , t h e o n l y p r o p e r t y i n G r a n t C o u n t y w i t h a n y
economicreserves of o r e g r a d e .
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Granger, H.,
Graton, L.C.,
see Gillerman,
E.G.,
__
s e e L i n d g r e n , W.,
1952
and Gordon, C.H.,
1910
a n do t h e r s ,1 9 8 0 a ,
Uranium r e s o u r c ee v a l u a t i o n ,A z t e c
1x 2
Green, M.W.,
degreequadrangle,
New Mexico andColorado:
U.S. Dept.Energy,
Prelim. Rept. PGJ-012 ( 8 0 ) , 146p.,
3 f i g s . ,1 3p l s . ,
5 appendices
T h i sd e t a i l e dr e p o r te v a l u a t e st h e
uranium r e s o u r c e s of t h e
Aztecquadrangleusing
allavailablegeologic,geochemical,and
g e o p h y s i c a ld a t a .I n c l u d e s
a t a b l e of uraniumoccurrences
(appendix A) l i s t i n g 86 o c c u r r e n c e s ( 1 5 nonsandstone-type
occurrences ) anduranium-occurrence
reports. 1ncl.udes maps
showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrianand
Tertiary igneous
r o c k s . None of thePrecambrianandTertiaryigneousrocksare
100 o r more t o n s of uranium.
consideredfavorablefor
Area:TusasandSangre
de CristoMountains,Santa
F e , Rio
Arriba, and Taos Counties.
a n do t h e r s ,
1980b, Uranium r e s o u r c ee v a l u a t i o n ,G a l l u p
Green, M.W.,
1 x 2 degreequadrangle,Arizonaand
New Mexico:
U.S.
Dept.
Energy,Prelim.Rept.
PGJ-013 ( 8 0 ) , 159 p . , 5 f i g s . , 13 p l s . , 5
appendices
T h i sd e t a i l e dg e o l o g i cr e p o r te v a l u a t e st h e
uranium
r e s o u r c e s of theGallupquadrangleusing
a l l availablegeologic,
a t a b l e ofuranium
geochemical,andgeophysicaldata.Includes
occurrences(appendix A) l i s t i n g 137uranium occurrences ( 5
146
nonsandstone-type occurrences) and uranium-occurrence reports.
Includes maps showing the distribution
of Precambrian and Tertiary
igneous rocks. Classifies the Hopi Buttes diatremes in Arizona
as favorable for uranium deposits. Other Precambrian and Tertiary
igneous rocks are considered unfavorable for uranium deposits o
100 or more tons of uranium.
Area: Zuni Mountains, San Juan Basin, Cibola, McKinley, and
San Juan Counties.
Green, M.W., and others, 1980c, Uranium resource evaluation, Albuquerque
1 x 2 degree quadrangle, New Mexico:U.S. Dept. Energy, Prelim.
Rept. PGJ-016 (80), 168 p., 3 tables, 3 figs., 13 pls., 5
appendices
This detailed geologic report evaluates the uranium
resources of the Albuquerque quadrangle using all available
geologic, geochemical, and geophysical data. Includes a table
of
uranium occurreces (appendix A) listing 337 uranium occurrences
(9 nonsandstone-type occurrences) and uranium-occurrence reports.
Includes maps showing the distribution
of Precambrian and Tertiary
igneous rocks. None of the Precambrian or Tertiary igneous rocks
are considered by the authors to be favorable for uranium dep
of 100 or more tons of uranium.
Area: Rio Grande Valley, San Juan Basin, Cibola, Valencia,
Bernalillo, Santa Fe, and Sandoval Counties.
Greenberg, J.,
e
see Nishimori,
R., Ragland, P., and Rogers, J., 1977
Gresens, R.L., 1967, Tectonic-hydrothermal pegmatites,I1 an example:
Contr. Mineralogy and Petrology,v. 16, p. 1-28, 9 tables, 8 figs.
Briefly discusses the geology and mineralogy
of'the Kiawa
pegmatite group in the Petaca district. Minerals present in the
pegmatites include quartz, microcline, albite, garnet, fluorite,
beryllium, rare-earth elements, and minor sulfides. Includes
major- and trace-element analyses
on the muscovite, perthite,
hornblende, and chlorite.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County (Las Tablas
7 1/2-min quadrangle).
Gresens, R.L., 1971, Applications of hydrolysis equilibra to the genesis
of pegmatites and kyanite deposits in northern New Mexico: Mtn.
Geologist, v. 8, no. 1, p. 3-16, 1 table, 19 figs.
Includes the geology and possible origins
of pegmatites.
Oxide geochemical analyses of muscovite from schists and metarhyolite are included.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County (Las Tablas and
La Madera 7 1/2-min quadrangles).
Gresens, R.L., 1975, Geochronologyof Precambrian metamorphic rocks,
north-central New Mexico: Geol. SOC. America, Bull., v. 86,
p. 1,444-1,448, 4 tables, 2 figs.
Discusses the geology and geochemistry of the Embudo Gran
(1673 m.y.), pegmatites (1425 m.y.), and three metamorphic and/or
hydrothermal events at: 1257 m.y., 1325 m.y., and1425 m.y.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County (Las Tablas and
La Madera 7 1/2-min quadrangles) and Sangre de Cristo Mountains,
147
Taos County.
a
Gresens, R.L., 1976, Geologic, geochemical, and geochronologic
investigation of Precambrian metamorphic rocks of the Las Tabla
Madera quadrangles and the Picuris Range, northern New Mexico--a
of southwestern North
summary; & Tectonics and mineral resources
America: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 6 , p. 132-137, 1 fig.
Summarizes the results of ten years work
on the Precambrian
metamorphic rocks in the Tusas Mountains. Proposes that an
unconformity separates the Ortega formation from an underlying
basement and that the pegmatite and kyanite deposits are
genetically related to the altered metarhyolite.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County (Las Tablas and
La Madera 7 1/2-min quadrangles).
Gresens, R.L., and Stensrud, H.L., 1974a, Recognition of more metarhyolite occurrences in northern New Mexico and a possible
Precambrian stratigraphy: Mtn. Geologist,
v. 11, no. 3, p. 109124, 1 table, 18 figs.
Mentions the occurrenceof quartz-muscovite schist and
metarhyolite in the Picuris Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains a
the Tusas Mountains.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County and Sangre de
Cristo Mountains, Taos County.
a
Gresens, R.L., and Stensrud, H.L., 197423, Geochemistry of muscovite from
Precambrian metamorphic rocks of northern New Mexico: Geol. SOC.
America, Bull., V. 85, p. 1,581-1,594, 8 tables, 10 figs.
Includes major- and minor-element analyses of 200 mica and
65 whole-rock samples from quartz-muscovite schist and metarhyol
of the Picuris Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and the Tusas
Mountains. Includes a description of the metarhyolite and presents
a theory for the metasomatic derivation
of quartz-muscovite schist
from the metarhyolite.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County and Sangre de
Cristo Mountains, Taos County.
Griffitts, W.R., and Alminas, H.V., 1968, Geochemical evidencefor
possible concealed mineral deposits near the Monticello box,
northern Sierra Cuchillo, Socorro County, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, Circ. 600, 13 p., 8 figs.
Briefly describes rhyolite, andesite, and latite flows and
tuffs. Discusses mineralization, including fluorite deposits and
includes geochemical analyses (Cu, Zn, Mo, Pb,
Ba).
Area: Sierra Cuchillo, Socorro County and Mogollon-Datil
volcanic province.
Griffitts, W.R., and Nakagawa, H.M., 1960, Variations in base-metal
contents of monzonitic intrusives: U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper
400-B, B93-B95, 1 fig.
Gives metal content (Cu, Pb, Zn)of monzonites from: 1)
Cooke's Mountain, 2) Santa Rita, 3) Hanover,
4) Black Range, and
5) Iron Mountain.
Area: Black and Cooke's Ranges, Mogollon-Datil volcanic
province, and Sierra Cuchillo, Grant, Sierra, and Luna Counties.
148
Griffitts, W.R., see Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., Siems, D.L.,
Kraxberger, V.E., and Curry, K.J., 1975
_
.
e
Griggs, R.L., 1948, Geology and groundwater resources
of the eastern
part of Colfax County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral Resources, Groundwater Rept. 1, 182 p., map
Describes the petrology and occurrence
of rhyolite to latite
tuffs, monzonite dikes and sills, quartz latites, and andesites
near the Chico Hills area.
Area: Chico Hills area, Colfax County.
Griggs, R.L., 1953, A reconnaissance for uranium in New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol. Survey, Circ. 354, 9 p., 1 table, 3 figs. (revised 1954)
Briefly describes the geology and petrology
of 12 uranium
occurrences in the Datil Formation, two occurrences in the
Colfax sills, and in monzonites in the Cerrillos area. Includes
chemical and radiometric uranium analyses from each occurrence:
Datil Formation 0.0005-0.0085% U, Colfax sills 0.0004-0.0041% U.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro, Catron,
and Grant Counties: Chico Hills area, Colfax County: Sangre de
Cristo Mountains, SantaFe County.
e
Griggs, R.L., and Wagner,H.C., 1966, Geology andore deposits of the
Steeple Rock mining district, Grant County, New Mexico:
U . S . Geol.
Survey, Bull. 1222-E, El-EZ9, 1 table, 6 figs., 4 pls.
Describes andesite porphyry, diorite, and rhyolite.
Discusses wall rock alteration and the geology and ore bodies
the gold-silver-copper-lead-zinc deposits. Fluorite is mentioned
as a gangue mineral in some
of the deposits.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Grant County.
Griggs, R.L., see Wood, G.H., Jr., and Northrop, S.A., 1953
Griswold, G.B., 1959, Mineral Deposits of Lincoln County, New Mexico:
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 117
67,p.,
11 tables, 33 figs.,12 sheets, scale 1:377,143
Describes granite, gneiss, and diorite
of the Gallinas and
Oscura Mountains and Tertiary volcanics (monzonite, rhyolite,
gabbro, and syenite) of the Sierra Blanca area. Mentions the
occurrence of fluorite and bastnaesite in the Gallinas mining are
Discusses tungsten, gold, iron, copper, thorium, lead, zinc,
molybdenum, uranium, fluorite, and manganese prospects and mines.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Griswold, G.B., 1961, Mineral deposits of Luna County, New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 72, 157 p.,
14 tables,
24 figs., 10 sheets
Discusses the geology and petrology of Luna County.
of granodiorite porphyry, quartz,
Includes chemical analyses
monzonite, andesite, quartz latite, and rhyolite. Describes
occurrences of fluorite deposits. Includes geologic maps of the
Tres Hermanas Mountains
(1 inch = 3,000 ft), Mahoney miningarea
( 1 inch = 600 ft), Victorio Mountains(I inch = .4 mi), Mine Hill
( 1 inch = 400 ft), and Fluorite Ridqe( 1 inch = 1/2 mi).
149
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,TresHermanas,and
Mountains, Luna County.
e
Victorio
F.M., 1964,Geologyandgeochemicalsurvey
Griswold, G . B . , andMissaghi,
New
ofa
molybdenum d e p o s i t n e a r Nogal Peak,LincolnCounty,
Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Circ.
67,
24 p . , 7 f i g s . , 2 p l s . s c a l e 1 i n c h = 2,000 f t
D e s c r i b e s a n d e s i t e and s y e n o d i o r i t e a n d d i s c u s s e s t h e
hydrothermal molybdenum d e p o s i t s of t h e S i e r r a Blanca a r e a .
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
Griswold, G . B . ,
__
s e e R e i d , B.E.,
Jacobsen, L.C.,
and Lessard,
R.H.,
1980a ,b
Grotbo, T.,
Ratte, J.C.,
Guilbert, J.M.,
__
see Davis, J.D.,
1979
1973
Haederle, W.F., 1966, S t r u c t u r ea n d metamorphism i n t h e s o u t h e r n S i e r r a
Ladrones,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico
I n s t . MiningandTech.,
57 p . , 24 f i g s . , 2 p l s . , maps
Describesand maps thePrecambrianrocks
of t h es o u t h e r n
L a d r o nM o u n t a i n si n c l u d i n gq u a r t z i t e ,s c h i s t s ,a m p h i b o l i t e s ,r e d
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,a n d
younger g r a n o d i o r i t e (two-mica g r a n i t e ) .
Mentionstheoccurrence
of s e v e r a l p r o s p e c t p i t s a s s o c i a t e d
with
secondary copper mineralization and of thin galena veins.
Area:LadronMountains,SocorroCounty.
e
P.F.,
1 9 7 2 , Uranium-organicmatter
H a j i - V a s s i l i o u , A . , andKerr,
a s s o c i a t i o na t La Bajada, New Mexico:Econ.
Geology,v.
67,
p . 41-54, 7 t a b l e s , 11 f i g s
BrieflydescribestheEspinasoFormation(ore-bearing
t u f f - b r e c c i a ) and b a s a l t t o l a t i t e o r monzonitedikesandplugs.
Reports an uranium
content
of 1.0-3.58 UO
me hydrothermal
deposit i s associated with sulfide minerafization along
a fault
in altered tuff-breccia.
O r t i z Mountains,SantaFeCounty.
Area:
-
H a l l , R.B.,
s e eS a n t o s ,
E. S.,
andWeisner,
R.C.,
1975
Handley, R.W.,
1945,Merry Widow mine,WhiteSignal
d i s t r i c t , Grant
County, New Mexico--interimreport
on treatmentprocedures
a p p l i c a b l e t o oressampled by S.B. Keith:
U . S . Atomic Energy
Comm., Rept. RMO-402, 11 p . , 2 t a b l e s
B r i e fr e p o r td e s c r i b i n gc h e m i c a lp r o c e d u r e su s e dt o
determinechemicalanalyses
of samplesfrom
theMerry Widow mine.
I n c l u d e s some chemicalanalyses.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Hannigan, B. J . , s e e P i e r s o n ,
M.N.,
1980-
C.T.,
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . ,
andMachette,
1960,Precambrianrocks
a tn o r t h e r nF r a n k l i nM o u n t a i n s ,
Harbour, R.L.,
Texas: Am. Assoc.PetroleumGeologists,
Bull., v . 44, p . 1 , 7 8 5 1,792
150
Area:
FranklinMountains,
Dona
Ana
County.
H a r b o u r , R.L.,
1972,Geologyof
t h en o r t h e r nF r a n k l i nM o u n t a i n s ,
Texas
U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 1298, 1 2 9 p . , 1 2 t a b l e s ,
and New Mexico:
6 figs., 3 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:24,000
Describestheoccurrence
ofPrecambrian
g r a n i t ep o r p h y r y
s i l l s , r h y o l i t e( p o r p h y r i c ) ,m a s s i v ep i n kg r a n i t e ,d i a b a s ed i k e s ,
and a T e r t i a r y f e l s i t e s i l l . T i n o c c u r s w i t h i n q u a r t z v e i n s
cutting the granite.
Area:
FranklinMountains, Dona
Ana
County.
e
Harbour, R.L.,
see Bachman,
1970
G.O.,
Harder, J. O., and Wyant, D.G.,
1944, P r e l i m i n a r y r e p o r t ona
trace
U.S. Geol.Survey,Trace
elementreconnaissance
in western states:
4 p l s . , 3 appendices
ElementsInv.,Rept.
TEI-4, 60 p . , 1 9 f i g s
Brieflydescribesthegeologyandmineralogy
of two uranium
p r o s p e c t s i n New Mexico: theHardingmineandWhiteSignal
d e p o s i tI.n c l u d e s
uranium a n a l y s e s : 1) Harding
mine,
Dixon:
m i c r o l i t e r 0.008% u 0 , 0.1%Tho2,
2) WhiteSignal,GrantCounty:
Includes a
b l a c k d i k e s , 0.005-a.330% U 08, 0.008-0.3% Thoz.
l o c a t i o n n a p a n d a map of t e Merry Widow mine.
Area:BurroMountalns,GrantCountyandSangre
de C r i s t o
Mountains, Taos County.
.,
2
Harley, G.T.,
1934, The g e o l o g ya n do r ed e p o s i t s
of S i e r r a County, New
Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 10, 220
1:337,021
p . , 1 9 f i g s . , 11 p l s . , s c a l e
B r i e f l y d i s c u s s e s and describes Precambrian granite and
T e r t i a r yv o l c a n i c s .
The g e o l o g ya n do r ed e p o s i t s
of each d i s t r i c t
'
a r ed e s c r i b e d I. n c l u d e ss k e t c h
maps
of
the
Black
Range,
Apache,
K i n g s t o n ,T i e r r aB l a n c a ,H i l l s b o r o ,a n d
Lake Valleymining
districts.
Area: F r aC r i s t o b a l ,C a b a l l o ,a n d
San AndresMountains,
Sierra Cuchillo, and the Black and Cooke's Ranges, Sierra County.
a
1940,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of n o r t h e a s t New Mexico
H a r l e y , G.T.,
( e x c l u s i v e of ColfaxCounty):
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, B u l l . 15, 104 p . , 11 f i g s . , 5 p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 1 , 0 2 2 , 0 0 0
Describesmining d i s t r i c t s by county(Union,
Mora, and
San M i g u e l C o u n t i e s ) a n d t h e l i t h o l o g y a n d o c c u r r e n c e o f
Precambrian
g r a n i t ed, i a b a s eT, e r t i a r y
c a m p t o n i t ea, n d
andesite.
Area:Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains,Union,
Mora, and San
Miguel C o u n t i e s .
*
see
S e a g e r , W.R., andClemons,
R.E.,
Hawley, J . W . ,
Seager, W.R., and
Kottlowski,
F.E.,
1976
1971 and1975;
1975a,Geologic map o ft h eH i l l s b o r oq u a d r a n g l e ,S i e r r a
andGrantCounties,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Open-file
Rept. 75-108, 1 9p . ,s c a l e1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of P o l l a c k Q u a r t z
L a t i t e , a n d e s i t e , Mimbres Peak R h y o l i t e , Copper F l a t s t o c k ( q u a r t z
monzonite),quartzlatite,diorite,quartzdiorite,
Precambrian
granite,andgranophyre.Discussestheeconomicgeologyofthe
Hedlund, D.C.,
151
silver,gold,and
manganese d e p o s i t s .
Area:Mogollon-DatilvolcanicprovinceandBlackandCooke's
Ranges, S i e r r a and G r a n t C o u n t i e s .
e
Hedlund, D.C.,
1975b,Geologic map of t h e San Lorenzoquadrangle,
and S i e r r a C o u n t i e s , New Mexico: U.S. Geol.
Survey,
Open-file
Rept. 75-109, s c a l e 1:48, 000
Area:Mogollon-DatilvolcanicprovinceandBlackandCooke's
Ranges, S i e r r a andGrant C o u n t i e s .
Grant
1977, Mineralresources
map of t h eH i l l s b o r o andSan
Hedlund, D.C.,
Lorenzoquadrangles,SierraandGrantCounties,
New Mexico:
U . S . Geol.Survey,Misc.
F i e l d S t u d i e s Map
MF-9OOB,
withtext, 2
s h e e t s , s c a l e 1:48,000
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n and i n c l u d e s d e s c r i p t i o n s
of r h y o l i t e , a n d e s i t e , q u a r t z l a t i t e , q u a r t z m o n z o n i t e , a n d
Precambriangranite.Mentionstheoccurrence
of a u t u n i t e( 0 . 0 7 %
eu3 08 )
Area:Mogollon-Datil
volcanicprovinceandBlackandCooke's
Ranges, S i e r r a and G r a n t C o u n t i e s .
.
1978a,Geologic map ofthe
Wind Mountainquadrangle,
Hedlund, D.C.,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Misc.FieldStudies
GrantCounty,
Map
MF-1031,
1 t a b l e , s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map c o v e r i n g p o r t i o n s of t h e L i t t l e andBig B u r r o
Lists t h r e ef l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t s .
Mountains.
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Hedlund, D.C.,
1978b,Geologic map of t h eS o l d i e r sF a r e w e l l
Hill
quadrangle, New Mexico:
U . S . Geol.Survey,
Misc. F i e l d S t u d i e s Map
MF-1033, s c a l e 1:24,000
I n c l u d e s d i s t r i b u t i o n and d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e B u l l a r d Peak
Series,BurroMountaingranite,rhyolite
of BurroCienaga,Kneeling
Nun Tuff, and latite
and r h y o l i t e of Malpais H i l l s .
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
"
Hedlund, D.C.,
1978c,Geologicmap,oftheNinetysix
Ranch quadrangle,
New Mexico:
U . S . Geol.Survey,Misc.Field
S t u d i e s Map
MF-1034,
s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
I n c l u d e st h ed i s t r i b u t i o n
and d e s c r i p t i o n of t h eB u l l a r d
Peak S e r i e s , B u r r o M o u n t a i n g r a n i t e , a n d T e r t i a r y d i a b a s e a n d
rhyolite dikes.
Area: BurroMountains,
G r a n t County.
1978d,Geologic map of t h e Gold H i l l quadrangle, New
Hedlund, D.C.,
U.S. Geol.Survey,
Misc. F i e l dS t u d i e s Map
MF-1035,
1
Mexico:
t a b l e , s c a l e 1:24,000
I n c l u d e st h ed i s t r i b u t i o n
and d e s c r i p t i o n of t h eB u l l a r d
Peak S e r i e s , B u r r o M o u n t a i n g r a n i t e , o t h e r g r a n i t i c r o c k s , d i a b a s e ,
a n dT e r t i a r yr h y o l i t ed i k e s .R e p o r t s
two new occurrences of
pegmatitescontainingrare-earthelementsminerals,allanite,and
samarskite.
Area:
BurroMountains,
G r a n t County.
.
*
Hedlund, D.C.,
1978e,Geologic
map oftheHurleyEastquadrangle,
New
152
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1036, scale
1 :24,000
Includes the distribution and description
of the Rubio Peak
Formation (ash-flow tuff), Sugarlump Tuff, Kneeling Nun Tuff,
Caballo Blanco Rhyolite Tuff, and Razorback rhyolite.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1978f, Geologic map of the Tyrone quadrangle, New Mexic
U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1037,
1 table,
scale 1 :24,000
Includes the distribution and description of the Burro
Mountain granite, Tertiary andesite, quartz monzonite porphyries
and dikes, ash-flow and ash-fall tuffs, and latite and basalti
andesite lavas.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 19789, Geologic map of Werney Hill quadrangle, New
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1038,1
table, scale1 :24,000
Includes the distribution and description of the Bullard
Peak Series, Burro Mountain granite, syenite porphyry, and
Tertiary andesite and rhyolite ash-flow tuffs, dikes, and
volcaniclastic sediments.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
e
Hedlund, D.C., 197811, Geologic map of the C Bar Ranch quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey Misc., Field Studies MF-1039, scale
1 :24,000
Includes the distribution and description of the Bullard
PeakSeries,BurroMountainsgranite,diabase,andTertiary
andesite and rhyolite ash-flow tuffs, volcaniclastic sediments,
and a mudflow complex. Lists fluorspar deposits and one
radioactive pegmatite.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1978i, Geologic mapof the Burro Peak quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1040,
1 table, scale 1:24,000
of the Bullard
Includes the distribution and description
Peak Series, Burro Mountain granite, diabase dikes, and Tertiary
quartz monzonite and latite dikes and ash-flow and ash-fall tu
Lists uranium and base metal occurrences and mines.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1978j, Geologic map of the White Signal quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1041, 1
table, scale1 :24,000
Geologic map of the White Signal
7 1/2-min quadrangle, Grant
County, including the location and distribution
of 14 uranium and
base metal deposits in Precambrian and Tertiary igneous rocks.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1980a, Geologic map of the Redrock
NW quadrangle, New
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1263,1
table, scale 1:24,000
153
Geologic map of the Redrock NW quadrangle showing the
distribution of various Tertiary and Precambrian igneous rocks.
Lists the mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in 7the
1/2min quadrangle, including one slightly radioactive fluorite
deposit near Redrock.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic field, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1980b, Geologic map of the Redrock
NE quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1264, 1
table, scale 1:24,000
Geologic map of theRedrock NE quadrangle showing the
distribution of variousTertiary and Precambrian igneous rocks.
Lists the mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the
7 1/2-min quadrangle, including the Osmer silver mine where
pitchblende is reported to occur.
Area: Burro Mountain, Grant County.
Hedlund, D.C., 1980c, Geologic map of the Redrock
SE quadrangle, New
Mexico: U . S . Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-1265,
1 table, scale 1:24,000
SE quadrangle showing the
Geologic map of the Redrock
distribution of various Tertiary and Precambrian igneous rocks
Lists the mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the
7 1/2-min quadrangle.
Area: Burro Mountains, Mogollon-Datil volcanic field,
Grant County.
Heinrich, E.W., see Perhac, R.M.,
1963 and 1964
Henrich, E.W., and Levinson, A.A., 1953, Studies in the mica group:
mineralogy of the rose muscovites: Am. Mineralogist, v. 38,
p. 25-49, 4 tables, 5 figs., 1 pl.
Describes the geology and mineralogy of the pegmatites at
Harding mine, Taos County, where lepidolite, spodumene, beryl,
tantalite, and microlite have been produced. Discusses the zoning
and mineralogy. Also includes a discussion of the Pilar pegmatite
Taos County: Pidlite pegmatite, Mora County: and the Petaca
district, Rio Arriba County.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos and Mora Counties:
Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
of the
Herber, L.J., 1963a, Structure, petrology, and economic features
Precambrian rocks of La Joyita Hills: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Inst. Mining and Tech., 36 p.
of
Discusses and describes the lithology and occurrence
Precambrian gneiss, pegmatite, and aplite dikes.
Area: La Joyita Hills, Socorro County.
Herber, L.J., 196313, Precambrian rocksof La Joyita Hills, in Socorro
region: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 14th field Gnf;, p.
180-184, 2 figs.
Area: La Joyita Hills, Socorro County.
Hernon, R.M., and Jones,W.R., 1968, Ore deposits of the Central mining
district, Grant County, New Mexico,
& Ore Deposits of the United
154
S t a t e s ,v o l .
11, J . D .
Ridge,ed.
: Am. I n s t .M i n i n g ,M e t a l l . ,
PetroleumEngineers,publishers,p.1,211-1,238,
3 tables, 4 figs.
D i s c u s s e sa n dd e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g ya n do r ed e p o s i t s
of t h e
Centralmining
d i s t r i c t . B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e sf o u rg r o u p s
of
1) c o n c o r d a npt l u t o n s ,
s i l l s , l a c c o l i t h s a, n d
i n t r u s i v er o c k s :
b a t h o l i t h s of s y e n o d i o r i t e and q u a r t zd i o r i t e , 2) maficplugsand
d i k e s , 3) d i s c o r d a n tp l u t o n sa n ds t o c k s ,a n d
4 ) d i k e swarms and
p l u g sD
. e s c r i b etsh r e tey p e s
of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n :
1) porphyry
3 ) z i n c - l e a dv e i n s
copper, 2 ) pyrometasomaticironandzinc,and
which a r e c l u s t e r e d a r o u n d t h r e e g r a n i t i c s t o c k s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
J o n e s , W.R., and Moore, S. L., 1953, Some g e o l o g i c a l
Hernon, R.M.,
f e a t u r e s of t h e S a n t a R i t a q u a d r a n g l e ,
New Mexico, i n Southwestern
New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 4 t h f G l d conf
p. 117-130, 1 t a b l e , 6 f i g s .
Describes the geology of
Zn-Pb-Cu v e i n s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
igneousrocksandincludesdescriptions
of q u a r t z d i o r i t e p o r p h y r y
s i l l s and l a c c o l i t h s , g a b b r o p l u g s
and b a s i c dikes, g r a n o d i o r i t e
porphyry,quartzmonzonitedikes,andsalicquartzmonzonitedikes.
Includes a g e o l o g i c map and a t a b l e l i s t i n g t h e f o r m a t i o n s w i t h i n
t h e S a n t a R i t a quadrangle.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
.,
0
Hernon, R.M., J o n e s , W.R., and Moore, S.L., 1964,GeologyoftheSanta
U.S. Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Map
R i t aq u a d r a n g l e ,
New Mexico:
GQ-306, s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of Cretaceous
s y e n o d i o r i t ep o r p h y y ,t r a c h y t ep o r p h y r y ,q u a r t zd i o r i t e ,
rhyolite
porphyry,andesiteporphyry,andPrecambriangranitegneiss.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
s e eJ o n e s , W.R.,
Hernon, R.M., and P r a t t , W.P.,
1961
Hess, F.L.,
and Moore, S.L.,
1967: and J o n e s , W.R.,
and Wells, R.C.,
1930,Samarskite
from P e t a c a , New Mexico:
Jour.Sci
5 t hs e r i e s , v . 19,p.
17-26, 2 f i g s .
Discussesthegeologyofsamarskite
( Y , Ce, U , Ca, Fe, Fb,
Th) (Nbf
S n ) 2 0 from the
Fredlund
mine
the
in
Tusas
Mountains,Rio
A r r i b a 6ounty.
Area:TusasMountains,Rio
A r r i b a County.
Am.
Hetherington, E.A.,
.,
Jr.,
Denison, R.E.,
1969
Hewitt, C.H.,
1957, Geologyandmineraldeposits
of t h en o r t h e r n Big
New Mexico:
Ph.D.
BurroMountains-Redrock
area,GrantCounty,
t h e s i s , Univ.Michigan,
370 p . , 11 t a b l e s , 5 f i g s . , 44 p l s .
See H e w i t t , C.H.,
1959.
of t h en o r t h e r nB i g
Hewitt, C . H . , 1959,Geologyandmineraldeposits
BurroMountains-Redrock
area,GrantCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico
B u l l . 60, 151 p . , 10 t a b l e s , 3
BureauMinesMineralResources,
p l s . , s c a l e 1:48,000
f i g s . ,1 3
I n c l u d e s good d e s c r i p t i o n s , modal analyses,andchemical
a n a l y s e s of thePrecambrianrocks.
The Precambrianrocksare
*r
155
*
subdivided into the Bullard Peak Series and the Ash Creek Ser
Describes the occurrence of uranium veins. Discusses rock
alteration and the geology of the area.
Area: Burro Mountains. Grant Countv..'
Hill, A., see Northrop,S.A., 1961
Hillard, P.D., 1969, Geology and beryllium mineralization near Apache
Warm Springs, Socorro County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral Resources, Circ. 103, 16 p., 2 tables, 1 fig., 1 sheet,
scale 1 inch = 1 mi
Describes Tertiary pyroclastic latite, andesite and latite
flows, rhyolitic tuffs, massive rhyolite, latite dikes, porphyriti
andesite dikes, quartz latite dikes, and a quartz monzonite plu
Includes modal analyses. Beryllium occurs along faults in altered
andesite and latite flows. Includes beryllium content of various
rocks. Mentions the production of uranium from the highly altered
rocks at the western end of Monticello Canyon.
Area: Sierra Cuchillo and Mogollon-Datil volcanic province,
Socorro County.
Hilpert, L.S., 1964, Uranium, in Mineral and water resources of New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.87,
p. 209-226, 3 tables, 1 fig.
e
Hilpert, L . S . , 1969, Uranium resources of northwestern New Mexico:U.S.
Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper603, 166 p., 16 tables, 20 figs., 4 pls.
Describes the basic geology of uranium occurrences and
of prospects in veins,
includes descriptions and lists occurrences
igneous, and metamorphic rocks. Most of the uranium occurrences
are sedimentary-type. Includes brief descriptionsof some uranium
deposits associated with igneus rocks: 1) pegmatites and quartzRio Arriba County,
fluorite veins in the Tusas Mountains,
Mountains, Sandoval
2)
pegmatites in the Sangre de Cristo
and Santa Fe Counties, and 3) Lemitar Mountains and the
Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County: Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, Sandoval and Santa
Fe Counties; and Mogollon-Datil
volcanic province and Lemitar Mountains, Socorro County: Zuni
Mountains, Cibola County.
Hilpert, L.S., and Corey, A.F., 1955, Northwest New Mexico,& Geologic
investigations of radioactive deposits--semiannual progress report
for June 1 to November 30, 1955: U.S. Geol. Survey, Trace
Elements Inv., Rept. TEI-590, p. 104-118
Brief summary of the uranium deposits of northwestern New
Mexico. Includes an index map which shows the locations of the
deposits. A table lists the deposits and their location and hos
rock.
Area: Zuni Mountains, Cibola County: Rio Grande Valley,
Socorro, Bernalillo, and Santa
Fe Counties: San Juan Basin,
McKinley County.
m
Holser, W.T., 1953, Beryllium minerals in the Victorio Mountains, Luna
County, New Mexico: Am. Mineralogist, v. 38, p. 599-611, 1 table,
156
2 figs.
Discusses the occurrenceof beryl, helvite, and beryllium
idocrase within a quartz-tungsten vein. Associated minerals
include molybdenite, fluorite, and wolframite. A seriesof
Tertiary andesite and rhyolite flows occur within the Victorio
Mountains, but the beryllium minerals occur in a Paleozoic
limestone.
Area: Victorio Mountains, Luna County.
&
Holser, W.T., 1959a, Trans-Pecos region, Texas and New Mexico,
Occurrence of nonpegmatite beryllium in the United States,
by
L.A. Warner, W.T. Holser, V.R. Wilmarth, and E.N. Cameron: U.S.
Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 318, p. 130-143, 5 tables,1 fig., 5 pls.
Good geological report describing the geology
of the
Cornudas Mountains, New Mexico and adjacent regions in Texas.
of beryllium at Wind Mountain,
Describes the geology and occurrence
including three geologic maps and analyses of zirconium silicate
Area: Cornudas Mountains, Otero County.
e
& Occurrence of nonpegmatite beryllium
Holser, W.T., 195913, New Mexico,
in the United States, by L.A. Warner,
W.T. Holser, V.R. Wilmarth,
and E.N. Cameron: U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 318, p. 107-130,
10 tables, 9 figs.
Briefly describes the occurrence of non-pegmatite beryllium
in various geologic settings in the Black Range, Catron
County: Elizabethtown district and Raton volcanic field, Colfax
County: Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County: Burro Mountains and
Central districts, Grant County: Apache No.
2 and San Simon
districts, Hidalgo County: Capitan and Gallinas Mountains, Lincol
County: Luna County: Otero County: San Miguel County: Cochiti,
Sandoval County: SantaFe County: Apache No. 1, Cuchillo Negro, and
Iron Mountain, Sierra
County: Jones Camp, Socorro County: and Red
River, Taos County. Many ofthese areas are near or contain
uranium mineralization. Uranium contents are given for the Raton
volcanic rocks. Beryllium analyses, mine or location maps, and
sample descriptionsof many of the areas are included.
Area:
Statewide.
Homme, F.C., and Rosenzweig, A., 1970, Contact metamorphism in the Tres
Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico,
& Tyrone-Big
Hatchet Mountains-Florida Mountains region: New Mexico Geol.
Soc., Guidebook 21st field conf., p. 141-145, 3 figs.
Describes the geology and mineralogy of the igneous rocks
the Tres Hermanas Mountains and includes
geologic maps. Describes
the igneous rocks.
the contact metamorphism associated with
Area: Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County.
Hunt, C.B., 1938, Igneous geology and structure of the Mount Taylor
volcanic field, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 189-B,
p. 51-80, 15 figs., 19 pls.
Describes rhyolite, andesite, dacite, trachyte, latite, and
porphyritic andesite. Includes some chemical and modal analyses.
Area: Mount Taylor, Cibola County.
Huskinson, E.J.,
0.
Jr., 1975, Geology and fluorspar deposits
of the Chise
157
fluorspar district, Sierra County, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Univ.
Texas (El Paso),74 p., 6 tables, 7 figs., 12 pls., 3 maps
of the Chise
Describes and includes three geologic maps
fluorspar district (1:92,000), Concordant fluorspar district
(1:720), and Victorio prospect, Cross Mountain (1:480). Describes
Tertiary intrusives (diabase, monzonite, and syenite) and volcani
(andesite flows and tuffs)
of the areas.
Area: Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County.
Husler, J.W.,
see Woodward,
L.A., and McLelland, D., 1977
Rio Arriba
Hutchinson, R.A., 1968, Geology of the Burned Mountain area,
County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Colorado School Mines,96 p.,
5 tables, 24 figs., 3 pls., scale 1:12,000 and 1:1,200
Describes the geology and mineralization associated with th
Precambrian units in the Burned Mountain area, including the
Moppin metavolcanic series, Burned Mountain Metarhyolite, Kiawa
Mountain Formation, and the Maguinita Granodiorite. Includes
chemical analyses of the Precambrian rocks and geologic maps o
the Burned Mountain area (scale 1:12,000) and Eureka Canyon
(1:1,200).
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Irving, J.,
see Larsen, E.S.,
Gonyer, F.A., and Larsen, E.S. 111, 1936
Jacobs, L.C., see Reid, B.E., Griswold, G.B., and Lessard, R.H., 1980a,b
e
Jacobs, R.C., 1956, Geology of the central front of the Fra Cristobal
Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ. New
Mexico, 47 p . , 4 figs., 6 pls., scale 1 inch = 700 ft
Describes Precambrian granite and gneiss. One small fissure
vein of fluorspar occurs in the area.
Area: Fra Cristobal Mountains, Sierra County.
Jahns, R.H., 1944, “Ribbon-rock’‘--an unusual beryllium-bearing tactite
(at Iron Mountain, New Mexico): Econ. Geology, v. 39, p. 173-205,
8 figs.
Describes the occurrenceof rhyolite, aplite, and granite.
Fluorite deposits are found throughout the igneous rocks. The
beryllium deposits occur in tactite.
Area: Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra County.
*
Rio Arriba
Jahns, R.H., 1946, Mica deposits of the Petaca district,
County, with brief description of Ojo
the Caliente district, Rio
Arriba County and the Elk Mountain district, San Miguel County
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 25,
294 p., 28 figs., 25 pls., maps
A comprehensive detailed geologic report describing
Precambrian metarhyolite, granite, and pegmatites in the Petaca
district. Discusses the mineralogy of the pegmatite, including the
occurrence of fluorite, monazite, samarskite, and uraninite withi
some of the pegmatites. Includes geologic maps of many of the
pegmatites. Includes brief descriptions of the Ojo Caliente
district, Rio Arriba County and the Elk Mountain district, San
Miguel County.
158
Area:
TusasMountains,Rio
A r r i b a CountyandSangre
C r i s t o M o u n t a i n s , San MiguelCounty.
a
de
1953, The g e n e s i s of p e g m a t i t e s ,1 1 - - q u a n t i t a t i v ea n a l y s i s
J a h n s , R.H.,
of l i t h i u m - b e a r i n gp e g m a t i t e ,
Mora county, New Mexico: Am.
M i n e r a l o g ivs .t ,
38, 1p, 0. 7 8 - 1 , 1 1t a2b, l e ,
8 figs.
Describes thegeology,mineralogy,andzonation
of t h e
Pidlitepegmatite,including
modaland
chemicalanalyses.
Hatcheltolite(uraniummicrolite)andmonaziteoccurinthis
p e g m a t i t e . On t h e basis of t h e i rd i s t r i b u t i o n ,s t r u c t u r a l ,
t e x t u r a l ,a n dc o m p o s i t i o n a lr e l a t i o n s h i p s ,t h e
zones of t h e
?sy f r a c t i o n a l
P i d l i t e d i k e are thought t o havebeendeveloped
c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n ofa
p e g m a t i t i c magma.
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
Mora County.
1955,Geologyofthe
S i e r r a C u c h i l l o , New Mexico, i n
J a h n s , R.H.,
S o u t h - c e n t r a l New Mexico: N e w Mexico Geol. SOC., G u i d e b o a6 t h
f i e l dc o n f . ,p .
158-174, 7 f i g s . , 1 s h e e t ,s c a l e1 : 1 7 6 , 0 0 0
Describes Precambrian metarhyolite and Tertiary andesite,
l a t i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n d
monzonite.DiscussestheIronMountain
tungstendeposit.Mentionstheoccurrence
ofuranium
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n t h e A b 0 red beds w i t h i n t h e a r e a .
Area:
S i e r r aC u c h i l l o ,S i e r r a
and S o c o r r oC o u n t i e s .
e
J a h n s , R.H., and Ewing, R.C.,
1976, The Hardingmine,
Taos County,
New Mexico, @ VermejoPark(northwestern
N e w Mexico): New Mexico
Geol. SOC., Guidebook27th
f i e l d conf
p . 263-275, 5 t a b l e s , 8
figs
Describes the geology and mineralogy
of the Harding pegmatite
inthePicuris
Range.
Includes a g e o l o g i c map, b u l k geochemistry
( m a j o re l e m e n t s ) ,a n dm i n e r a l o g yd e s c r i p t i o n s
of t h e deposits.
Includeschemicalanalyses
on muscovitesamples,includingthe
amount of u02 (trace-O.32%) , U 0 3 ( 1.63-7.73%) , and Tho2 ( t r a c e 0.11%). Mentionstheoccurrence
of t h o r i t e ,z i r c o n ,m o n a z i t e ,a n d
f luorl te.
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,
Taos County.
.,
.
Taos County, New
1977, The Hardingmine,
J a h n s , R.H., and Ewing, R.C.,
8, no. 2, p. 115-126, 11 f i g s .
Mexico:
Mineralogical
Record,
v.
Comprehensive report d e s c r i b i n g t h e h i s t o r y , g e o l o g y , a n d
mineralogy of theHardingpegmatite.Radioactivemineralsthat
o c c u ra tt h eH a r d i n g
mine i n c l u d e m i c r o l i t e , a l l a n i t e , a n d
thorite.
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t oM o u n t a i n s , Taos County.
F. J., 1955, Volcanicrocks
J a h n s , R.H., K o t t l o w s k i , F . E . , andKuellmer,
of t h e s o u t h - c e n t r a l New Mexico, i n S o u t h - c e n t r a l New Mexico:
p . 92-95
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook %?h f i e l d conf
Brieflydescribesthevolcanicrocks
i n t h eC a b a l l o ,O r g a n ,
and Animas Mountainsand
t h eS i e r r aC u c h i l l o .
Mentionsthe
occurrence of f l u o r i t e i n t h e I r o n
Mountain, S i e r r a C u c h i l l o , a n d
San DiegoMountain (Dona Ana County).
Area:Caballo,Organ,and
Animas Mountains, San Diego
Mountain,andSierraCuchillo,Sierra,
Dona Ana, andHidalgo
Count i es
.,
*
.
159
a
Jahns, R.H., McMillan, D.K., O'Brient, J.D., and Fisher, D.L., 1970,
Geologic section in the Sierra Cuchillo and flanking areas, Si
and Socorro Counties, New Mexico, in Field guide to selected
cauldrons and mining districts Sie
of Datil-Mogollon volcanic
field, New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 7, p. 131138, 3 tables, 3 figs.
Briefly describes Precambrian metarhyolite and Cenozoic
latite-andesite, dacite-rhyodacite, andesite, and rhyolitetrachyte sequences.
Area: Sierra Cuchillo, Sierra and Socorro Counties.
Jahns, R.H., see Willard, M.E.,
1974
of Lake Valley
Jicha, H.L., Jr., 1954a, Geology and mineral resources
quadrangle, Grant, Luna, and Sierra Counties, New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 37, 93 p.,
0 tables,
13 figs., 5 pls., scale 1:59,774
Discusses the geology, petrology, and chemistry of
granodiorite, andesite, latite, quartz latite, rhyolite, and
Precambrian granite. Includes chemical and modal analyses.
Mentions the occurranceof fluorite.
Area: Black and Cooke's Ranges, Grant, Sierra, and Luna
Counties.
0
Jicha, H.L., Jr., 195413, Paragenesis of the oresof the Palomas
New Mexico Bureau
(Hermosa) district, southwestern New Mexico:
Mines Mineral Resources, Circ. 27, 19 p., 11 figs.: Econ. Geology,
V. 49, p. 759-770
Describes lead, zinc, and silver mineralization in Tertiary
igneous rocks. Includes discussions of the mineralization and
alteration of dikes and latitic volcanics.
Area: Black and Cooke's Ranges, Sierra County.
Jicha, H.L., Jr., 1958, Geology and mineral resources of Mesa del Oro
quadrangle, Socorro and Valencia Counties, New Mexico: New Mexic
Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 56,
67 p., 2 figs., 5 pls.,
map (now Cibola County)
Describes Cenozoic sodaclase diorite intrusives. Includes
modal analyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province (Mesa del Oro
quadrangle), Socorro and Cibola Counties.
Johnson, J.T., 1955, A northern extension of the Magdalena mining
district, Socorro County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico
Inst. Mining and Tech.,46 p., 4 figs., scale 1 inch = 1/2 mi
Describes Tertiary extrusive rocks (latite, rhyolite, and
andesite) and intrusive rocks (rhyolite porphyry, monzonitic
stocks, augite andesite, lamprophyre dikes, and white rhyolite
dikes). Discusses rock alteration and ore potential. Mentions
recent exploration for uranium in the area.
Area: Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County.
Johnson, R.B., 1970, Geologic map of the Villanueva quadrangle, San
Max,
Miguel County,New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Geol Quad.
..
"
-
160
GQ-869, s c a l e 1:62,500
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of smalloutcrops of
P r e c a m b r i a nr o c k si n c l u d i n gg r a n i t e
gneiss, a l a s k i t i c g r a n i t e ,
pegmati tes , a n d a p l i t e s
Area:nearPecosRiver(Villanuevaquadrangle),
San Miguel
county.
-
J.C.,
J r . , 1974,Isotope
Jones, L.M., Walker, R.L., andStormer,
composition of strontium and o r i g i n of v o l c a n i c r o c k s of t h e
Raton-Clayton d i s t r i c t , n o r t h e a s t e r n N e w Mexico:
Geol. SOC.
America, B u l l . , v . 85, p . 33-36, 1 f i g .
D i s c u s s e st h ei s o t o p i cc o m p o s i t i o n
of v o l c a n i cr o c k sr a n g i n g
from h a u y n e - o l i v i n e n e p h e l i n i t e t o t r i d y m i t e - b e a r i n g h o r n b l e n d e
d a c i t e . The i n i t i a ls t r o n t i u mi s o t o p i cr a t i o sr a n g e
from
0.7028-0.7041, i n d i c a t i n ga n uppermantlesource.Includes
Si02,
K , R b , and S r c o n c e n t r a t i o n s .
Area:Raton-Claytonvolcanic
f i e l d ,C o l f a x County.
e
J o n e s , W.R.,
Hernon, R.M.,
and Moore, S.L., 1967,Generalgeologyof
SantaRitaquadrangle,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey,Prof.Paper
555, 144 p . , 23 t a b l e s , 50 f i g s . , 3 p l s . ,
s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
I n c l u d e sp e t r o g r a p h i cd e s c r i p t i o n s ,
modal a n a l y s e s ,c h e m i c a l
a n a l y s e s ,a n ds p e c t r o g r a p h i ca n a l y s e s
of P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e ,
quartzite,andgreenstoneon
more t h a n 30 v a r i t i e s of T e r t i a r y
s t o c k s , s i l l s , dikes,andplugs.Theircompositionranges
from s y e n o d i o r i t e t o g r a n o d i o r i t e t o q u a r t z m o n z o n i t e
and
monzonite t o g r a n i t e .
An a l a s k i t ep o r p h y r y s i l l i s exposed
i n t h e Kearneymine
(sec. 22 and 27, T. 1 7 S., R. 1 2 W . ) .
Describesthecopperporphyrys
of Hanover, S a n t a R i t a ,
Describes Miocene
and Copper F l a t ( q u a r t z l a t i t e p o r p h y r y ) .
volcanic rocks including Rubio Peak Formation (rhyodacites),
Kneeling Nun r h y o l i t e t u f f , a n d f e l s i t i c r h y o l i t e p l u g s
and d i k e s .
Includes major and a c c e s s o r y m i n e r a l s of each rock type.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
J o n e s , W.R.,
Hernon, R.M., a n d P r a t t , W . P., 1961,Geologicevents
mining
culminating in primary m e t a l l i z a t i o n i n t h e C e n t r a l
U.S.
Geol.
Survey,
Prof.
Paper
424-C,
New
Mexico:
district,
Cll-C16
Describes t h eo c c u r r e n c e of g r a n o d i o r i t e p o r p h y r y , q u a r t z
m o n z o n i t e ,q u a r t zl a t i t e ,a n dr h y o d i o r i t ep o r p h y r y .I n c l u d e s
normsand
modesof
t h e s er o c k s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
J o n e s , W.R., Moore, S.L., and P r a t t , W.P., 1970,Geologic map of t h e
FortBayardquadrangle,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, Geol. Quad. Map GQ-865, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e 1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y
syenodioritetomonzonite,andesite,andCretaceousquartz
diorite.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
J o n e s , W.R.,
1953and
Hernon, R.M.,
1964
1968;
Hernon,
R.M.,
and Moore, S.L.,
161
Jonson, D.C., __
see Lamarre, A.L., and Perry, A.J.,
I.
1974
of the pegmatites of
Just, E., 1937, Geology and economic features
Taos and Rio Arriba Counties, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Min
Mineral Resources, Bull. 13, 73 p.,1 fig., 3 pls.
Brief descriptions of igneous rocks. Some uranium minerals
occur in the pegmatite mines and prospects.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County; Sangre de Cristo
Mountains, Taos County.
Kalish, P., 1953, Geology of the Water Canyon area, Magdalena Mountai
Socorro County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining
and Tech., 48 p., 4 figs., 3 pls.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
Kalliokoski, J., Langford, F.F., and Ojakangas, R.W., 1978, Criteria for
uranium occurrences in Saskatchewan and Australia as guides to
favorability for similar deposits in the United States: U.S.
Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX-114 (78),
480 p., (section on
New Mexico, p. 348-358, 2 tables, 3 figs.)
Includes a list of uranium occurrences in New Mexico.
Briefly describes the conglomerates
of the Vadito Formation and
suggests that these conglomerates may be lower Proterozoic-type
radioactive deposits.
Area: Sangre de Cristo, Zuni, Tusas, Manzano, San Andres,
Burro, and Sacramento Mountains, and the Kingston-Hillsboro area
e
Kaufman, W.H., 1971, Structure, stratigraphy, and ore deposits
of the
central Nacimiento Mountains, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, Univ.
New Mexico, 87 p., 1 table, 21 figs., scale 1:24,000
Area: Nacimiento Mountains, Sandoval County.
Kaufman, W.H., see Woodward, L.A., Anderson, J.B., and Reed, R.K., 1973;
Woodward,TA., and Reed, R.K., 1973; Woodward,L.A., McLelland,
D., and Anderson, J.B., 1972; and Woodward, L.A., and McLelland,
D., 1974
e-
Keith, S.B., 1944, Reconnaissance of the White Signal, Black Hawk, and
San Lorenzo districts and the Swanson-Lauer property, New Mexic
Union Mines Development Corp., Rept. RMO-104,
16 p . , 3 figs.
U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.)
(open filed by
Briefly describes three deposits in New Mexico which are
associated with igneous rocks: 1) White Signal, Grant County:
2 ) Black Hawk, Grant County: and 3) San Lorenzo, Socorro
County. At White Signal, Precambrian granite is cut
by felsite
dikes, monzonite porphyry dikes, and quartz veins. The uranium
is assoicated with the felsite dikes. Briefly describes five
mines and prospects within the district. At the Black Hawk mine
Precambrian gneiss is cut
by monzonite or diorite dikes and
associated quartz veins with silver, cobalt, and nickel
mineralization. Uranium occurs in the quartz veins and along
fractures in the dikes. At the San Lorenzo (San Acacia) deposit,
uranium minerals are reportedly associated with a copper depos
occurring along a fault zone in volcanic flows.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County;
162
I
Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Keith, S.B., 1945, Union Mines Development Corporation report
on
detailed examination of White Signal and associated districts,
Grant County, New Mexico: Union Mines Development Corp., Rept.
RMO-103, 57 p., 20 figs. (open filed by
U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.)
This detailed geologic report describes the geology,
mineralization, and ore reserves of various claims in the White
of the claims. Also
Signal district, including mine maps of many
describes the geology and mineralization of the Apache Trail
and Black Hawk district. Reports that no radioactive anomalies
were found in the Tyrone-Leopold
or Pinos Altos districts.
Area: Burro Mountains, Grant County.
Kelley, F.J., 1962, Technological and economic problems of rare-earth
metal and thorium resources in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Inf. Circ., IC-8124, 38 p.,5 tables, 1 fig.
Briefly describes the occurrence of bastnaesite in the
Gallinas Mountains where igneous rocks intrude the Precambrian
basement. The bastnaesite occurs with fluorite along fractures
and veins. Most of the thorium in the United States (asof 1962)
is recovered from monazite and bastnaesite.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
e
Kelley, V.C., 1949, Geology and economics of New Mexico iron-ore
deposits: Univ. New Mexico, Pub. Geol. Series, no. 2, 246 p.,
figs., pls.
Describes various iron-ore deposits in New Mexico, includin
the iron-ore deposits in Lincoln County, some of which are rad
active. Includes mine and geological maps for many of the
deposits.
Area:
Statewide
of
Kelley, V.C., 1968, Geology of the alkaline Precambrian rocks
Pajarito Mountain, Otero County, New Mexico: Geol.
SOC. America,
Bull. v. 79, p. 1,565-1,572, 2 figs., 6 pls.
Describes the geology and petrology of alkalic Precambrian
syenite, diorite, diabase, granitoid syenite, melasyenite,
pegmatitic syenite, and riebeckite granite.
Area: Pajarito Mountains, Otero County.
Kelley, V.C., 1971, Geology of the Pecos country, southeastern New
Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Mem. 24,
75 p., 1 table, 26 figs., 7 pls., scale 1 inch = 3 mi
Briefly discusses the occurrence and distribution and
petrolbgy of the Sierra Blanca volcanics and Precambrian gran
syenite, diabase, leucocratic syenite, and syenite pegmatites.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt and Pecos River area
(Roswell and Carlsbad
1 by 2 degree quadrangles).
-e
Kelley, V.C., 1972, Geologyof the Fort Sumner sheet, New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull. 98, 55 8
p.,
figs.,
2 sheets, scale 1:190,843
Includes brief descriptions
of syenite porphyry, rhyolite
porphyry, miarolitic leucosyenite, diorite, and monzonite dikes.
163
Includesgeologic map of thePedernal H i l l s , GallinasMountains,
Vaughn a r e a , a n d PecosRiverValley-Fort
Sumner a r e a .
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt andPecosRiverarea.
K e l l e y , V.C.,
1977,GeologyoftheAlbuquerquebasin,
New Mexico:
New
Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Mem. 33, 60 p . , 9 t a b l e s ,
24 f i g s . , 2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 1 9 0 , 0 0 0
I n c l u d e s a g e o l o g i c map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e
EspinasoFormation,DatilFormation,BandelierTuff,rhyolite,
CanovasCanyon R h y o l i t e of t h e Jemez a r e a , a n d e s i t e f l o w s
and
i n t r u s i v e s ,s h a l l o wd i k e s
and s i l l s ( b a s a l t , l a t i t e , r h y o l i t e ) ,
andundividedPrecambrianrocks.
Area: Jemez Mountains,Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Sandia,Ladron,Manzanita,
Manzano, and Los PinosMountains,
S a n d o v a l ,S a n t aF e rB e r n a l i l l o ,V a l e n c i a ,a n dS o c o r r oC o u n t i e s .
K e l l e y , V.C., andBranson,
O.T.,
1947,Shallow,high-temperature
pegmatites,GrantCounty,
New Mexico:
Econ.
Geology, v . 42,
p . 699-712,
5
figs.
Discusses the geology and mineralogy
of T e r t i a r y p e g m a t i t e s
within a rhyolite porphyry plug.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
K e l l e y , V.C., andNorthrop,
S . A . , 1975,GeologyofSandiaMountainsand
v i c i n i t y , New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Mem. 29, 136 p . , 4 t a b l e s , 92 f i g s
4 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
D e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g y ,p e t r o l o g y ,a n dm i n e r a lr e s o u r c e s
of
the Sandia Mountains,
Monte Largo H i l l s , and Manzanita Mountains.
Precambriangraniteoutcropsthroughouttheseareas.Mentions
Monte Largoarea.
t h e o c c u r r e n c e of a c a r b o n a t i t e d i k e i n t h e
and
Area:SandiaandManzanitaMountains,Sandoval
Bernalillo Counties.
.,
e
K e l l e y , V.C., a n d S i l v e r , C . , 1952,GeologyoftheCaballoMountains:
4, 286 p . , 26 f i g s . ,
Univ. New Mexico, Pub. Geol.Seriesno.
19pls.,scale
1:63,360
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,T e r t i a r yr h y o l i t e ,a n d
m o n z o n i t e .D i s c u s s e sf l u o r i t e ,l e a d ,c o p p e r ,s i l v e r ,g o l d ,
b a r i t e , a n d mangane5e mines and p r o s p e c t s .
Area:CaballoMountains,SierraCounty.
Kent, S . C . , 1980,Precambriangeologyofthe
Tusas Mountain a r e a ,
RioArribaCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t .
p., 7 t a b l e s , 26 f i g s . , 1 p l , 2 appendices,
MiningandTech.,151
s c a l e 1:12,000
Precambrian mafic volcanic-volcaniclastic rock sequence,
felsic schists, and arkosic sediments are intruded
by a
g r a n o d i o r i t e and t h e Tusas g r a n i t e i n t h i s 1 2 sq-mi a r e a i n the
TusasMountains.
A g e o l o g i c map i n c l u d e sp o r t i o n s
of t h e
Burned Mountain, Carrin Plaza,
Las T a b l a s , a n d MuleCanyon
7 1/2-minquadranglesandchemicalanalysesandpetrographic
the occurrence
d e s c r i p t i o n s of thePrecambrianrocks.Mentions
of f l u o r i t e w i t h i n t h e T u s a s g r a n i t e
a n dg r e e n s c h i s t sa l o n gt h e
contact.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
164
Kerr, P.F.,
a
Kulp, J . L . , P a t t e r s o n , C.M.,
andWright,
R.J.,
1950,
Hydrothermal a l t e r a t i o n at S a n t aR i t a ,
New Mexico:Geol.
SOC.
America, B u l l . , v . 61, p . 275-347, maps
s i l l s t h e Hanover
Describes mineralized quartz diorite
andSantaRitastocks(granodioriteporphyry),
Lucky Boy i n t r u s i v e
dikes.
(highly altered porphyry), granodiorite dikes, and aplite
Discusses a l t e r a t i o n and m i n e r a l i z a t i o n a n d d e s c r i b e s f o u r t y p e s
of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n :
1 ) contactmetamorphicmagnetitedeposits,
2 ) z i n co r eb o d i e sr e p l a c i n gl i m e s t o n e ,
3) z i n c - o r ef i l l i n g si n
f a u l tz o n e s ,a n d
4) c o p p e rm i n e r a l i z a t i o na s s o c i a t e dw i t ht h e
Santa Rita stock.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
J.T.,
1963, S t r u c t u r e andvolcanism,Grants
K e r r , P.F., andWilcox,
Ridge a r e a , & Geologyandtechnology
of t h e G r a n t s uranium
r e g i o n , New Mexico:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
M e m . 15, p. 205-213,
4
figs.
Discusses two phases of volcanism i n t h e G r a n t s Ridgearea:
1) f e l s i t e - r h y o l i t et u f f
and r h y o l i t e complexand
2 ) maficporphyry basalts and b a s a l t f l o w s .
Area:
San JuanBasin,CibolaCounty.
K e r r , P.F.,
__
s e e G r a f , D.L.,
1950: and
Kleinhampl, F. J., __
s e e G i l l e r m a n , E.G.,
andCrowley,
R. J., 1954
a
H a j i - V a s s i l i o u , A.,
Swinney, C.M.,
1972
Whitebread, D.H.,
K o l e s s a r , J . , 1970,Geologyandcopperdeposits
of theTyrone d i s t r i c t ,
in Tyrone-BigHatchetMountains-FloridaMountainsregion
21st
( s o u t h w e s t e r n New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.SOC.,Guidebook
f i e l d conf
p . 127-132,3
figs.
DiscussesanddescribesthecopperporphyrydepositatTyrone
two majorperiods
of
i n a q u a r t zm o n z o n i t el a c c o l i t h .M e n t i o n s
1) Laramidecopper,iron,
m i n e r a l i z a t i o ni nt h eB u r r oM o u n t a i n s :
z i n c ,a n d
molybdenum and 2 ) T e r t i a r yf l u o r i t e ,u r a n i u m ,l e a d ,a n d
pr e c i ous met a1s deposi ts
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
.,
.
Koschmann, A. H.,
__
s e e L o u g h l i n , G . F.,
1942
-
1952,Precambrianrocks
i nt h eS a n a r e
de C r i s t o
Kottlowski, F . E . ,
Mountains,nearSanta
F e , New Mexico (abs.) : Geol. SOC. America,
B u l l . , V . 63, 0. 1.335-1.336
dikes,
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,m e t a d i o r i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,a p l i t e
q u a r t zv e i n s ,a n dl a m p r o p h y r ed i k e so c c u ri nt h e
Truchas Range.
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,SantaFeCounty.
Kottlowski, F.E.,
1953,Geoloyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of a part of t h e
Hansonburgmining d i s t r i c t ,S o c o r r o County, New Mexico: New
Mexico B u r e a u Mines MineralResources,
C i r c . 23, 11 p . , 2 f i g s .
D i s c u s s e st h eg e o l o g ya n do r ed e p o s i t s
of t h e b a r i t e at Hansonburgmining d i s t r i c t . Monzonite
f l u o r i t e - g a l e n ad e p o s i t s
mine.
and d i o r i t e s i l l s and d i k e s o c c u r a t t h e
Area:OscuraMountains,SocorroCounty.
165
*
Kottlowski, F.E., 1955,Geologyof
San AndresMountains,
i n Southc e n t r a l N e w Mexico: New MexicoGeol
SOC., G u i d e b o x 6th f i e l d
conf , p . 136-145, 8 f i g s
Describes Precambrian granite and Tertiary andesite,
rhyolite,monzonite,andquartzmonzonite.Mentionsthe
occurrence of f l u o r i t e t h r o u g h o u t t h e
San AndresMountains.
Area:
San AndresMountains,Socorro,Sierra,and
Dona
Ana
Count i es
.
.
.
.
Kottlowski, F.E.,
1961,Reconnaissancegeologic
map ofLasCruces
30-min
quadrangle: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map
1 4 ,s c a l e1 : 1 2 6 , 7 2 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
quartzlatite,quartzmonzonite,andesite,latite,andPrecambrian
g r a n i t e and p e g m a t i t e s .
Area:
Organ and s o u t h e r n San AndresMountains,
Dona
Ana
county.
Kottlowski, F.E., Flower, R.H.,
Thompson, M.L., a n dF o s t e r ,
R.W.,
1956,
New Mexico:
S t r a t i g r a p h i c s t u d i e s of t h e San AndresMountains,
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
M e m . 1, 132 p . ,
6 t a b l e s , 1 5 f i g s . , 5 pls.
pegmatite d i k e s and
BrieflydescribesPrecambriangraniteand
Tertiaryandesite,latite,rhyolite,monzonite,andbasaltic
andesite.
Area:SanAndresMountains,Socorro,
S i e r r a ,a n d Dona
Ana
Counties.
Kottlowski, F.E., and
Steensma,
R.S.,
1979, B a r i t e - f l u o r i t e - l e a d mines
ofHansonburgmining
districtincentral
New Mexico: New Mexico
Geology,v.
1, no. 2, p . 19-20, 1 t a b l e , 2 f i g s .
Mentionstheoccurrence
of Precambrianpinkmuscovitegranite
A few T e r t i a r y
i n t r u d i n gg r a yq u a r t z i t en e a rt h em i n i n gd i s t r i c t .
m o n z o n i t e - d i o r i t e s i l l s and d i k e s i n t r u d e t h e P a l e o z o i c r o c k s
w i t h i nt h e d i s t r i c t . The o r ed e p o s i t sa r eg e n e r a l l yf i l l i n g si n
is
f i s s u r e s ,f a u l tb r e c c i a ,a n ds m a l lc a v i t i e s .P u r p l ef l u o r i t e
common.
Area:
OscuraMountains,SocorroCounty.
K o t t l o w s k i , F. E . , s e e J a h n s ,
W.R.,
and Hawley, J . W . ,
R.H.,
andKuellmer,
F. J.,
1955:and
Seager,
1976
1970,GeologyoftheBishop
Cap H i l l s , DonaAna
County,
Kramer, W.V.,
(El P a s o ) , 76 p . , 1 t a b l e ,
New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.Texas
6 figs., 5 pls.
D e s c r i b e sf l u o r i t e ,b a r i t e ,c a l c i t e ,a n d
quartz
mineralizationalongfault
zonesandmentions
t h a t some of t h e s e
d e p o s i t sa r er a d i o a c t i v e .I n c l u d e sg e o l o g i c
maps
of
theBishop
Cap H i l l s (1 i n c h = 2 , 0 0 0 f t ) , Grantsprospect(1:15,000),and
Blue S t a rp r o s p e c t( 1 : 4 4 0 ) .
Area:
Organ Mountains, Dona
Ana
County.
Kraxberger, V.E., seeAlminas, H.V., Watts, R . C . ,
Siems, D.L., andCurry,
K.J.,
1975
.
G r i f f i t t s , W.R.,
I
166
I
a
Krewedl, D.A.,
1974,GeologyofthecentralMagdalenaMountains,Socorro
Ph.D. t h e s i s , Univ.Arizona,128p.,
27
County, New Mexico:
figs.,scale1:12,000;
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
44
Open-file Rept
Area:
Magdalena Mountains,SocorroCounty.
.
K r i e g e r , P., 1932,Geologyofthelead-zoncdepositatPecos,
New
Mexico:
Econ.
Geology,
v . 27, p . 344-364,
450-470,
8
figs.
I n c l u d e s p e t r o g r a p h i c s t u d i e s of Precambriangraniteand
s c h i s t s .D e s c r i b e st h ez i n c ,l e a d ,a n dc o p p e rs u l f i d ed e p o s i t s
t h a tr e p l a c et h es c h i s t s .
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,
San MiguelCounty.
K r i e g e r , P., 1935,Primary
n a t i v es i l v e ro r e sa tB a t o p i l a s ,
Mexicoand
EjullardPeak,
New Mexico:
Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t , V . 20, no. 10,
p. 715-723, 8 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e ss i l v e r ,c o b a l t ,a n dn i c k e lm i n e r a l i z a t i o na t
B u l l a r d Peak (Black Hawk d i s t r i c t ) - - a known uraniumoccurrence.
Area: Burro Mountains,GrantCounty.
Kudo, A.M.,
1974, O u t l i n e of theigneousgeologyof
the Jemez Mountains
M o u n t a i n s v o l c a n i c f i e l d , i n Ghost
Ranch ( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n New
Mexico): New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 25th f i e l d conf
p . 287-289, 1 t a b l e , 1 f i g .
Briefly describes the volcanic history
andigneousgeologyof
t h e JemezMountains.Includes
a s t r a t i g r a p h i cc h a r t .
Area:
Jemez Mountains,Sandovaland
L o s Alamos Counties.
.,
Kudo, A.M.,
1976, A review of t h ev o l c a n i ch i s t o r ya n ds t r a t i g r a p h y
of
New
n o r t h e a s t e r n New Mexico, i n Vermejo Park (northeastern
Mexico ) : New Mexico G e o l F S o c . , Guidebook 27th f i e l d conf ,
p . 109-110, 1 t a b l e
Briefly outlines the volcanic stratigraphy
ofUnion,
Colfax,
and Mora C o u n t i e s .I n c l u d e s
a d e s c r i p t i o n of the S i e r r a Grande
a n d e s i t e ( 1 . 9 m.y.)and
t h e Red MountainDacite.
Area:
Chic0 H i l l s areaandRaton-Claytonvolcanic
field,
Colfax County.
.
Kudo, A.M.,
s e e Enz, R.,
andBrookins,
D.G.,
1979and1980
Kuellmer, F. J., 1952,Geologicsection
of t h e Black Range a t K i n g s t o n ,
New Mexico:
Ph.D. t h e s i s , Univ.Chicago,
1 0 0 p . ; New Mexico
B u l l . 33, 1954, 100 p . , 28 f i g s
BureauMinesMineralResources,
3 p l s . , s c a l e 1:31,680
Describes P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,m e t a d i a b a s e ,T e r t i a r y
a n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n dq u a r t zm o n z o n i t e .I n c l u d e s
some
modal andchemicalanalyses.
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
S i e r r a andGrantCounties.
.,
Kuellmer, F . J . , 1955,Geology of a disseminatedcopperdepositnear
H i l l s b o r o , S i e r r a County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines
MineralResources,Circ.
34, 46 p . , 5 t a b l e s , 11 f i g s .
Describes quartz monzonite occurring in the
Animas H i l l s
a r e a I. n c l u d e s
brief d e s c r i p t i o n s of T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e s and
167
l a t i t e dikes.
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
0
-
S i e r r a County.
Kuellmer, F.J.,
1956, Geologic map of H i l l s b o r o Peak 30-min quadrangle:
New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,Geol.
Map 1, s c a l e
1:126, 720
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrian
granite,
g r a n i t eg n e i s s ,d i a b a s e ,r h y o l i t e ,T e r t i a r yr h y o l i t e ,r h y o l i t e
porphyry, and quartz monzonite porphyry.
Area:Blackand
Cooke's Ranges, S i e r r a ,G r a n t ,a n d
Luna
Count i es
.
see
Kuellmer, F. J.,
J a h n s , R.H., andKottlowski,
W i l l a r d , M.E., and Weber, R.H.,
1961
Kulp, J . L . ,
Kerr, P.F.,
P a t t e r s o n , C.M.,
F. E.,
and
Wright,
1955: and
R.J.,
1950
P e r r y , A. J . , andJonson,
D.C.,
1974, The S a l a d of l u o r s p a r
Lamarre, A.L.,
d e p o s i t , S i e r r a County, New Mexico ( a b s . ) , i n Ghost Ranch
( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n N e w Mexico): New Mexico G o l . SOC., Guidebook
p. 379
2 5 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,
Precambriangranite,metadiorite,andschistareexposedat
of themountains.Mentionstheoccurrence
of
thes.outhend
T e r t i a r yb a s a l t ,f e l s i c
ash-flow t u f f s ,a n da n d e s i t e .A n d e s i t e s ,
monzonite, and nepheline monzodiorite bodies intrude the
i n f a u l tb r e c c i aa s s o c i a t e d
with t h e
s e d i m e n t s .F l u o r i t eo c c u r s
alkalic rocks.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SierraCounty.
Lambert, P.W., 1961, P e t r o l o g y of the
Precambrian
rocks
of p a r t of Monte
Largo a r e a , New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico,108p.,
6 tables, 4 f i g s . , 12 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:24,000
Discussesthegeology,petrol.ogy,andeconomicpotential
of
t h e Monte L a r g oa r e a .D e s c r i b e sg r a n i t e ,a p l i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,a n d
a c a r b o n a t i t ed i k e .I n c l u d e sc h e m i c a la n a l y s e s
of q u a r t z - f e l d s p a r
g n e i s s and d i s c u s s e s t h e o c c u r r e n c e
of h y d r o t h e r m a l b a r i t e a n d
fluoriteveins.
Area:
SandiaMountains,SandovalandBernalilloCounties.
see
Landis, E. R . ,
Brookins, D.G.,
Chakoumakos, B.C., Cook, C.W., Ewing,
R.C.,
a n dR e g i s t e r , M.E.,
1979:and
R a t t e , J . C . , G a s k i l l , D.L.,
and Damon, P . E . , 1969: R a t t e , J . C . , G a s k i l l , D.L., Raabe, R.G.,
andEaton,
G.P.,
1967
Langford, F.F., 1980, S t r a t i g r a p h i ci m p l i c a t i o n s
of uranium d e p o s i t s , i n
Geologyandtechnology
of t h e G r a n t s uranium r e g i o n , 1979, C.A.
Rautman, compiler: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Mem. 38, p . 36-39, 5 f i g s .
Proposes amodel
f o rt h ed e p o s i t i o n
of vein-typeuranium
A u s t r a l i a and r e l a t e s t h i s
d e p o s i t s i n Saskatchewan,Canadaand
model t o d e p o s i t s i n New Mexico.Suggeststhat
a l l a r e a s i n New
Mexico wherecontinentalsandstonesunconformablyoverliebasement
f o r t h e e x p l o r a t i o n of
r o c k si n d i c a t ef a v o r a b l ea r e a s
uranium d e p o s i t s . The Ab0
unconformity-relatedvein-like
r o c k si nt h e
Zuni Mountainsand
the
Formation overlies Precambrian
168
occurrence of uranium v e i n d e p o s i t s may be s i m i l a r t o d e p o s i t s
found i n Canada. Uranium alsooccursintheBurroMountainsand
perhapsthebasalunconformity
i s f a v o r a b l e f o r uranium d e p o s i t s .
Area:
Zuni Mountains,CibolaCounty;BurroMountains,
GrantCounty.
Langford, F.F.,
__
s e e K a l l i o k o s k i , J . , and Ojakangas,
R.W.,
1978
Laroche, T.M.,
1980,GeologyoftheGallinasPeakarea,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . MiningandTech.:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Open-fileRept.
128,
145p.,
1 t a b l e , 17 f i g s . , 2 p l s .
D e s c r i b e sT e r t i a r yv o l c a n i cr o c k s( S p e a r sF o r m a t i o n ,H e l l s
Mesa t u f f , A.L. Peak T u f f , South Canyon t u f f ) and i n t r u s i v e s
(maficdikes,quartzlatitedikes
and p l u g s ) of t h e G a l l i n a s Peak
a r e a .B r i e f l yd i s c u s s e st h e
uranium p o t e n t i a lw i t h i nt h e
Baca
Formation.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
Larsen, E.S.,
I r v i n g , J . , Gonyer, F.A., andLarsen,
E.S. 111, 1936,
P e t r o l o g i c r e s u l t s of a s t u d y of t h e m i n e r a l s from T e r t i a r y
v o l c a n i c r o c k s of t h e San Juanregion,Colorado(and
New Mexico):
Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t ,v .
21, p. 679-701, 7 f i g s .( 1 9 3 6 ) ,
v . 22,
p . 889-905,
5
f i g s .( 1 9 3 7 ) ,v .
23, p . 227-257, 1 3f i g s . ,
417-430
(1938)
Describesthepetrologyofvolcanicrocksinthe
San Juan
l i s t s accessory
Basin.Includes
modal andchemicalanalysesand
minerals.
Area:
San
Juan
Basin.
Larsen E.S., J r . , P h a i r , G . , G o t t f r i e d , D . , and
Smith,
W.S.,
1956,
U r a n i u m i n magmatic d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n - - g e o l o g y o f
uraniumand
thorium:
U.N. I n t e r n a t . Conf.PeacefulusesAtomicEnergy,
1955,p.
240-247, 1 3t a b l e s ,
3 figs.
I n c l u d e st h e
uranium c o n t e n t of l a t i t e , b a s a l t , a n d e s i t e ,
San JuanMountains.
rhyolite,and quartz l a t i t e l a v a s i n t h e
Area:
San
Larsen, E.S.
JuanMountains,Colorado.
111, __
see Larsen E.S.,
I r v i n g , J . , and Gonyer,
F.A.,
1936
Lasky, S . G . ,
1930,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of t h e Groundhogmine,
C e n t r a ld i s t r i c t ,G r a n t
County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
2, 14 p . , 2 f i g s . , 1 p l .
Mines MineralResources,Circ.
Describes l e a d a n d c o p p e r m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n
quartz d i o r i t e ,
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,a n dr h y o l i t e .D e s c r i b e st h er o c k s
and d i s c u s s e s
t h e a l t e r a t i o n of t h e o r e d e p o s i t s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
1 9 3 2 , The o r ed e p o s i t s of SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: New
Lasky, S . G . ,
Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 8,139
p . , 21 f i g s . ,
4 p l s . , map
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t eg n e i s s ,g r a n i t e ,T e r t i a r y
m o n z o n i t e ,m o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y ,g r a n i t e ,a n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n d
169
r h y o l i t e .D i s c u s s e sg o l d ,s i l v e r ,c o p p e r ,l e a d ,a n dz i n c
deposits
Area:
Socorro
County.
.
Lasky, S . G . ,
1935,Igneous
a s s i m i l a t i o n and a s s o c i a t e dc o n t a c t
New Mexico:
metamorphism i n the V i r g i n i a m i n i n g d i s t r i c t ,
M i n e r a l o g i s t ,v .
20, p . 552-561,5f
i g s -, map
Describes a T e r t i a r y g r a n o d i o r i t e i n t r u s i o n
and t h e
occurrence of r h y o l i t i c i n t r u s i v e p l u g s .
Area:PyramidMountains,HidalgoCounty.
Am.
1936a,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of t h e Bayard a r e a , C e n t r a l
Lasky, S . G . ,
U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 870,
mining d i s t r i c t , New Mexico:
21 f i g s . , 1 7 p l s .
144p.,
Describesminesandprospects
of l e a d , c o p p e r , s i l v e r , g o l d ,
and vanadium m i n e r a l i z a t i o n . D i s c u s s e s a l t e r a t i o n of t h e o r e
b o d i e s and s u r r o u n d i n g r o c k .
D e s c r i b e sq u a r t zd i o r i t e ,g r a n o d i o r i t ep o r p h y r y ,a n d
q u a r t z l a t i t e s i l l s , d i k e s ,a n df l o w s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
e
1936b,Hydrothermalleaching
i nt h eV i r g i n i am i n i n g
Lasky, S . G . ,
d i s t r i c t , New Mexico:Econ.Geology,v.
31, p . 156-169, 7 f i g s . ,
map
Discussesthesolutionandremoval
of m a t e r i a l by
h y d r o t h e r m a sl o l u t i o n s( l e a c h i n g ) B
. r i e f l yd e s c r i b e s
a
granodioritestock,granodioriteporphyry
dikes, aplite dikes,
d i k e s , and f e l s i c
r h y o l i t e b r e c c i a s and p l u g s , q u a r t z l a t i t e
d i k e s . M i n e r a l i z a t i o n( g o l d ,s i l v e r ,c o p p e r )
i s w i t h i nv e i n s
i s mentioned as agangue
mineral
a l o n gf r a c t u r ez o n e s .F l u o r i t e
depositedduringfinalstages
of m i n e r a l i z a t i o n .
Area:PyramidMountains,HidalgoCounty.
1938,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of theLordsburgmining
Lasky, S.G.,
d i s t r i c t , HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
Bull.
885, 62 p . , 9 f i g s . , 25 p l s .
D e s c r i b e sp o r p h y r i t i cg r a n o d i o r i t e ,q u a r t zl a t i t e ,f e l s i t e
dikes,andrhyolite
a n dd i s c u s s e st h ec o p p e rd e p o s i t i o n .
Area:PyramidMountains,HidalgoCounty.
f o rf u r t h e ro r ed i s c o v e r i e si nt h e
Little
Lasky, S . G . , 1940,Outlook
HatchetMountains,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Circ.
7, 31 p . , 6 f i g s . ; Econ.Geology,
v . 33,
p . 365-389,6
f igs.
DiscussesthegeneralgeologyoftheLittleHatchet
Mountains.Mentionstheoccurrence
of g r a n i t e ,m o n z o n i t e ,a n d
d i o r i t e s i l l s . D e s c r i b e sc o p p e r ,l e a d ,a n dg o l dv e i nd e p o s i t s .
Area:HatchetMountains,HidalgoandGrantCounties.
Lasky, S . G . ,
1947,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of t h e L i t t l e H a t c h e t
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Mountains,HidalgoandGrantCounties,
Survey,Prof.Paper
208, 101 p . ,1 8f i g s . ,
27 p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 3 1 , 2 5 0
D e s c r i b e s T e r t i a r y d i o r i t e s i l l s , O l d Hachita monzonite
( i n c l u d i n g a s o d i cp h a s e ) ,m o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r yd i k e s ,S y l v a n i t e
s t o c k( m o n z o n i t e ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ) ,G r a n i t e
Pass stock(porphyry
g r a n i t e and a p l i t i c g r a n i t e ) , lamprophyreand a p l i t e d i k e s , l a t i t e
170
*
d i k e s and s i l l s , f e l s i t e , a n dg r a n i t e .I n c l u d e s
some modal and
of themineralogy of
c h e m i c a la n a l y s e s .I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s
districts.
t h e Eureka s i l v e r - l e a d and t h e S y l v a n i t e g o l d m i n i n g
I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e minesand
prospects.
Area:HatchetMountains,HidalgoandGrantCounties.
Laughlin, A.W., andEddy,
A., 1977,Petrographyandgeochemistry
of
Precambrianrocks
from GT-2 and EE-1:
Los
Alamos
S c i . Lab.,
Open-fileRept.
LA-6930-MS, UC66a, 50 p . , 7 t a b l e s , 10 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e st h es u b s u r f a c eo c c u r r e n c e
of g r a n i t e g n e i s s ,
granite to granodiorite, leucocratic granodiorite gneiss,
schists. I n c l u d e sp e t r o l o g i c
l e u c o c r a t i cg r a n i t eg n e i s s ,a n d
descriptionsandgeochemicalanalyses.Includes
a drill core
summary
Jemez Mountains,
Sandoval
County.
Area:
.
1916, Black H a w k s i l v e r - c o b a l to r e s :
Leach, A.A.,
v . 102, p. 456
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty
Eng. MiningJour.,
New
Leach, F . I . , 1920, Radium o r ed i s c o v e r e di nW h i t eS i g n a ld i s t r i c t ,
Mexico:
Eng. MiningJour.,
v. 109, no. 17, p . 989
of t o r b e r n i t e ( a
copper-uranium
Discussestheoccurrence
phosphate)andautunite(acopper-uraniumphosphate)in
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ea n df e l s i t ed i k e s .I n c l u d e s
uranium a n a l y s e s .
Mentionstheoccurrence
of p i t c h b l e n d e i n t h e
Black Hawk d i s t r i c t .
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
Leland, G . R . ,
Lessard, R.H.,
1980a ,b
Levinson, A.A.,
s e eE r i c k s e n ,
_
.
s e eR e i d ,
-
G.E .,
B.E.,
s e eH e n r i c h ,
__
Wedow,
€I.,Jr.,
Griswold, G.B.,
E.W.,
andEaton,
and
Jacobsen,
G.P.,
1970
L.C.,
1953
Lindgren, W., 1908, The Tres Hermanas mining d i s t r i c t , New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 380, p. 123-128
Discussesthegeologyandoredeposition
ofa
lead-zinc
f i s s u r e v e i ni nt h eT r e s
Hermanas mining d i s t r i c t . The hostrock
i s a g r a n i t ep o r p h y r y .I n c l u d e sa n a l y s e s
of t h ez i n co r e .
Area:Tres
Hermanas Mountains, Luna County.
Lindgren, W., Graton, L.C., andGordon,
C.H.,
1910, The o r ed e p o s i t s of
U.S. Geol.Survey,Prof.Paper68,
361 p . , 33 f i g s .,
New Mexico:
22 pls.
Describesindetailtheoredeposits
of N e w Mexico, a r r a n g e d
bycounty.Includesthegeologyand
some modal andchemical.
a n a l y s e s from t h e s ed e p o s i t s .I n c l u d e s
a s e c t i o nd e s c r i b i n gt h e
Precambrianrocks.
Area:
Statewide.
Lipman, P.W.,
1969, A l k a l i ca n dt h e o l e i i t i cb a s a l t i cv o l c a n i s mr e l a t e d
t o t h e Rio Grande depression, southern Colorado and northern
New
Mexico:
Geol.
SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 8 0 , p.
1,343-1,354,
2
tables, 2 figs., 2 pls.
171
Includesmajor-element
a n a l y s e s of b a s a l t s and uranium and
thoriumanalyses
of a l k a l i b a s a l t and t h e o l e i i t e s of the San Juan
1.1 ppm
Mountains.
Uranium c o n t e n tf o ra l k a l ib a s a l t sa v e r a g e d
andthoriumcontentaveraged
1.8 ppm.
Includes brief p e t r o g r a p h i c
descriptions.
Area:
San JuanMountains
( T u s a s Mountains),Sangre
de C r i s t o
Mountains,Raton-Claytonvolcanicfield,RioArriba,Colfax,and
Taos C o u n t i e s .
C.A.,
1973,Potassium,thorium,
Lipman, P.W., Bunker, C.M., andBush,
anduranium
c o n t e n t s of upperCenozoic
b a s a l t s of t h eS o u t h e r n
Rocky M o u n t a i n r e g i o n , a n d t h e i r r e l a t i o n t o
the RioGrande
U.S. Geol.Survey,Jour.
of Research, v . 1, no. 4,
depression:
p . 387-401, 2 t a b l e s , 5 f i g s .
Major-element,potassium,uranium,andthoriumanalyses
of
b a s a l t s from N e w Mexico and southernColoradohave
shown that K ,
Th, and U contents and Th/K and U / K r a t i o s i n c r e a s e away from t h e
R i oG r a n d ed e p r e s s i o n .B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g ya n d
p e t r o l o g yo fb a s a l t s
s t u d i e d , i n c l u d i n g b a s a l t s from theTusas
Mountains, Mount Taylor,CimarronMountains,andhighplainsarea
U , Th, and K c o n t e n t s
( R a t o n - C l a y t o nv o l c a n i cf i e l d ) .I n c l u d e s
ofthesebasalts.
Area:
Statewide.
0
Lipman, P.W., P a l l i s t e r , J . S . , andSargent,
K.A.,
1979,Geologic
map
ofthe
Mount Taylorquadrangle,ValenciaCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Map, GQ-1523, s c a l e 1:24,000 (now
C i b o l a County)
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of r h y o l i t e t u f f s ,
p o r p h y r i t i cb r e c c i a s ,t u f f a c e o u sr o c k s ,t r a c h y t e s ,p o r p h y r i t i c
f l o w s ,a n dl a t i t ed i k e s ;
most of t h ei g n e o u sr o c k sa r ea s s o c i a t e d
w i t h t h e Mount T a y l o r i n t r u s i v e .
Area:
Mount T a y l o r , C i b o l a County.
Long, L.E., 1972, Rb-Sr chronology ofPrecambrian
s c h i s t and p e g m a t i t e ,
La Madera q u a d r a n g l e ,n o r t h e r n New Mexico:Geol.Soc.America,
B u l l . , v . 83, p. 3,425-3,432, 2 t a b l e s , 5 f i g s .
Briefly describes the geology and lithology
of the La Madera
7 1/2-minandLasTablas
15-min quadrangles. The a r e ai n c l u d e s
a s i l i c e o u sv o l c a n i cr o c k( m e t a r h y o l i t e )a n dp e g m a t i t e s .I n c l u d e s
i s o t o p i c a n a l y s e s of t h e m e t a r h y o l i t e a n d t h e p e g m a t i t e s .
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
Barker, D . S . ,
Long, L.E.,
1974
Long, P . E . , 1974, C o n t r a s t i n gt y p e s of Precambrian g r a n i t i c r o c k s i n t h e
Dixon-Penasco a r e a , n o r t h e r n New Mexico, i n Ghost Ranch ( c e n t r a l n o r t h e r n New Mexico): New Mexico Geol. s=., Guidebook25th
field
conf
p . 101-108, 1 t a b l e , 8 f i g s .
and occurrence of Precambrian Cerro
Describesthegeology
Altometadacite,Funtiagudo
q u a r t z monzonite, Hardingpegmatite,
a n do t h e rp e g m a t i t e s .I n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s and d i s c u s s e st h e
Rb-Sr d a t i n ga n d
a l t e r a t i o n of t h eg r a n i t i cr o c k s .I n c l u d e s
e s t i m a t e dd e p t h s of emplacement.
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
Taos County.
.,
112
*
Long, P.E., 1976,Precambrian
g r a n i t i cr o c k s of t h e Dixon-Penasco a r e a ,
Ph.D. t h e s i s ,S t a n f o r d
n o r t h e r n New Mexico--a s t u d yi nc o n t r a s t s :
Univ.; New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file Rept.
7 1 , 533 p . , 7 t a b l e s , 152 f i g s . , 4 p l s . , 2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
and 1 :12,000
Describesthe
emplacement of f o u r g r a n i t i c p l u t o n s i n t h e
Dixon-Penasco a r e a ;C e r r oA l t om e t a d a c i t e ,E u n t i a g u d og r a n i t e
porphyry, Rana quartzmonzonite,andPenascoquartzmonzonite.
P e g m a t i t e si n t r u d et h e s eg r a n i t i cr o c k s .D e s c r i b e st h e
Precambriansediments which c o n s i s t of the Vadito Formation
( i n c l u d i n g a conglomerate member).
Includes modal compositions,
petrochemistry,andpetrogeneticdescriptions.
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains, Taos County.
1975,GeologyoftheDatilarea,CatronCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 72 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 21 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e sa n d e s i t eb r e c c i a ,p o r p h y r i t i ca n d e s i t e ,a n d
r h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e s
some modal andchemicalanalyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Lopez, D.A.,
e
Loring, A.K.,
andArmstrong,
D.G.,
1980,Cambrian-Ordoviciansyenites
of
New Mexico, p a r t of a r e g i o n a l a l k a l i c i n t r u s i v e e p i s o d e :
Geology,v.
8, p. 344-348, 2 t a b l e s , 4 f i g s .
Describestheage,geology,andwhole-rockchemistry
oftwo
H i l l s a r e a .T h e s es y e n i t e sa r e
s y e n i t ed i k e si nt h eP e d e r n a l
lithologically similar to syenite
d i k e s found i n Wet Mountains,
C o 1 or ado.
Area:Pedernal
H i l l s , Torrance
County.
L o u s h l i n , G . F . , and Koschmann, A.H., 1942 (19431,
. . Geolocrv and o r e
U.S. Geol.
d e p o s i t s of t h e Magdalenamining d i s t r i c t , New Mexico:
Survey,Prof.Paper
200, 168 p . , 28 f i g s . , 35 p l s . , s c a l e 1:12,000
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
”
1 9 5 6 ,R a d i o a c t i v ed e p o s i t si n
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.
Lovering, T.G.,
Survey, B u l l . 1009-L, p. 315-390, 1 2 t a b l e s , 9 f i g s . , 7 p l s .
of
D e s c r i b e sa n dd i s c u s s e st h eo c c u r r e n c ea n dg e o l o g y
r a d i o a c t i v ed e p o s i t si n
New Mexico.Uranium,thorium,andrareearthelementsare
reported from t h e P e t a c a p e g m a t i t e
district, i n
RioArribaCounty.
Two anomalous r a d i o a c t i v e deposits a r e
Jemez Springsand Caseman S p r i n g s ,
r e p o r t e dn e a rt h e r m a ls p r i n g s ,
i n SandovalCounty.Radioactivedepositsassociatedwithveins
c u t t i n gP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ea n d
younger i n t r u s i v e s a r e r e p o r t e d
from theBlack Hawk and White Signal deposits, Burro Mountains,
Grant
County.
Other
occurrences
include:
1) San Acacia,
Socorro
County; 2 ) T e r r yp r o s p e c t S
, ierra
County: 3 )r a d i o a c t i v e
Hillsboro, S i e r r a County: 4 )p i t c h b l e n d ei n
i l m e n i t ef l o a tn e a r
t h e Black Range: 5) abnormal r a d i o a c t i v i t y i n t h e
Tyroneand
Chino d i s t r i c t s , GrantCounty:and
6 ) anomalous r a d i o a c t i v i t y
i n Precambrian g r a n i t e i n t h e Zuni Mountains. Discusses p o s s i b l e
o c c u r r e n c e s of uranium i n t h e v e i n s andigneous
rocks of t h e
Elizabethtown d i s t r i c t , ColfaxCounty:Penalta
Canyon,Sandoval
County:Rociada
d i s t r i c t , Mora County: Organ Mountains, DonaAna
County: LittleHatchetMountains,GrantCounty:Glorietaarea,
173
e
Santa F e County;and
E l k Mountain, San MiguelCounty.Geologic
maps, s k e t c h e s , a n d s e c t i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d
of s e v e r a lp r o s p e c t s .
A few c h e m i c a la n dr a d i o m e t r i ca n a l y s e sa r ei n c l u d e d .
A table
summarizinq
the
d
e
w
s
i
t
s
i
s
a
l
s
o
i
n
c
l
u
d
e
d
.
Area:
Statewide.
__
see Granger,
Lovering, T.G.,
1952
H.C.,
Bauer, H.L.,
Jr., and Gillerman,
E.,
Lufkin, J . L . ,
1 9 7 2 ,T i nm i n e r a l i z a t i o nw i t h i nr h y o l i t e
flow-domes,Black
New Mexico
Range, New Mexico: Ph.D. t h e s i s ,S t a n f o r dU n i v . ;
Bureau Mines MineralResources,Open-fileRept.
57, 148 p . , 8
t a b l e s , 48 f i g s . , 6 p l s . , s c a l e
1:12,000
D i s c u s s e st h eg e o l o g y ,a l t e r a t i o n ,a n dm i n e r a l o g y
of
ParamountCanyon-TaylorPeak
a r e a and South Kemp Mesa-Beaver
Creek a r e a .I n c l u d e s
modal,major-element,andminor-element
analyses.Zirconappearsas
an a c c e s s o r ym i n e r a li nt h eo r e
deposits
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
S i e r r a County.
.
L u s t i g , L.K.,
1958, The mineralogyandparagenesis
of t h e Lone S t a r
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New
deposit,SantaPeCounty,
New Mexico:
Mexico, 55 p . , 5 t a b l e s , 10 f i g s .
Describes the mineralogy of t h e Lone S t a r d e p o s i t i n t h e
La
an
a
u
g
i
t
e
Fe
County.
d
e
s
c
r
i
b
e
s
Canyon,
Santa
Briefly
Bajada
b i o t i t e monzoniteand monzonite porphyry p l u g and d i s c u s s e st h e
occurrence of b r a n n e r i t e ( T i 0
which was not
seen
by t h e aut?&ru$& ~ ~ ~
Tho~ i o n e( c~a f i ~ 2 ~
r e p o r t .I n c l u d e s
uranium a n a l y s e s of oresamples(0.07-1.5
~
e
ppm
u Area:
).
~
~~~~
OrtizMountains,SantaFeCounty.
A., 1959,Mineraloqyofthe
Lone S t a r
L u s t i g , L.K., andRosenzweig,
deposit,SantaFeCounty,
New Mexico:
Compass,
v . 36, no. 3,
p . 172-183, 5 f iqs .
Area:
SangGe de CristoMountains,Santa
Fe County.
"
MacDiarmid, R.A.,
s e e Park, C.F.,
_
.
J r . , 1975
Machette, M.N.,
1978a,Geologic map of t h e San Acaciaquadrangle,
SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Map
GQ-1415,
s c a l e 1:24,000
Includesthedistributionanddescription
of t h e a n d e s i t e
a t C e r r i t o s de l a s Minas and v o l c a n i c l a s t i c f a n g l o m e r a t e f a c i e s .
Area:
Lemitar
Mountains,
Socorro
County.
-
Machette, M.N.,
1 9 7 8 b , P r e l i m i n a r yq e o l o q -i c map
- of Socorro, 1 x 2 d e q r e e
q u a d r a n g l e ,c e n t r a l
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,Open-file
Rept. 78-607, s c a l e 1:250,000
Area:
Socorro,Catron,Torrance,andValenciaCounties.
"
,
s e eP i e r s o n ,
Machette, M.N., Hannigan, B. J., 1980
Malan, R.C.,
C.T.,
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . ,
1972, Summary r e p o r t - - d i s t r i b u t i o n
and
of uraniumandthorium
174
in the Precambrian rocks of the western
U.S.: U.S.
Atomic Energy
Comm., Rept. AEC-RD-12, 59 p., 16 tables, 12 figs.
Includes uranium and thorium analyses of Precambrian
conglomerates of the Kiawa Mountain Formation in the Tusas Ran
and of the Vadito Formation in the Picuris Range, Taos County:
12.4 pprn U
1.1 pprn U
KiawaMountainFormation
Vadito
Formation
2.6 ppm Th
3.3 ppm Th
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County and Sangre de
Cristo Mountains, Taos County.
Malan, R.C., and Sterling, D.A., 1969, A geological study of uranium
resources in Precambrian rocksof the western U.S.: U.S.
Atomic
Energy Comm., Rept. AEC-RD-9, 54 p., 10 tables, 16 figs., appendix
Includes uranium, thorium, and potassium analyses
of rocks
from various partsof New Mexico.
Area:
Statewide.
Malan, R.C.,
see Sterling, D.A.,
1970
Maldonado, F., 1974, Geology of the northern part
of the Sierra
Cuchillo, Socorro and Sierra Counties, New Mexico:
M.S. thesis,
Univ. New Mexico, 59 p., 1 table, 24 figs.
Describes andesite, latite, rhyolite, quartz latite, and
quartz monzonite and includes modal analyses. Reports beryllium
mineralization.
Area: Sierra Cuchillo, Socorro and Sierra Counties.
Mallon, K.M., 1966, Precambrian geology of the northern part
of the Los
Pinos Mountains,New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining
and Tech., 88 p., 2 tables, 28 figs., 8 pls., scale 1:16,620
Area: Los Pinos Mountains, Socorro County.
Mallory, N.S.,
see Collins, G.E.,
1954
Marjaniemi, D.K., and Basler, A.L., 1972, Geochemical investigations of
plutonic rocks in the western
U . S . for the purposeof determining
favorability for vein-type uranium deposits: U.S. Atomic Energy
Comm., Rept. GJO-912-16, 134 p., 17 tables, 83 figs., 2 pls.,
appendix
of
Includes theuranium, thorium, and potassium contents
various plutonicrocks throughout New Mexico:
u PPm
4.9-6.0
2.6-1.6
Duran, Torrance County
Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County
24.4-26.2
2.3-4.3
13.4
2.2
Jarilla Mountains, Otero
County
22.4-24.7
3.6-3.9
Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County
Tres Hermanas, Luna County
4.9
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
12.2
Ortiz Mountains, Santa
Fe County
16.0-46.4
3.4-11.3
Th
28.2
PPm
175
Concludes t h a t g e o l o g i c s u b d i v i s i o n s w i t h t h e h i g h e s t a v e r a g e
the s o u t h e r n Rocky Mountains of Colorado
uraniumcontentarein
and t h e MexicanHighlands
of southwestern New Mexico.
The
ColoradoPlateaucontansthelowestaverage
uranium v a l u e s .
Area:
LincolnCountyporphyrybelt;
Organ Mountains, Dona
Ana County;Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County;Sangrede
C r i s t o Mountains, Mora, Taos, San Miguel,SantaFe,andColfax
Fe County.
Counties; O r t i z Mountains,Santa
Martinez, R., s e e Woodward, L.A., and DuChene. H. R., 1977: and
andReed,
WoodwardT.A., DuChene, H. R., Schumacher, O.L.,
R.K., 1974
Mason, J.T.,
1976, The geology of t h eC a b a l l o Peak q u a d r a n g l e ,S i e r r a
County, New Mexico: M . S . t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico,131p.,
1 t a b l e , 30 f i g s . ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
DescribesPrecambriangranite(alaskiteto
quartz s y e n i t e ) ,
g n e i s s ,a n dp e g m a t i t e
dikes.
D i s c u s s e sf l u o r i t eo c c u r r e n c e s
and
mentionstheoccurrence
ofuranium
i ns e d i m e n t s i n t h e a r e a
covered
Area:CaballoMountains,SierraCounty.
.
1979, G e o l o g yo fR i l e y - P u e r t e c i t oa r e a ,s o u t h e a s t e r n
M a s s i n g i l l , G.L.,
New Mexico: R . D .
marginofColoradoPlateau,SocorroCounty,
t h e s i s , Univ.Texas
( E l P a s o ) ; New Mexico BureauMinesMineral
Resources,Open-fileRept.107,
301 p . , 37 f i g s . , 3 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:24,000
Describesthegeology
of t h e R i l e y - P u e r t e c i t o a r e a , n e a r
Magdalena, New Mexico, i n c l u d i n gt h eS p e a r sF o r m a t i o n( v o l c a n i c l a s t i c s e d i m e n t s ) , H e l l s Mesa t u f f ( r h y o l i t e a s h - f l o w t u f f ) ,
A.L. Peak Tuff ( r h y o l i t e t u f f ) , La J a r a Peak b a s a l t i c a n d e s i t e ,
and s i l l s and b a s a l t i c
and i n t r u s i v e b a s a l t i c a n d e s i t e d i k e s
t h e d i k e s and a
necks.Includes
a chemicalanalysis
of oneof
d i s c u s s i o n of t h e uranium p o t e n t i a l i n some of thesedimentary
t u f f s , which may be t h e s o u r c e
u n i t s and theOligoceneash-flow
r o c k sf o rt h e
uranium i n t h e a r e a .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
Maxwell, C.H.,
1976,Geologic
map of t h e Acoma Puebloquadrangle,
ValenciaCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
GQ-1298, s c a l e 1:24,000 (now CibolaCounty)
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of diabase dikes and
s i l l s andlamprophyre
s i l l s . Most of t h ea r e a i s mapped a s
Paleozoicsediments.
Area:
San JuanBasin,CibolaCounty.
Map
May, R.T., Smith, E.S., Dickson, R.E., andNystrom,
R.J.,
1981, Uranium
N e w Mexico:
resourceevaluation,Douglasquadrangle,Arizonaand
U . S . Dept.Energy,Prelim.Rept.
PGJ-118 ( 8 1 ) , 93 p . , 6 t a b l e s ,
7 f i g s . , 4 appendices
Comprehensive geologic report describing the geology and
uranium p o t e n t i a l of t h ev a r i o u sh o s tr o c k si nt h eD o u g l a s
1 by 2 d e g r e e q u a d r a n g l e , c o v e r i n g * a p o r t i o n
of t h e Mexican
Highlandsarea of theBasinand
Range physiographicprovince.
Geologicenvironmentsfavorableforuraniumdepositsinclude
176
magmatic-hydrothermalveins
i n s a n d s t o n e s andpermeablelimestones
of t h e U - B a r and Mojado F o r m a t i o n s( C r e t a c e o u s )i n
the S i e r r a
Rica-HachitaValley-LittleHatchetMountains.Discussesthe
v a r i o u s r e a s o n s why o t h e r c a u l d r o n - r e l a t e d v o l c a n i c r o c k s a r e n o t
f a v o r a b l e f o r uranium d e p o s i t i o n( i . e .J u n i p e r ,
Cowboy R i m , and
Animas Peak c a u l d r o n ) . The Geronimo T r a i l , Apache and Rodeo
cauldronsareunevaluatedastotheir
uranium p o t e n t i a l b e c a u s e
i n s u f f i c i e n tg e o l o g i ci n f o r m a t i o n
i s a v a i l a b l e .I n c l u d e s
a table
A) anduranium-occurrence
ofuraniumoccurrences(appendix
r e p o r t s I. n c l u d e s
a comprehensivebibliography,chemical
analyses,andpetrographicreports.
Fyramid,
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince:Hatchet,
Animas and PeloncilloMountains,HidalgoCounty.
Mayerson, D.L.,
1979, Geologyof
theCorkscrew Canyon-Abbe S p r i n g a r e a ,
SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . Mining
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Open-file
andTech.:
1 p l . , 2 a p p e n d i c e s ,s c a l e
Rept. 1 1 2 , 125 p . , 2 t a b l e s ,1 8f i g s . ,
1:24,000
Canyon-Abbe S p r i n g s
Describes the geologyoftheCorkscrew
area,nearMagdalena,
New Mexico.
I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s
of t h e
Hells Mesa
T e r t i a r yS p e a r sF o r m a t i o n( v o l c a n i c l a s t i cs e d i m e n t s ) ,
T u f f ( r h y o l i t e t u f f ) , A.L. Peak Tuff ( r h y o l i t e t u f f ) , and t h e L a
Also b r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s t h e
uranium
J a r a Peak b a s a l t i c a n d e s i t e .
p o t e n t i a l of s e v e r a ls e d i m e n t a r yu n i t s
and s u g g e s t st h a tt h e
uranium may be l e a c h e d from t h e o v e r l y i n g v o l c a n i c r o c k s .
Area: Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
e
McAnulty, W.N.,
1978,Fluorspar
i n New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
MineralResources,
Mem. 34, 64 p., 6 t a b l e s , 31 f i g s . , 11 p l s . ,
14 sheets
Describesthegeologyandoccurrence
of over 40 f l u o r s p a r
a tablelisting
d e p o s i t s and p r o s p e c t si n N e w Mexico.Includes
more t h a n 200known
f l u o r i t ed e p o s i t si nt h es t a t e .G e o l o g i c
maps, sections,andphotographs
of some of the d e p o s i t s a r e i n c l u d e d .D e s c r i b e ss e v e r a lr a d i o a c t i v ef l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t si n c l u d i n g the Bishop Cap f l u o r s p a r d i s t r i c t
( 2 5 , T. 24 S., R. 3 E . ) ,
DonaAna
Countyand t h eS a l a d of l u o r s p a r
d i s t r i c t ( T . 13,14 S.
R. 7 W . ) , S i e r r a County.
S e v e r a lo t h e rf l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t sc o n t a i n
uranium minerals.
Area:Catron,
Dona Ana, Grant,Hidalgo,
Luna, S i e r r a ,
C i b o l a , S a n d o v a l ,L i n c o l n ,B e r n a l i l l o ,T o r r a n c e ,a n dS o c o r r o
Counties
.
McCleary, J . T . , 1960,Geology of t h en o r t h e r n part of t h e Fra C r i s t o b a l
Range, S i e r r a and S o c o r r oC o u n t i e s ,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s ,
Univ. New Mexico, 59 p . , 3 f i g s . , 4 p l s . , s c a l e
1:31,680
Describes the occurrence of P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e a n d t h e
copperandgalena
deposits.
Area: FraCristobalMountains,SierraandSocorroCounties.
McKay, E. J., s e e Myers, D.A.,
_
.
1970, 1971, 1972,1974,and1976
McKelvey, V.E.,
1955,Search
for uranium i n t h e
Survey, B u l l . 1030-A, p. 1-64, 5 f i g s .
U.S. :
U.S.
Geol.
177
MentionsveinandreplacementuraniumdepositsintheWhite
S i g n a l andBlack
Hawk d i s t r i c t s , GrantCounty.
B r i e f l yd i s c u s s e s
uranium p o t e n t i a li ni g n e o u sr o c k s ,p e g m a t i t e s ,h y d r o t h e r m a lv e i n
d e p o s i t s , and replacement deposits
Area:BurroMountains,GrantCounty.
.
McKinlay, P.F., 1956,Geologyof
C o s t i l l a and L a t i r Peak quadrangles,
TaosCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, B u l l . 42, 32 p . , 1 f i g . , 1 p l . , s c a l e
1:48,000
BrieflydescribesPrecambriangraniteandpegmatites
and
T e r t i a r y L a t i r Peak L a t i t e , r h y o l i t e f l o w s
and i n t r u s i v e s ,
their
g r a n i t e ,a n dm o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r yd i k e s .B r i e f l yd i s c u s s e s
a l t e r a t i o n .I n c l u d e s
a g e o l o g i c map.
Area:
Sangrede
C r i s t o Mountains, Taos County.
e
1957,GeologyofQuestaquadrangle,
Taos County, New
McKinlay, P.F.,
Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 53,
1:48,000
23 p., 1 t a b l e , 1 p l . , s c a l e
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,g r a n i t eg n e i s s ,a n d
pegmatitesandTertiaryLatir
Peak L a t i t e , g r a n i t e , r h y o l i t e
flowsandintrusives,sodagranite,andmonzoniteporphyrydikes.
B r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s the Q u e s t a molybdenum minewhere molybdenum
o c c u r si nv e i n sc u t t i n g
a s o d ag r a n i t e s t o c k . Otherveinminerals
i n c l u d ef l u o r i t e ,s i l v e r ,g o l d ,c o p p e r ,l e a d ,
andzincandare
a s s o c i a t e dw i t hT e r t i a r yi n t r u s i v e s .D i v i d e st h em i n e r a l i z a t i o n
i n t ot h r e et y p e s :
1) molybdenum-fluorite-pyrite-quartzveins,
2 ) c h a l c o p y r i t ea n dg a l e n ai nq u a r t zv e i n s ,a n d3 )p y r i t e
z o n e sw i t h i nq u a r t z i t e .I n c l u d e s
a g e o l o g i c map.
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains, Taos County.
McKinlay, P.F.,
McKinney, W.A.,
s e eP a r k ,
-
C.F.,
s e e D a l e , V.B.,
_
.
Jr., 1943
1960
s e e Woodward, L.A., andGibson,
McLelland, D . , L.A.,
Anderson, J . B . , and Kaufman, W.H.,
Kaufman, W.H.,
1974:and
Woodward, L.A.,
1976: Woodward,
1972: Woodward, L.A., and
andHusler,
J.W.,
1977
G.G.,
McLemore, V.T.,
1980a,GeologyofthePrecambrianrocks
of theLemitar
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico
Mountains,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
I n s t . MiningandTech.,
New Mexico BureauMinesMineral
Resources,Open-fileRept.
1 2 2 , 169 p . ,1 9t a b l e s ,
15 f i g s . ,
29 pls.,scale1:6,000
Describesthegeology
of thePrecambrianrocksinthe
easternLemitarMountainsconsisting
of g r a n i t i c rocks and
c a r b o n a t i t ed i k e s .I n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s ,p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s a, n dc h e m i c a a
l n a l y s e s I. n c l u d e s
uranium
a n a l y s e s ofsome
c a r b o n a t i t ed i k e s .
Area:LemitarMountains,SocorroCounty.
1980b, C a r b o n a t i t e si nt h eL e m i t a rM o u n t a i n s ,S o c o r r o
McLemore, V.T.,
County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v . 2, no. 4, p. 49-52,
3 tables, 1 fig.
Describesthegeology,mineralogy,andchemistryof
178
carbonatitedikesintheLemitarMountains.Includeschemical
a n a l y s e s of t h ec a r b o n a t i t e s .
Uranium c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of t h e
c a r b o n a t i t e sr a n g e
from t r a c e t o 0.08% U308
Area:LemitarMountains,Socorro
Councy.
McLemore, V. T . , 1982 ( i n p r o g r e s s ) , The geologyandgeochemistry
of
r a d i o a c t i v ec a r b o n a t i t ed i k e si nt h eL e m i t a rM o u n t a i n s ,
SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines Mineral
Rept. 158, f i g s . ,t a b l e s ,p l a t e s
Resources,Open-file
DetailedgeologicreportdescribingtheLemitarcarbonatites.
Includeschemicalanalyses,mineralogy,andgeologic
maps.
Uranium analysesrange
from 0.001 t o 0.25% U308.
Area:LemitarMountains,SocorroCounty.
i ni r o n - b e a r i n gr o c k s
McLeroy, D.F., 1972, Geochemicalbackgroundvalues
ofRioArribaCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
1 2 1 , 11 p . , 2 f i g s . , 1 t a b l e
MineralResources,Circ.
Brieflydescribesthegeologyandchemicalanalyses
of t h e
h o s t r o c k s andof
thebandediron-formationintheCleveland
Gulch,IronMountain,and
Canon P l a z a a r e a s i n t h e T u s a s
Mountains.Includes
a g e o l o g i c map ofthe
Canon Plazaareaand
s p e c t r o c h e m i c a la n a l y s e s .
A r r i b a County.
Area:TusasMountains,Rio
McMillan, D . K . ,
0
s e eJ a h n s ,
-
R.H.,
O'Brient,
J.D.,
a n dF i s h e r ,
D.L.,
1978
McWhorter, R . J . , e d i t o r , 1977, Uranium e x p l o r a t i o na c t i v i t i e s i n t h e
U n i t e dS t a t e s :E l e c t r i c
Power R e s e a r c hI n s t . ,p r e p a r e d
by S.M.
S t o l l e r Corp.,Open-fileRept.
EPRI EA-401, 152 p.
I n c l u d e s a t a b l e (p. B-32-B38) l i s t i n g s i g n i f i c a n t uranium
d i s c o v e r i e s which i n c l u d e 1) u n d i f f e r e n t i a t e dP r e c a m b r i a nr o c k s ,
San JuanMountains,Coloradoand
2 ) a n d e s i t ed i k ei nt h e
EspinasoVolcanics, La Bajada d i s t r i c t , S a n t a FeCounty.
Area:
San JuanMountains(TusasRange),ColoradoandSangre
de Cristo Mountains, Santa
Fe County.
Meeves, H.C., 1966, NonpegmatiticberylliumoccurrencesinArizona,
U.S. Bureau
Colorado, New Mexico,Utah,andfouradjacentstates:
Mines,Rept.
RI-6828, 68 p . , 2 t a b l e s , 25 f i g s . , 3 appendices
D i s c u s s e sb e r y l l i u md e p o s i t s
of the CornudasMountains,Iron
Mountain,and
Warm S p r i n g s . The CornudasMountains
c o n s i s t of
i n d i v i d u a l p e a k s of l a c c o l i t h c o r e s with a n e p h e l i n e s y e n i t e
composition,surrounded
by narrow s y e n i t ed i k e s .
Anomalous
amounts of r a r e - e a r t he l e m e n t s
and N b , Rb, L i , and t i n a r e
r e p o r t e d . The Warm S p r i n g sd e p o s i tc o n s i s t s
of b e r y l l i u ma l o n g a
f a u l t between t h e RubioPeakFormation
( r h y o l i t e s ) and t h e S a n t a
FeGroup.
The I r o n Mountain deposit c o n s i s t s of i r o n - r i c h
formations of tungsten,gold,base-metals,andberyllium.
Ribbon
a
rock i n the a r e ac o n t a i n sm a g n e t i t ea n df l u o r i t e .I n c l u d e s
summary t a b l e of f i f t e e n o t h e r p r o p e r t i e s .
Area:CornudasMountains,OteroCounty:Mogollon-Datil
v o l c a n i cp r o v i n c e ,S o c o r r o
and S i e r r a C o u n t i e s : S i e r r a C u c h i l l o ,
S i e r r a County.
Melancon, P.E.,
1952, Uranium o c c u r r e n c e si nt h eC a b a l l oM o u n t a i n s ,
179
S i e r r a County, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Tech. Memo.
TM-213, 7 p . , 2 t a b l e s , 2 f i g s .
T h i sb r i e fr e c o n n a i s s a n c er e p o r td e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g ya n d
intheCaballo
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of t h r e e uraniumoccurrences
Mountains.
Uranium andthorium
a r e f o u n dw i t h i ns y e n i t ed i k e s
a t t h e RedRockNo.
1 claim.
i n t r u d i n gP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e
Uranium o c c u r s w i t h i n c o n g l o m e r a t e l e n s e s w i t h i n t h e
Bliss
No. 3 c l a i m . Low gradeuranium
Formation a t t h e RedRock
m i n e r a l i z a t i o no c c u r sa l o n g
a f a u l t zone i n s e d i m e n t s of t h e
MagdalenaGroup a t t h e HotRockNo.
2 and 4 c l a i m s . Uranium
a n a l y s e s and l o c a t i o n maps a r e i n c l u d e d .
Area:CaballoMountains,SierraCounty.
P.K.,
1963, Geologyof
M i l l e r , J . P . , Montgomery, A., andSutherland,
p a r t of t h es o u t h e r nS a n g r e
de CristoMountains,
New Mexico: New
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Mem. 11, 106 p . , 23 f i g s . ,
1 3 p l s . , s c a l e 1:63,360
Describesthe Embudo G r a n i t e , c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e f a c i e s :
1) b i o t i t eg r a n i t e ,
2 ) g n e i s s i cg r a n i t e ,
and l3e )u c o g r a n i t e .
Mentionsthe
Describesgranitepegmatites
and q u a r t z v e i n s .
occurrence o f c o p p e r m i n e r a l i z a t i o n i n q u a r t z
v e i nBsr. i e f l y
d e s c r i b e so r e deposits of thePecosmine(zinc,copper,lead:
q
- o l d , and s i l v e r ) .
Area:SangredeCristoMountains,
Rio A r r i b a ,S a n t aF e ,
San Miguel,andTaosCounties.
Misagi, F.L., 1968,Geochemicalandbioqeochemicalstudies
i n t h e Eaqle
Nest quadrangle, New Mexico: New-Mexico BureauMinesMineral
Resources,Circ.
94, 24 p . , 1 t a b l e , 17 f i g s . , 3 s h e e t s ,s c a l e
1 :48,000
I n c l u d e sc o p p e r ,z i n c ,l e a d ,
molybdenum, andargon
c o n c e n t r a t i o n s for Precambrian granite and metaquartzite and
T e r t i a r yl a t i t e ,g r a n i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n da n d e s i t e .I n c l u d e s
a
geochemical map, a s o i l sampling map, and a plantsampling map.
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,ColfaxCounty.
Missaghi, F.M.,
s e eG r i s w o l d ,
-
Moench, R. H., s e eR o b e r t s o n ,
_
.
G.B.,
J.M.,
1964
1979
i nt h eH a r d i n gp e g m a t i t e ,
Montgomery, A., 1950,Geochemistryoftantalum
TaosCounty,
New Mexico: Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t ,v .
35, no. 9-10,
2
t
a
b
l
e
s
,
3
p. 853-866,
f i g s . , map
Discussestheorigin
of t h e t a n t a l u m i n t h e H a r d i n g p e g m a t i t e
2) favorable
a sb e i n g due t o 1) p a r e n t a lt a n t a l u m - r i c hg r a n i t e ,
environment,3)absence
of tantalum-bearingsphene
from a d j a c e n t
g r a n i t e ,a n d4 )l o n gd e f o r m a t i o na c t i n go nt h eg r a n i t ea n d
a g e o l o g i c map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of
p e g m a t i t e .I n c l u d e s
l e u c o g r a n i t e ,P e n a s c og r a n i t e ,a n dt h eH a r d i n gg r a n i t e .
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
Taos County.
Montgomery, A., 1951, The Hardingpegmatite--remarkablestorehouse
massivewhiteberyl:MiningWorld,
v . 13, no. 8 , p . 32-35,
figs
D i s c u s s e st h eg e o l o g ya n dd i s t r i b u t i o n
of b e r y l a t t h e
.
of
6
140
Harding pegmatite.
Area: Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains, Taos County.
Montgomery, A., 1953,Precambriangeologyof
the P i c u r i s Range, n o r t h c e n t r a l New Mexico:
New Mexico B u r e a u Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 30, 89 p . , 4 t a b l e s , 3 f i g s . , 9 p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 4 6 , 5 8 8
IncludesthegeologyandpetrologyofthePicuris
Range.
D e s c r i b e sf e l s i t e s ,d i o r i t e ,q u a r t zd i o r i t e ,g r a n o d i o r i t e ,
g r a n i t e ,l e u c o g r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,a n da p l i t e
dikes.
Includes
modal andchemicalanalyses
of t h e Embudo G r a n i t e .
Area:Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains, Taos andRioArriba
Counties .
E Miller, J. P.,
Montgomery, A.,
a n dS u t h e r l a n d ,
P.K.,
1963
Moore, D.G.,
J r . , 1965, The niobiumandtantalumcontent
of some a l k a l i
igneousrocks:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . MiningandTech.,
90 p . , 7 t a b l e s , 1 6 f i g s .
Includesbriefdescriptions
of thegeologyandpetrologyof
t h e Monte LargoandGallinasMountainsalkalicomplexes.
A
c a r b o n a t i t ed i k eo c c u r sw i t h i nt h e
Monte Largoarea.Includes
Nb2 5 a n T a 5 c o n t e n t s 9f varioqsrocks
from each.areaand
inc?udes%rl@ petrographic descrlptlons
and g e o l o g i c maps.
Area:SandiaMountains,BernalilloandSandovalCountiesand
Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Moore, S . L., E Hernon, R.M.,
J o n e s , W.R., andHernon,
W.P.,
1970
andJones, W.R.,
1953 and1964:and
R.M.,
1967; J o n e s , W.R., a n dP r a t t ,
M o r r i s , R.W.,
1974,Geologyandmineraldeposits
of t h en o r t h e r n Cooke’s
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. T e x a s (El
Range, S i e r r a County, New Mexico:
P a s o ) , 47 p . , 1 t a b l e , 3 f i g s . , 9 p l s . , 3 s h e e t s
D e s c r i b e sT e r t i a r yv o l c a n i cf l o w s( a n d e s i t e s ,l a t i t e s )a n d
T e r t i a r yi n t r u s i v er o c k s( a n d e s i t e ,r h y o l i t e ) .D e s c r i b e s
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ea n dp e g m a t i t e s .D e s c r i b e sl e a d ,s i l v e r ,a n d
f l u o r s p a ro c c u r r e n c e s .I n c l u d e sg e o l o g i c
maps
of
t h en o r t h e r n
Cooke‘s Range ( 1 i n c h = 900 f t ) , WhiteEagle mineand v i c i n i t y
( 1 i n c h = 50 f t ) , andLindaVistaand
Wagon T i r e p r o s p e c t s (1 i n c h
= 100 f t ) .
Area: BlackandCooke’sRanges,
S i e r r a County.
Morrison, R.B.,
1965,Geologic
map ofthe
Duncan andCanadorPeak
U.S. Geol.Survey,Misc.
quadrangles,Arizonaand
New Mexico:
Geol.Inv.
Map 1-442, 7 p . t e x t , s c a l e 1:48,000
Geologic map i n c l u d i n g t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n
and b r i e f
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t e ,a p l i t ed i k e s ,a n d
d i o r i t e d i k e s , and T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e , r h y o l i t e , a n d l a t i t e
of t h e
Datil Formation.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantandHidalgo
Counties
.
andGaal, R.A.,
1960, Geologyof
P a j a r i t o Mountainarea,
Motts, W . S . ,
Bull.,
OteroCounty,
New Mexico: Am. Assoc.PetroleumGeologists,
v . 44, p.108-110,
2 figs.
181
D e s c r i b e st h ei n t r u s i v e s
of P a j a r i t o Mountain, c o n s i s t i n g of
hornblendegranitegradinginto
a syenite core.
Area:
P a j a r i t o Mountain,OteroCounty.
e
Muehlberger, W.R.,
1960,Precambrianrocks
of t h e Tusas Mountains, R i o
ArribaCounty,
& Rio Chama c o u n t r y( n o r t h e r n New Mexico): New
p. 45-47
Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 11th f i e l d conf
Summarizes t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n and petrologyofPrecambrian
of t h e Burned
rocks of theTusasMountains.Includesdescriptions
MountainRhyolite,MaguinitaGranodiorite,TresPiedrasGranite,
and Precambrian pegmatites.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
.,
Muehlberger, W.R.,
1967,Geologyofthe
Chama quadrangle, New Mexico:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 89,114
p.,
1 t a b l e , 1 7 f i g s . , 2 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:48,000
Discusses the geology and petrology
of q u a r t z l a t i t e
o c c u r r i n gt h r o u g h o u tt h e
Chama q u a d r a n g l e .I n c l u d e st h i n - s e c t i o n
analyses
Area:
TusasMountains,
Rio ArribaCounty.
.
1968,GeologyofBrazosPeakquadrangle,
New Mexico:
Muehlberger, W.R.,
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map 2 2 , w i t h 7 p .
t e x t , s c a l e 1:48,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
q u a r t z l a t i t e , P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,a n dm e t a r h y o l i t e .
Tusas Mountains,RioArribaCounty.
Area:
R.E.,
1964,Precambriangeologyof
Muehlberger, W.R., andDenison,
s o u t h - c e n t r a l N e w Mexico, i n Ruidoso country: New Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 1 5 t h f i e l d c o n f , p . 62-69, 2 f i g s .
Summarizes thePrecambriangeologyofSocorro,Sierra,
Dona
Ana, Torrance,Guadalupe,
De Baca,Chaves,
Eddy, Lincoln,and
O t e r oC o u n t i e s .D i v i d e st h ea r e ai n t of o u rb e l t s
of Precambrian
rocks:
1) n o r t h w e s t metamorphic a r e a (Manzano and Los Pinos
Mountains, 2 ) c e n t r a l g r a n i t i c b e l t (SanAndres Mountainsand
S i e r r aO s c u r a ) ,
3)sedimentanddiabasebelt(SanAndresand
F r a n k l i nM o u n t a i n s ) ,a n d4 )s o u t h e a s tg r a n i t eg n e i s sa r e a
( s u b s u r f a c e ) .I n c l u d e sp e t r o g r p h i cd e s c r i p t i o n s
of 32 o i l well
c o r e s and s e v e r a l o u t c r o p s a m p l e s .
Area:
Manzano Mountains,BernalilloCounty:
Los Pinosand
OscuraMountains,SocorroCounty;
San AndresMountains,Socorro,
S i e r r a , and DonaAna
Counties: Franklin Mountains,
DonaAna
County
.
.
Muench, O.B.,
1938, G l o r i e t am o n a z i t e :
Am. Chem. SOC., J o u r . , v . 60,
p.2,661-2,662
Includeschemicalanalyses
on monaziteforlead,thorium
( 7 . 5 % ) , anduranium
(0.106%) andobtainedanage
of 858 m.y.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
1977, Geologic map of t h eS c h o l l eq u a d r a n g l e ,S o c o r r o ,
Myers, D.A.,
Valencia,andTorranceCounties,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
Geol.Quad.
Map GQ-1412, s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of Precambrian P r i e s t
I
e
182
Granite.
Area:
Counties
.
Manzano Mountains,Socorro,Valencia,andTorrance
Myers, D.A., and McKay, E. J., 1970,Geologic map ofthe
Mount Washington
U.S.
q u a d r a n g l e ,B e r n a l i l l o
andValenciaCounties,
New Mexico:
Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Map GQ-886, s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrian
granite
and r h y o l i t e
Area:
Manzano Mountains,BernalilloandValenciaCounties.
.
Myers, D.A., and McKay, E. J . , 1971, Geologic map of t h e BosquePeak
q u a d r a n g l e ,T o r r a n c e ,V a l e n c i a ,a n dB e r n a l i l l oC o u n t i e s ,
New
Map GQ-948, s c a l e 1:24,000
Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of Precambrian granite,
pegmat i tes , and a p l i t e s
Area:
Manzano Mountains,Torrance,Valencia,andBernalillo
Counties
.
.
Myers, D.A., and McKay, E. J., 1972,Geologic map of t h e C a p i l l a Peak
U.S.
quadrangle,TorranceandValenciaCounties,
New Mexico:
Geol.Survey,Geol.Quad.
Map GQ-1008, s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e Monte Largo
s t o c k ( g r a n i t e ) and t h e S e v i l l e t a M e t a r h y o l i t e .
Area:
Manzano Mountains,TorranceandValenciaCounties.
e
Myers, D.A., and McKay, E . J . , 1974,Geologic
map of t h es o u t h w e s t
q u a r t e r of the Torreon 15-min quadrangle,TorranceandValencia
C o u n t i e s , New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,Misc.Inv.
Map 1-820,
s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrian
Monte
L a r g os t o c k( g r a n i t e ) ,P r i e s tG r a n i t e ,q u a r t zd i k e s ,a n d
metarhyolite.
Area:
Manzano and Los PinosMountains,TorranceandValencia
Counties
.
Myers, D.A., and McKay, E. J . , 1976,Geologic map of t h e n o r t h e n d
of t h e
Manzano Mountains, T i j e r a s and S e d i l l o q u a d r a n g l e s , B e r n a l i l l o
C o u n t i e s , New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Misc.Inv.
Map, 1-968,
s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e
d i k e s ,P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,a n dm e t a r h y o l i t e .
Area:
Manzano Mountains,BernalilloCounty.
Myers, D.A.,
Nagy, P.A.,
1980
s e e Bachman, G . O . ,
__
see Berry,
Nakagawa, H.M.,
V.P.,
1963 and1969
Sprerg, W.C.,
see G r i f f i t t s ,
W . R.,
Barnes, C.W.,
and Smouse, P.,
1960
1975,Geologyandfluorspardeposits
of t h es o u t h e r n
Nelson, M.A.,
CaballoMountains,Sierra
and DonaAna
C o u n t i e s , New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.Texas
( E l P a s o ) , 55 p . , 8 f i g s . , 6 p l a t e s
D e s c r i b e st h eg e o l o g ya n dm i n e r a ld e p o s i t si nt h es o u t h e r n
183
Caballo Mountains.
I n c l u d e s mine d e s c r i p t i o n s , g e o l o g i c maps,
andclaim mapsof
t h ev a r i o u s
f l u o r i t e minesand p r o s p e c t s
K mine, a r a d i o a c t i v eo c c u r r e n c e ) .
The
( i n c l u d i n gt h eL y d i a
onlyigneousrocksexposed
i n t h i s a r e a are Precambriangranite
and t h e T e r t i a r y Salem P l u g ( q u a r t z l a t i t e ) .
Area:
CaballoMountains,SierraCounty.
N i e l s e n , K.C., and S c o t t , T.E., J r . , 1979,Precambriandeformational
h i s t o r y of t h e P i c u r i s M o u n t a i n s ,
New Mexico, @ S a n t a F e country:
p . 113-120,
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 3 0 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,
1 t a b l e , 15 f i g s .
Describesthestratigraphyanddeformationalhistory
of t h e
OrtegaQuartziteandVaditoFormation.Conglomeratesarefound
i n t h e younger Vadito Formation.
C r i s t o Mountains,Santa
F e andTaos
Area:Sangrede
Count i es
.
Ragland, P.C.,
Rogers, J.W., andGreenburg,
J.K.,
Nishimori, R.K.,
1 9 7 7 , Uranium d e p o s i t si ng r a n i t i cr o c k s :
U.S.
EnergyResearch
Develop. A&.,
Rept.GJBX-13(77),
308 p . ,t a b l e s ,f i g s . ,
4
a p p e n d i c e s(,o p e n - f i l e )
O u t l e t Neck,
D e s c r i b e st h eb a s i cg e o l o g y
of three diatremes:
BennettePeak,andMitten
Rock.
I n c l u d e st h e
uranium c o n t e n t of
o ft h e s er o c k s .
Area:
San Juan
Basin.
Northrop, S . A . , 1944, M i n e r a l s of New Mexico:
665 p . , 1 p l . r e v i s e d 1959
Describesanddiscussestheoccurrence
thorium-bearing minerals.
Area:
Statewide.
Univ. New Mexico Press,
of uranium-and
Northrop, S . A . , 1961, Check l i s t s of mineralsformining
d i s t r i c t s and
country: N e w
o t h e rl o c a l i t i e sn e a rA l b u q u e r q u e ,i nA l b u q u e r q u e
Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 2 t h f z l d conf
p . 172-174
Mentionstheoccurrences
of uranium m i n e r a l s i n T i j e r a s
Canyon, B e r n a l i l l o County:CerroColorado,BernalilloCounty:
Jemez Springsmining d i s t r i c t , SandovalCounty:Nacimiento
Mountains,SandovalCounty:and
La Bajada,SantaFeCounty.
Area:SandiaMountains,BernalilloCounty:
Jemezand
NacimientoMountains,SandovalCounty:andSangre
de C r i s t o
Mountains,SantaFeCounty.
.,
Northrop, S.A., 1966, Check l i s t s of m i n e r a l sf o rm i n i n gd i s t r i c t s
of
Colfax,northernTaos,and
Union C o u n t i e s , New Mexico,
i n Taos-Raton-Spanish Peaks country
(New Mexico and Colorado):
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 7 t h f i e l d conf
p . 99-102
Mentions
four
uranium
occurrences:
1) u r a n i n i t ei n
E l i z a b e t h t o w nd i s t r i c t ,C o l f a xC o u n t y ,
2 ) thoriumanduranium
3) t h o r i u m - b e a r i n gv e i n si n
m i n e r a l si ne a s t e r nC o l f a xC o u n t y ,
the Chico H i l l s a r e a ,a n d4 )u r a n i n i t ea n do t h e r
uranium m i n e r a l s
i n the Red River d i s t r i c t .
Area:Chico
H i l l s areaandSangredeCristoMountains,
Colfax and Taos Counties.
.,
184
Northrop, S.A., and Hill,A., 1961, Geologic mapof the Albuquerque
country, in Albuquerque country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook
12th fieldconf., scale 1:380,160
Geologic map showing the distribution of undifferentiated
Precambrian and Tertiary volcanic rocks.
Area: Jemez, Napimiento, and San Pedro Mountains, Sandoval
and Rio Arriba Counties; Mount Taylor, Cibola County: Ladron
and Los Pinos Mountains, Socorro County; Ortiz, Manzano, and
Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo and Santa
Fe Counties.
I.
Northrop, S.A., see Kelley, V.C., 1975; Wood, G.H., 1946; Wood, G.H.,
Jr., and Griggs, R.L., 1953; and File,L., 1966
Nye, T.s., see Collins, G.F., 1957
Nystrom, R.J., see May, R.T., Smith, E.S., and Dickson, R.E.,
O'Brient, J.D.,
see Jahns, R.H.,
McMillan, D.K., and Fisher, D.L., 1978
Ojakangas,R.W.,Kalliokoski,J.,andLangford,F.F.,
e
1978
O'Neill, A.J. and Thiede, D.S., 1981, Uranium resource evaluation,
Silver City quadrangle, New Mexico and Arizona:U.S. Dept.
Energy, Prelim. Rept. PGJ-131(81), 139 p., 3 figs., 6 tables,
15 pls., 5 appendices
This detailed geologic report evaluates the uranium resourc
of the Silver City 1 by 2 degree quadrangle using all availabl
geologic, geochemical, and geophysical data available. Includes
a table of uranium occurrences (most are nonsandstone-type
occurrences) and uranium occurrence reports. Includes maps
showing favorable areas for uranium deposits, uranium occurrence
interpretation of aerial-radiometric and hydrogeochemical
analyses, and locationsof geochemical samples. Geologic map
indexes and a comprehensive
bibliography areincluded. The White
Signal district, Black Hawkregion, northernBig Burro and Little
Burro Mountains, and Tyrone laccolith are classified as favorab
for potential nonsandstone uranium deposits. Did not evaluate
the uranium potential in the Schoolhouse Mountain region
(Schoolhouse Mountain cauldera).
Area: Burro Mountains, Mogollon-Datil volcanic province,
Grant, Hidalgo, and Luna Counties.
O'Neill, A.J.,
0
1981
see Vizcaino,
H.P., and Dotterer, F.E., 1978
Osburn, G.R., 1978, Geology of the eastern Magdalena Mountains, Water
Canyon to Pound Ranch, Socorro County, New Mexico:
M.S. thesis,
New Mexico Inst. Mining and Tech.: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mine
Resources, Open-file Rept. 113,150 p., 35 figs., 1 pl., 3
appendices, scale 1:24,000
Describes the geology
of the Water Canyon area in the
Magdalena Mountains. Describes the Spears Formation (volcaniclastic sediments), Hells Mesa Tuff (rhyolite ash-flow tuff),
A.L. Peak Tuff (rhyolite ash-flow tuffs), rhyolitic ash flow uni
of Sixmile Canyon, Lemitar tuff (rhyolitic ash-flow tuff), Sout
Canyon tuff (rhyolite ash-flow tuffs), intermediate to silicic
185
e
l a v a s ,r h y o l i t e
domes anddikes,andmonzonitedikes.Includes
d i s c u s s i o n s of p l a g i o c l a s e a l t e r a t i o n , manganese m i n e r a l i z a t i o n ,
and calciteveining.Includesmajor-elementchemicalanalyses
of
some of t h e v o l c a n i c r o c k s .
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
Osburn, G.R. andChapin,
C.E.,
i np r e s s ,S t r a t i g r a p h i cn o m e n c l a t u r ef o r
Cenozoic rocks of t h e n o r t h e a s t e r n D a t i l - M o g o l l o n v o l c a n i c f i e l d ,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
S t r a t i g r a p h i cC h a r t
1
Area:
MagdalenaMountainsandMogollon-Datilvolcanic
province
I
.
P e t t y , D.M., andChapin,
C.E.,
1981,Geology
of theMolino
Osburn, G . R . ,
Peak quadrangle: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Open1:24,000
f i l e Rept.139,
24 p . , 2 p l s . , s c a l e
of the Molino Peak 7 1/2-min
Brieflydescribesthegeology
quadrangleandincludes
a g e o l o g i c map.
T e r t i a r yv o l c a n i cr o c k s
from theSocorro,Magdalena,and
Sawmil.1 Canyon c a u l d r o n s a r e
exposed i n t h e mapped area.Mentionstheoccurrenceof
manganeseoxidemineralizationinthearea.
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
Osburn, G . R . , s e eC h a p i n , C . E . ,
1978
Sanford, A.R.,
Osterwald, F.W.,
seeWalker,
_
.
Chamberlin, R.M.,
G.W.,
White, D.W.,
and
1956 and1963
1953,GeologyandmineralogyoftheFierro-Hanover
O'Sullivan, R.B.,
d i s t r i c t , Grant County, New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New
Mexico, 76 p . , 3 f i g s . , 2 p l s .
I n c l u d e st h eo c c u r r e n c ea n dd e s c r i p t i o n s
of Cretaceous
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,q u a r t zd i o r i t e ,
and T e r t i a r ym a f i cd i k e s .M e n t i o n s
t h eo c c u r r e n c e of f l u o r i t e .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
Ove, W.E.,
see A l l i s o n ,
J.W.,
1957
1967, The geologicoccurrence
ofmonazite:
U.S. Geol.
O v e r s t r e e t , W.C.,
Survey,Prof.
Paper 530, 327 p . , 91 t a b l e s , 2 p l s . , (New Mexico
174-179)
section on p.
Summarizes t h e o c c u r r e n c e of monazitefound i n t h e p e g m a t i t e s
a t Petaca d i s t r i c t , Rio A r r i b a County;Hardingmine,
Taos County;
P i d l i t e mine, Mora County; E l k Mountain;Ribera,Manzanares
Creek,Pecos,and
B u l l Creek a r e a s , San MiguelCounty;andDalton
Creek area,SantaFeCounty.Includeschemicalanalyses
from some
ofthemonazites.
Area:TusasandSangre
de C r i s t o Mountains,RioArriba,
Taos, Mora, San Miguel,andSanta
Fe Counties.
1950, Uranium i np e g m a t i t e s :
Econ.Geology,
v . 45,
P a i g e , L.R.,
p. 12-34, 6 f i g s .
D i s c u s s e st h eo c c u r r e n c e
ofuranium
i np e g m a t i t e s .D e s c r i b e s
the mineralogy and chemistry of uranium-bearing pegmatites.
Discussesthegeology
of t h e P i d l i t e p e g m a t i t e ,
Mora County--an
186
uranium-bearing pegmatite.
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
a
P a i g e , S., 1908, The Hanover i r o n - o r ed e p o s i t s ,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, B u l l . 380, p. 199-214, map
Includes a briefdescription
of d i o r i t e p o r p h y r y , q u a r t z
dioriteporphyry,quartzmonzonite,granite,andaplitedikes.
D i s c u s s e st h eo r ed e p o s i t i o n
of t h e i r o n m i n e r a l i z a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g
a n a l y s e s of t h e ore.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
P a i g e , S.,
see Spencer,
P a l l i s t e r , J.S.,
e
Mora County.
A.C.,
s e e Lipman,
-
1935
P.W.,
a n dS a r g e n t ,
K.A.,
1979
1975, O r e Deposits: W.H. Freeman
Park, C . F . , J r . , and MacDiarmid, R.A.,
and Company,San
F r a n c i s c o , 529 p . , 139 f i g s .
263-265) and t h e
I n c l u d e s a d i s c u s s i o n of t h eP e t a c a( p .
C e n t r a lm i n i n gd i s t r i c t s
(p. 272-279).
The P e t a c ad i s t r i c t
that intrudePrecambrian
c o n s i s t s of Precambrianpegmatites
The source of t h e
g r a n i t e s ,r h y o l i t e s ,a n d
metamorphicrocks.
be t h e same s o u r c e t h a t gave r i s e t o
pegmatiticfluidsappearsto
t h eT u s a sg r a n i t e .F i f t yp e g m a t i t e so c c u ri nt h ea r e a
and c o n t a i n
s i g n i f i c a n t amounts of mica,beryllium,
columbium, t a n t a l u m ,
bismuth,uranium,thorium,andrare-earthelements.
The C e n t r a l m i n i n g d i s t r i c t
i s i n GrantCountyandincludes
i r o n andzincigneous-metamorphicdeposits,disseminatedcopper
d e p o s i t s( p o r p h y r yc o p p e r ) ,z i n cr e p l a c e m e n ti nl i m e s t o n er e l a t e d
t o i g n e o u sa c i t i v i t y ,a n dz i n c - l e a d - c o p p e rv e i n s .
The igneous
sills,
r o c k si n c l u d eP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,T e r t i a r yd i o r i t e
andesite intrusives, quartz diorite
s i l l s , g r a n o d i o r i t e and q u a r t z
monzonitestocks,rhyolitepyroclastics,andbasaltflows.
I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s
of theHanover-Fierrostock,Santa
Rita
s t o c k ,a n dt h e
Copper F l a t s t o c k a n d i n c l u d e s g e o l o g i c
maps of t h e
SantaRitaquadrangle
and a d i s c u s s i o n of t h e o r e p a r a g e n e s i s .
volcanicprovince,GrantCountyand
Area:
Mogollon-Datil
TusasMountains,RioArriba
County.
Park, C.F.,
Jr., andMcKinlay, P.F., 1943,Geologyand
o r e deposits of
Red RiverandTwining
d i s t r i c t s , Taos County, New Mexico--a
p r e l i m i n a r yr e p o r t :
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Circ. 18, 35 p., 7 f i g s .
BrieflydescribesPrecambriangraniteandgneiss
and T e r t i a r y
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,d i o r i t e ,a n da n d e s i t e .D i s c u s s e sg o l d ,c o p p e r ,
i r o n , molybdenum, a n d s i l v e r deposits and i n c l u d e s b r i e f
d e s c r i p t i o n s of t h e minesand
p r o s p e c t s . A l i s t of a s s o c i a t e d
mineralsmentionsfluoriteoccurringwith
some of t h e d e p o s i t s .
Area:
SangredeCristoMountains,
Taos County.
stock,
Park, D . E . , 1971, P e t r o l o g y of t h e T e r t i a r y AnchorCanyon
MagdalenaMountains,
c e n t r a l New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico
I n s t . MiningandTech.,
92 p . , 30 f i g s . , 6 appendices
Dividesthe Anchor Canyon s t o c k i n t o f o u r s u b g r o u p s :
1 ) augite-quartz
monzonite,
2) hornblende-biotite-quartz
m o n z o n i t e3, a) u g i t eg r a n i t ea, n d4 h
) o r n b l e n d e - b i o t i t eg r a n i t e .
187
Describes a p l i t i c and pegmatiticphases.Includes
modal
and
chemicalanalyses(major-element,
K , A r , Bar C u r N i , Rb , Sr, Zn).
Briefly describes felsite, granite,
and the N i t t stock
of the AnchorCanyon
stock.
(monzonite)--thehostrocks
Area:
Magdalena
Mountains,Socorro
County.
Parrish, I . S . , s e e Adams, J . W . ,
_
.
Patterson, C.M.,
see Kerr,
P.F.,
and Arengi, J . T . ,
Kulp, J . L . ,
1980
and Wright, R . J . ,
1950
Patton, L.T., 1951, Igneous rocks of theCapitanquadrangle,
New Mexico
and v i c i n i t y : Am. Mineralogist, v . 36, no. 9-10, p. 713-716, 7
t ab1es
Includes modal analyses of k a l i a l a s k i t e s , a l a s k i t e s ,
o r t h o s i t e s , d i a b a s e porphyry, diabase, and meladiabase from the
Capi tan 15-min quadrangle.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry b e l t .
Perhac, R.M.,
1970, Geology and mineraldeposits of theGallinas
Mountains,Lincoln
and TorranceCounties,
New Mexico: New Mexico
BureauMines
MineralResources,
B u l l . 95, 51 p . , 7 t a b l e s , 11
f i g s . , 2 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:31,680
Describes and includes modal analyses of Prcambrian g r a n i t e
and T e r t i a r y p o r p h r y r i t i c - l a t i t e , t r a c h y t e , m i c r o s y e n i t e ,
r h y o l i t e , and prophyriticandesite.
Discusses f l u o r i t e bastnaesite-sulfide deposits occurring within the alkali rocks.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry b e l t .
e
Perhac, R.M.,
and Heinrich, E.W.,
1963, Epithermal bastnaesite and i t s
bearing on the geology of bastnaesite(abs.) : Geol. SOC. America,
Spec. Paper 73, p. 214-215
Briefly describes the occurrence
and geology of bastnaesite.
Reports "numerous bastnaesite deposits i n the Gallinas Mountains"
which are underlain by a l k a l i c igneousrocks
( t r a c h y t e and
r h y o l i t el a c c o l i t h s ) .
The bastnaesiteoccurswithinveins
and
and
breccia zones i n sandstone and i s associated with fluorite
copper minerals.
Area: Lincoln County, porphyry b e l t .
Perhac, R.M., and Heinrich, E.W., 1964, Fluorite-bastnaesitedeposits
of
the Gallinas Mountains, New Mexicoand
bastnaesite paragenesis:
Econ. Geology, v . 59, p. 226-239
The Gallinas Mountains contain a core of Precambrian g r a n i t e
and are intruded by two a l k a l i c i n t r u s i v e s - - p o r p h y r i t i c t r a c h y t e
and porphyritic leucorhyolite, and a l k a l i c d i k e s andminor
intrusives.Describesthemineraldeposits
of the Red Cloud
d i s t r i c t( i r o n ,l e a d ,
copper,gold,
s i l v e r ,f l u o r i t e ,
and
b a s t n a e s i t e ) which consists of 29 mines and prospects.
The
b a s t n a e s i t e i s associated with copper-fluorite deposits occurring
i n porphyritic trachyte and with the Yeso sandstone and s i l t s t o n e s
as breccia and f a u l t zone f i l l i n g s .
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Perhac, R.M.,
s e e Foran, J. F., 1954
__
188
e
P e r k i n s , P.C., 1973,Petrography
of some rocktypes
of the Precambrian
L o s Alamos S c i e n t i f i c L a b o r a t o r y g e o t h e r m a l t e s t
basementnearthe
s i t e , Jemez mountains, New Mexico: Los Alamos Sci.Labl.,Rept.
LA-5129, 1 2 p .
Area:Jemez,Sandia,andNacimientoMountains,Sandovaland
Los Alamos Counties.
see Lamarre, A.L.,
P e r r y , A. J., __
Peterman, Z.E.,
s e eB a r k e r ,
-
F.,
and Jonson, D.C.,
andFriedman,
Arth, J . G . ,
P e t e r s o n , S.L., 1976,Geologyofthe
HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico:
Area:
Hidalgo
County.
0
see R a t t e ,
J.C.,
I . , 1976
-
Apache No. 2 m i n i n s d i s t r i c t ,
t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico,-86p.
M.S.
s e eD e a l ,
E.G.,
E l s t o n , W.E.,
P e t e r s o n , S.L., __
Damon, P . E . , a n dS h a f i q u l l a h , M . , 1978
P e t e r s o n , D.L.,
1974
Eaton, G . P . ,
E r b , E.E.,
a n dG a s k i l l ,
R i e t e r , D.E.,
D.L.,
1974
P e t t y , D.M.,
1979,GeologyofthesoutheasternMagdalenaMountains,
SocorroCounty,
N e w Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . Mining
andTech.:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Open-file
Rept.106,
163 p . , 25 f i g s . , 2 s h e e t s ,s c l a e
1:24,000
Describesthegeology
of part of t h e s o u t h e r n Magdalena
M o u n t a i n s .I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s
of theSpearsFormation
( v o l c a n i c l a s t i cs e d i m e n t s ,l a v af l o w s ,a n da s h - f l o w
t u f f s ) , Hells
Mesa T u f f ( q u a r t z l a t i t e t o r h y o l i t e t u f f ) , u n i t
of HardyRidge
of
( r h y o l i t e l a v a s ) , A.L. Peak Tuff ( r h y o l i t e a s h - f l o w t u f f ) , u n i t
S i x m i l e Canyon ( a n d e s i t e and r h o l i t e l a v a s , a s h - f l o w t u f f s ,
and
t u f f of
v o l c a n i c l a s t i cs e d i m e n t s ) ,s a n i d i n er h y o l i t el a v a s ,
C a r o n i t a Canyon ( a n d e s i t e and r h y o l i t e t u f f s ) , t u f f
of Lemitar
Mountains ( r h y o l i t e t u f f ) , r h y o l i t e l a v a s
and diks,andmonzonite
d i k e s .D i s c u s s e st h eg o l d - s i l v e r
andmanganese
mineralization.
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
P e t t y , D.M.,
Phair, G.,
s e e Osburn,
-
see Larsen,
G.R.,
E.S.,
andChapin,
C.E.,
Jr., G o t t f r i e d , D.,
1981
and Smith, W.L.,
1956
P i e r s o n , C . T . , Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J., Hannigan, B. J., andMachette,
M.N.,
1980,Nationaluraniumresourceevaluation,Socorro
Quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept.
Energy,
Prelim. Rept.
PGJ-068(81), 81 p . , 3 f i g s . , 1 3 p l s . , 3 appendices
D e t a i l e dg e o l o g i cr e p o r te v a l u a t i n gt h e
uranium r e s o u r c e s of
t h e S o c o r r o 1 by 2 d e g r e e q u a d r a n g l e t o a d e p t h of5,000
f t using
a l l availablegeologic,geochemical,andgeophysicaldata.
I n c l u d e s a t a b l e of uraniumoccurrences(appendix
A) l i s t i n g 66
uraniumoccurrences(19non-sandstone-typeoccurrences)and
for most of t h o s el i s t e d .I n c l u d e s
a
uranium-occurrencereports
c o m p r e h e n s i v eb i b l i o g r a p h y .C l a s s i f i e st h eJ e t e r
mine a r e aa s
f a v o r a b l ef o rv e i n - t y p e
uranium deposits i n s e d i m e n t a r y r o c k s
and
for
t h e Marie-Agua T o r r e s a r e a ( R i o
Grande V a l l e y ) a s f a v o r a b l e
vein-typeuraniumdepositsinlimestones.Otherareas
of uranium
mineralizationinplutonicrocks,volcanogenicdeposits,andveins
189
are c l a s s i f i e d as u n f a v o r a b l e f o r uranium
insedimentaryrocks
d e p o s i t s of g r e a t e r t h a n 100 t o n s .
Area:Ladron,Lemitar,
Manzano, Magdalena,and
Los Pinos
Mountains,SocorroBasinarea,Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Socorro,Catron,Torrance,andValenciaCounties.
P i l l m o r e , C.L., 1970, Geologic map of theCasa Grande quadrangle,Colfax
Las Animas County,Colorado:
U.S. Geol.
County, New Mexicoand
Survey,GeolQuad.
Map GQ-823, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e1 : 6 2 , 5 0 0
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e T e r t i a r y d i o r i t e
s i l l s and s y e n o d i o r i t e s t o c k .
Area:Raton-Claytonvolcanic
f i e l d ,C o l f a x
County.
i n the
Poe, T . I . , 111, 1965, The i n t r u s i v es e q u e n c e ofigneousrocks
GallinasMountains,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t .
MiningandTech.,
28 p., 1 t a b l e , 8 f i g s .
Describes T e r t i a r y p o r p h y r i t i c l a t i t e , p o r p h y r i t i c t r a c h y t e ,
a n dp o r p h y r i t i cr h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s and determines
t h ei n t r u s i v es e q u e n c e s
(latite-trachyte-rhyolite) b yu s i n g
thermal-statedata.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
P o l d e r v a a r t , A.,
e
Alper, A.M.,
1957;
and
Duschatko,
R.W.,
1955
Baca Canyon, SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
P o t t e r , S . C . , 1970,Geologyof
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.Arizona,
54 p . , 13 f i g s . ,s c a l e1 : 1 2 , 0 0 0
Describes the D a t i l , H e l l s Mesa, andSpearsFormations
and
of low-grade
t h e L a J a r a Peak b a s a l t .M e n t i o n st h eo c c u r r e n c e
uranium i n t h e s e d i m e n t s i n t h e
Baca Canyon, Bear Mountains.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
Powers, R.S.,
1976, Geologyof
the Summit Mountainsand
v i c i n i t y ,G r a n t
County, New Mexico,andGreenleeCounty,Arizona:
M.S. t h e s i s ,
13 f i g s . , 4 t a b l e s , 4 p l s .
*
Univ.
Houston,
107
p.,
Describes t h ev o l c a n i ca n di n t r u s i v e
rocks of the Summit
Mountains area which includes the Steeple
Rock and Duncan mining
d i s t r i c t s . Gold, s i l v e r , copper, lead a n dz i n c ,a n df l u o r i t e
r e s u l t from l o c a l i z e d d e u t e r i c a l t e r a t i o n
veins are believed to
i n a s u l f u r - r i c hv o l c a n i c
pile.
Includes a g e o l o g i c map, map
showing t h e l o c a t i o n s of minesand
p r o s p e c t s ,a n dc r o s ss e c t i o n s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty.
of t h ew e s t e r n San A u g u s t i nP l a i n s
Powers, W.E., 1941,Volcanicrocks
d i s t r i c t , New Mexico: Jour.Geology,v.
49, p . 207-217, 7 t a b l e s ,
5 figs.
BrieflydescribestheTertiaryvolcanicrocks(rhyolite,
a n d e s i t e ,b a s a l t ,a n ds i l i c e o u s
and b a s i ct u f f ) .I n c l u d e s
stratigraphic sections.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
P r a t t , W.P., see J o n e s , W.R.,
andMoore,
S.L., 1970
_
.
andHernon,
R.M.,
1961;andJones,
W.R.,
Pray, L.C.,
1961,Geology
of the SacramentoMountainsescarpment,Otero
County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
190
35, 144p.,
34 f i g s . , 3 p l s . , s c a l e
1:31,680
sills, Tertiary
DescribesthePrecambriandiabasedikesand
a n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n dt r a c h y t e - a n d e s i t ep o r p h y r y .
Area:SacramentoMountains,OteroCounty
Bull.
Pyron, A. J . , i np r e p a r a t i o n , A geochemicalanalysis
of t h e E l Paso
E l PasoCounty,Texas:
M.S.
t i nd e p o s i t ,F r a n k l i nM o u n t a i n s ,
t h e s i s , Univ.Texas
Area:
Franklin
Mountains,
Texas.
Raabe, R.G.,
G.P.,
s e eR a t t e ,
1967
J.C.,
see
Landis, E. R.,
Ragland, P . C . ,
Cannon, R.P.,
Greenberg, K., 1977
Rapaport, I.,
see Towle,
C .C.,
G a s k i l l , D.L.,
1977;andNishimori,
R.,
andEaton,
Rogers, J., and
1952
1975, G e o l o g i c s e t t i n g a n d r e v i s e d v o l c a n i c s t r a t i g r a p h y o f
Ratte, J.C.,
t h e Mogollonmining d i s t r i c t , C a t r o n County, New Mexico, i n
Symposium on b a s e - a n d p r e c i o u s - m e t a l s d i s t r i c t s
of New MGico and
A r i z o n a ,S i l v e rC i t y ,
New Mexico May 2 2 , 1975: U.S. Geol.Survey,
New Mexico Geol.
Open-file Rept. 75-497, 1 2 p . , 4 f i g s . , : ( a b s . )
SOC., Guidebook 2 6 t h f i e l d conf
p. 342-343
Discusses a r e v i s e d s t r a t i g r a p h y f o r t h e r h y o l i t e s ,
andesites, and latites
of t h e Mogollonmining d i s t r i c t .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
.,
a
R a t t e , J . C . , Eaton, G . P . ,
G a s k i l l , D.L., andPeterson,
D.L.,
1974,
Targetsformineralexplorationinthe
Mogollon r e g i o n of
southwestern New Mexico ( a b s . ) , i n Ghost Ranch ( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n
New Mexico): New Mexico Geol. S E . , Guidebook25th
f i e l d conf
p . 379
D i s c u q s e st h er e s o u r c ep o t e n t i a l
of t h e MogollonMountains.
Copperand molybdenum porphyry deposits may be found i n Tertiary
i n t r u s i v e s and o t h e r p o t e n t i a l commoditiesincludefluorspar,
base-metal,epithermalbase-andprecious-metalveins.
Thermal
springsarereportedintheGiladrainage.
Area: Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantandCatron
Counties
.,
.
D.L.,
1975,Reconnaissancegeologic
map of t h e
R a t t e , J . C . , a n dG a s k i l l ,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
G i l aW i l d e r n e s ss t u d ya r e a ,s o u t h w e s t e r n
Survey,Misc.Inv.
Map, 1-886, 2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 6 2 , 5 0 0
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e s ,
l a t i t e , a n dr h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e st h el o c a t i o n s
of f l u o r i t e and
quartz veins.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantandCatron
Counties
.
R a t t e , J . C . , andGrotbo,
T . , 1979,Chemicalanalysesand
norms of 81
v o l c a n i c r o c k s from p a r t of the M o g o l l o n - D a t i lv o l c a n i cf i e l d ,
U.S. Geol. Survey,Open-fileRept.
79southwestern New Mexico:
1435(copyon
f i l e a t NMBMMR)
Major- andminor-elementanalyses
of a n d e s i t i c , q u a r t z
191
l a t i t i ct or h y o l i t i c ,a n dp o s t
ash-flow t u f f s .I n c l u d e s
p e t r o l o g i c a ld e s c r i p t i o n s
of eachsample.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicfield.
brief
R a t t e , J . C . , Landis, E . R . , G a s k i l l , D.L., and Damon, P.E., 1969,Geology
ofthe
B l u e Range P r i m i t i v e a r e a , Arizona-New Mexico ( a b s . ) :
Geol. SOC. America,Spec.Paper
1 2 1 , p. 549
B r i e f l y d e s c r i b e s the occurrences of r h y o l i t e , l a t i t e r h y o l i t e ,a n da n d e s i t e .I n c l u d e ss t r a t i g r a p h i cs e q u e n c e s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Ratte, J . C . , Landis, E.R., G a s k i l l , D.L., Raabe, R.G.,
andEaton,
G.P.,
1967,Mineralresources
of t h e B l u e Range P r i m i t i v ea r e a ,
GreenleeCounty,Arizona
and CatronCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S.
B u l l . 1261-E, 91 p., 8 t a b l e s , 22 f i g s . , 2 p l s . ,
Geol.Survey,
with a e r o m a g n e t i c i n t e r p r e t a t i o n
D e s c r i b e sq u a r t z
l a t i t e and rhyolite.Includesmajor-and
minor-elementanalyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Raup, O.B., __
see Thadin, R.E.,
e
andSantos,
E.S.,
1967
Raup, R.B.,
Jr., 1953,Reconnaissance
f o r uranium i nt h eU n i t e dS t a t e s of r a d i o a c t i v e
Southwest d i s t r i c t , i n G e o l o g i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n s
d e p o s i t ss e m i a n n u a lp r o g r e s sr e p o r t ,J u n e
1 t o November 30, 1953:
U.S. Geol. Survey,TraceElementsInv.,Rept.
TEI-390, p . 209-212,
1 fig.
Thisprogressreportbrieflydescribestheoccurrence
of
radioactiveanomaliesinseveralcore
d r i l l h o l e s a t Tyronemine,
GrantCounty.Includes
a map showing t h el o c a t i o n s of t h r e e
New Mexico--Tyrone, GrantCounty:
radioactiveoccurrencesin
H i l l s b o r o - K i n g s t o n , S i e r r a County:andElizabethtown
district,
C o l f a x County.
Area: BurroMountains,GrantCounty:
B l a c k andCooke's
Ranges,Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Sierra
County: Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains,ColfaxCounty.
see Brookins, D.G.,
Rautman, C.A., 1978
C o r b i t t , L.L.,
Read, C.B.,
see C l a r k ,
K.F.,
1978:andBrookins,
D.G.,
and
1972
Redman, D . E . ,
1961,Reconnaissanceof
s e l e c t e dp e g m a t i t e d i s t r i c t s i n
n o r t h - c e n t r a l New Mexico:
U.S. BureauMines,
I n f . C i r c . , IC-8013,
79 p . , 4 tables, 19 f i g s .
T h i sr e p o r ti n c l u d e s
good g e o l o g i c d e s c r i p t i o n s of v a r i o u s
p e g m a t i t e si nt h eT u s a s
and Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains.History
of the d e p o s i t s 'l o c a t i o n s ,d e v e l o p m e n t ,a n dm i n e r a l o g y( i n c l u d i n g
r a d i o a c t i v em i n e r a l s )a r ed i s c u s s e d .I n d e x
maps a r ei n c l u d e d .
Areas:
TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty;Sangre
de C r i s t o
Mountains, Mora, Rio A r r i b a , San Miguel,SantaFe,and
Taos
Counties
.
Reed, R.K., see Woodward, L.A.,
Anderson, J. B., and Kaufman, W.H.,
1973:
1974: Woodward, L.A., and
Woodward, L.A., and DuChene, H.R.,
192
Kaufman, W.H., 1973: and Woodward, L.A., Martinez, R., DuChene,
H.R., and Schumacher, O.L., 1874
e
Register, M.E., and Brookins, D.G., 1979, Geochronologic and rare-earth
study of the Embudo Granite and related rocks, in Santa Fe
country: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 30thfield conf.,
p. 155-158, 2 tables,4 figs.
Briefly describes geochronologic and geochemical studies o
the granitic rocks exposed between the Picuris Range and Santa
Includes major-element analyses and rare-earth elements
distribution patterns for the Puntiagudo granite porphyry, the
Rana quartz monzonite, and the Embudo Granite.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa
Fe and San Miguel
Counties.
Register, M.E., see Brookins, D.G., Chakoumakos, B.C., Cook, C.W.,
Ewing, R.CTand Landis, G.P., 1979
of the Manzanita and north Manzano Mountains,
Reiche, P., 1949, Geology
New Mexico: Geol. SOC. America, Bull., v. 60, p. 1,183-1,212,
5 figs., 5 pls., scale1:62,500
Describes thin-section analysesof rhyolite, schist, gneiss,
granite, and pegmatites. Fluorspar, lead, gold, and copper
mineralization occurs in the area.
Area: Manzanita and Manzano Mountains, Torrance, Valencia,
and Bernalillo Counties.
0
a
Reid, B.E., Griswold, G.B., Jacobsen, L.C., and Lessard, R.H., 1980a,
National uranium resource evaluation, Santa
Fe quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Dept. Energy, Prelim. Rept. PGJ-021(80), 55 p., 3
tables, 4 figs., 27 pls., 14 appendices
Comprehensive geologic report describing uranium occurrences
favorable environmentsfor uranium deposition, and rock analyses
in the Santa Fe
1 by 2 degree quadrangle. Describes the El 050
Fe
Mountain gneissic dome(Precambrian granitic body near Santa
Baldy), Gallinas Creek metasediments, and Spring Mountain
metasediments. Includes a table of uranium occurrences (appendix
A ) listing 41 uranium occurrences (10 nonsandstone-type
occcurrences) and uranium-occurrence reports for most of those
listed. Includes chemical analyses,an index of oil and gas
wells, stratigraphic sections, petrographic studies, a
comprehensive bibliography, and a geologic map. Classifies the
Sangre de Cristo and Morrison Formations as favorable for ur
deposits: authors did not evaluate the Precambrian rocks of the
Galisteo and Espinaso Formations for their uranium potential.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, San Miguel, Mora, Santa
Fe, and Guadalupe Counties.
Reid, B.E., Griswold, G.B., Jacobsen, L.C., and Lessard, R.H., 1980b,
National uranium resource evaluation, Raton quadrangle, New Mexi
and Colorado: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJQ-005(80), 83
p., 11 tables, 3 figs., 33 pls.,7 appendices
Comprehensive report describing uranium occurrences,
favorable environments for uranium deposition, and streamsediment and rock analyses. One of the favorable environments
193
f o r uranium d e p o s i t i o n i s t h e P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t i c m a s s i f a t
C o s t i l l a Peak massif and the Precambrian rocks exposed in’ Rio
Hondo Canyon. Unfavorableenvironmentsforuraniumdeposition
i n c l u d e q u a r t z pebble conglomerates of the VaditoFormation
(Precambrian),Precambrianpegmatites,andTertiarygranitic
stocks. T h i n - s e c t i o ns t u d i e s
and s o i l - s a m p l i n gs t u d i e s
were
u n d e r t a k e na s well.
Includes a t a b l e l i s t i n g 15 uranium
uraniumoccurrences ( 1 2 nonsandstone-typeoccurrences)and
o c c u r r e n c er e p o r t s .I n c l u d e s
a comprehensivebibliography,
c h e m i c a la n a l y s e s ,a ni n d e xo fo i l
and gas wells, s t r a t i g r a p h i c
s e c t i o n s , a n d a geochemicalsurvey of C o s t i l l a Peak m a s s i f .
Area:Sangrede
C r i s t o Mountains,Colfax,
Mora, and Taos
Counties
.
Reiter, D.E.,
1980,Geologyof
Alamo Hueco and Dog Mountains,Hidalgo
County, New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 110 p .
Area:HatchetMountains,HidalgoCounty.
1970,Volcanic
rocks a s s o c i a t e dw i t ht h ew e s t e r n
part of
Rhodes, R.C.,
t h e Mogollon Plateau volcanic-Tectonic complex, southern
New
Mexico:
Ph.D. t h e s i s , Univ. N e w Mexico, 145 p . ,1 3t a b l e s ,
18
f i g s . ,1 3p l s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Catron
and Grant
Counties
.
e
of the Mogollon Range andadjacent
Rhodes, R . C . , 1976a,Volcanicgeology
a r e a s , C a t r o n and Grant Counties, New Mexico, fi Cenozoic
v o l c a n i s mi ns o u t h w e s t e r n
N e w Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Spec. Pub. 5, p . 42-50, 7 t a b l e s , 5 f i g s .
Describes q u a r t z l a t i t e , a n d e s i t e ,a n dr h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e s
modal andmajor-elementanalyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Catron
and Grant
Counties
.
Rhodes, R.C.,
1976b,Petrologic
frameworkof
t h e Mogollon P l a t e a u
volcanic ring complex,
New Mexico--surface expression
of a major
b a t h o l i t h , i n Cenozoicvolanism
i ns o u t h w e s t e r n New Mexico: New
Mexico GeolTSoc.,Spec.
Pub. 5, p . 103-112, 4 t a b l e s , 10 f i g s .
Describes r h y o l i t e , a n d e s i t e , a n d q u a r t z l a t i t e
of the Catron
v o l c a n i cs u i t e .I n c l u d e s
modal and chemicalanalyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
E.I.,
1976, S t r a t i g r a p h ya n ds t r u c t u r e
of the
Rhodes, R.C., andSmith,
n o r t h w e s t e r n p a r t of t h e Mogollon P l a t e a u v o l a n i c p r o v i n c e , C a t r o n
Cenozoic
volcanism
i ns o u t h w e s t e r n N e w
County, New Mexico,
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 5, p. 57-62, 2 t a b l e s ,
Mexico:
4 figs.
l a t i t e . Discusses
D e s c r i b e sa n d e s i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n dq u a r t z
minor a l t e r a t i o n of therocks.Includeschemicalanalyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Rhodes, R.C., 9 Deal, E . G . ,
1976: E l s t o n , W.E., and Coney, P. J. :
E l s t o n , W.E., Damon, P.E., Coney, P . J . , Smith, E . I . , andBikerman,
M . , 1973: E l s t o n , W.E., Coney, P. J . , andDeal,
E.G.,
1976:and
E l s t o n , W.E., and E r b , E.E., 1976
194
Ridley, W . I . ,
e
E B a k e r , I, 1970
Riesmeyer, W.D.,
1978,Precambriangeologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of t h e
Pecos mining d i s t r i c t , San MiguelandSantaFeCounties,
New
Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 215 p . , 42 f i g s . , 2
t a b l e s , 6 p l s . , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 500 f t , 2 appendices
Describes the geologyandmineral
deposits of the Pecos
mining d i s t r i c t , a m a s s i v es u l f i d e s
deposit. Dacite,
granodiorite,diabase,and
Embudo G r a n i t e are i n t r u d e d i n t o
t h ev o l c a n i cs e c t i o n .I n c l u d e s
whole-rockandtrace-element
a n a l y s e s of the Precambrian rocks and g e o l o g i c maps of t h eJ o n e s
areas. Only s u l f i d e ores havebeendescribed.
mineandPecosmine
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains, San Miguel,andSantaFe
Counties
.
Rieter, D . E . , E Deal, E.G.,
E l s t o n , W.E.,
E r b , E.E.,
Damon, P.E., a n dS h a f i q u l l a h , M . , 1978
P e t e r s e n , S.L.,
Robertson, J . M . ,
1976,Mining d i s t r i c t s of n o r t h e a s t e r n New Mexico, in
Vermejo P a r k( n o r t h e a s t e r n N e w Mexico): New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook 27th f i e l d conf
p . 257-262, 1 t a b l e , 1 f i g .
Describes themining d i s t r i c t s of Colfax,Guadalupe, Mora,
San Miguel,and
Union C o u n t i e s .M i n i n gd i s t r i c t si n c l u d eg o l d ,
s i l v e r ,c o p p e r ,i r o n ,l e a d ,a n dt u n g s t e nv e i nd e p o s i t si nt h e
Elizabethtown-Baldy d i s t r i c t( C o l f a xC o u n t y ) :z i n c ,c o p p e r ,
lead,
g o l d , s i l v e r , and molybdenum l e n s e s and f i s s u r e s i n t h e Rociada
d i s t r i c t (SanMiguelCounty):Precambrianpegmatites
inthe
Rociada, ElkMountain,and
E l P o r v e n i r d i s t r i c t s (SanMiguel
C o u n t y ) :a n ds u l f i d ed i k e s ,v e i n s ,a n ds h e a r
zones i n t h e Tecolote
and Willow C r e e k d i s t r i c t s (SanMiguelCounty).Includes
a
l o c a t i o n map.
Area:
Sangre de C r i s t o Mountains,Colfaxand
SanMiguel
Counties
.,
.
and Moench, R.H.,
1979, The Pecosgreenstone belt--a
Robertson, J . M . ,
Proterozoic volcano-sedimentary sequence
in the southern Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains, New Mexico, fi SantaFecountry:
New Mexico
Geol. SOC.,Guidebook
3 0 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,p .
165-173, 1 2 f i g s .
Describes t h e g r a n i t i c complex i n t h e Pecos area. G r a n i t i c
r o c k si n c l u d ea l k a l i
f e l d s p a r - b i o t i t e g r a n i t e ,q u a r t z p o r p h y r i e s ,
a s i l l - l i k e body of s y e n i t e .
p o r p h y r i t i c g r a n i t e , pegmatites,and
small q u a n t i t i e s of
Mentions t h a ts e v e r a lp e g m a t i t e sh a v ey i e l d e d
uraniumand
rare-earth elements. Microlite ( p y r o c h l o r e group-o f t e n noed as an uranium-bearing mineral) has beenproducedfrom
t h e P i d l i t e mine.
Area:
Sangrede C r i s t o Mountains ( P i c u r i sR a n g e ) .
Robertson, J.M.,
Rogers, J.,
see Nishimori,
Rosenzweig, A.,
Ross, C . S . ,
see Callender,J.F.,andBrookins,
R.,
E Homme, F.C.,
Smith, R.L.,
Ragland, P.,
andGreenberg,
1970,andLustig,
andBailey,
R.A.,
D.G.,
L.K.,
1976
J., 1977
1959
1961,Outlineofthegeology
195
o ft h e
JemezMountains,
New Mexico, & Albuquerquecountry:
New
Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 2 t h f i e l d conf
p. 139-143
B r i e f l y s u m m a r i z e st h ev o l c a n i cs t r a t i g r a p h y
of t h e Jemez
Mountains a p a r t of t h e V a l l e s c a l d e r a - - a l a r g e v o l a n i c c r a t e r .
(from o l d e s t t o y o u n g e s t ) - - e a r l y
The v o l c a n i cr o c k si n c l u d e
b a s a l t s ,a n d e s i t e s ,q u a r t zl a t i t e s ,d a c i t e s ,r h y o l o t e s ,v o l c a n i c
s e d i m e n t s ,l a t eb a s a l t s ,B a n d e l i e rT u f f ,a n dp o s t - c a l d e r a
r h y o l i t e . Mentionsthevolcanicrocks
of t h e Blandmining
d i s t r i c t where b a s a l t i c t o d a c i t i c r o c k s
havebeen
faulted,
a l t e r e d ,a n dm i n e r a l i z e d .I n c l u d e s
a g e n e r a l i z e dg e o l o g i c map.
Area:
Jemez Mountains,SandovalandRioArribaCounties.
.,
Ross, C . S . ,
s e eB a i l e y ,
-
R.A.,
andSmith,
R.L.,
1969
Roth, S., 1981,Geologyof
the Sawmill Canyon a r e a of t h e Magdalena
Mountains,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico
I n s t . MiningandTech.:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Open-file Rept. 129, 96 p . , 2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
e
1946,Geologyanddescriptions
of t h e deposits, &
Rothrock, H.E.,
Fluorspar resources of New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
MineralResources,
B u l l . 21, p. 11-194, 1 5f i g s . ,
23 p l s .
Includesthegeologyanddescriptions
of f l u o r s p a r
o c c u r r e n c e s and d e p o s i t si ni g n e o u sr o c k s
bycounty.Includes
chemicalanalyses.
Area:
B e r n a l i l l o ,C a t r o n ,
Dona Ana, Grant,Hidalgo,Lincoln,
Luna,Rio
A r r i b a ,S i e r r a ,S o c o r r o ,T o r r a n c e ,a n dC i b o l a
Counties
.
Rothrock, H.E., 1970, Fluorpsar,
Tyrone-Big
Hatchet
Mountains-Florida
Mountainsregion(southwestern
New Mexico): New Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 21st f i e l d conf
p. 123-125, 1 f i g .
Briefly discusses fluorite occurrences in southwestern
New
Mexico.
I n c l u d e s a map showing t h ef l u o r i t eo c c u r r e n c e s .
Area:
Dona Ana, Hidalgo,Catron,Socorro,Sierra,Grant,and
Luna Counties
.,
.
R u e t s c h i l l i n g , R.L.,
s e e Woodward, L.A.,
_
.
1976
R u s s e l l , P.L., 1947, E x p l o r a t i o n of F l u o r i t e R i d g ef l u o r s p a rd i s t r i c t ,
U.S. BureauMines,
Rept. Inv. RI-3987,
Luna County, New Mexico:
7 p., 6 f i g s .
Describesthefluoritedeposits
of F l u o r i t e Ridgewhere
f l u o r i t eo c c u r sa l o n gf r a c t u r e si nr o c k s
of a l l ages--mostly i n
t h i c ki n t r u s i v e s of 'monzoniteporphyry.Includessketches
of t h e
Greenleafno.
1 mineand
l o c a t i o n s andclaim mapsof
other
deposits
Area:BlackandCooke'sRanges,
Luna County.
.
Ruud, C.O.,
s e e Ferris, C.S.,
1971
Ryberg, G.E., 1968, The geologyofthe
J i c a r i l l a Mountains,Lincoln
County, New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 95 p . , 2
t a b l e s , 7 f i s s . , 9 131s.
196
I n c l u d e s p e t r o g r a p h i c d e s c r i p t i o n s of T e r t i a r y l a t i t e ,
d i o r i t e , a n d e s i t e , and l a t i t e porphyry.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
8
Ryberg, G . E . ,
S a l t e r , T.L.,
Segerstrom, K . ,
seeWalton,
A.W.,
Sanford, A.R.,
see Chapin, C . E . ,
1978
White, D.W.,
_
.
1974
andZetterlund,
1980a,b
D.,
Chamberlin, R.M.,
Osburn, G.R.,
and
Santos, E.S.,
1966,Geologic
map oftheSan
Mateo quadrangle, McKinley
and Valencia C o u n t i e s , New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey,
Geol.
Quad.
Map GQ-517, s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
(now Cibola County)
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y s i l l s ,
t u f f s , andflowsandandesites.
Most of t h ea r e a i s mapped a s
Paleozoicsediments.
Area:SanJuanBasin,
McKinley andCibolaCounties.
e
S a n t o s , E . S . , H a l l , R.B., andWeisner,
R.C.,
1975, Mineralresources
of
t h e San Pedro P a r k s W i l d e r n e s s a n d v i c i n i t y ,
Rio Arribaand
SandovalCounties,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 1385-C,
29 p., 3 t a b l e s , 2 f i g s . , 1 p l . , s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,g r a n i t ep o r p h y r y ,a p l i t i c
g r a n i t e , and d i o r i t i cg n e i s s .D i s c u s s e s
miningclaimsand
prospects.Mentionstheoccurrenceofuraniuminnearbysediments
(0.03-0.3% U
Includesminor-elementanalyses
( C u , Co, A s ,
Ba,
Be,
C r , La, Mn, Nb, N 1 , Sc,Sn,
S r , V, Y ,
Mo, P b , Zn, @'6,
A r , Fe, Mg, Ca, T i ) .
Area:Nacimientoand
San PedroMountains,SandovalandRio
Arriba Counties.
Santos, E . S . ,
S a r g e n t , K.A.,
S c h a l l e r , W.T.,
Thadin, R.E.,
see Lipman,
s e eF r i e s ,
-
P.W.,
C.,
and Raup, O.B.,
1967
and P a l l i s t e r , J . S . ,
J r . , andGlass,
J. J.,
1979
1942
Schilling, J.H.,
1956,GeologyoftheQuesta
molybdenum (Moly)mine
a r e a , Taos County, New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineral
Resources, B u l l . 51, 87 p . , 1 t a b l e , 29 f i g s . , 5 p l s . ,s c a l e
1 i n c h = 500 f t
Discussesthegeologyandoredepositionof
molybdenum o r e
d e p o s i t s .I n c l u d e sd e s c r i p t i o n s
of Precambriangranite,
p e g m a t i t e s ,T e r t i a r ya n d e s i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,
andsodagraniteand
d i s c u s s e st h ea l t e r a t i o n
of therocks.Mentionstheoccurrence
of
f l u o r i t e as a gangue m i n e r a l .
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
Rio A r r i b a County.
.
i
Schilling, J.H.,
1960,Mineralresources
of TaosCounty,
New Mexico:
N e w Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 71, 124p.,
3
t a b l e s , 43 f i g s . , 2 p l s .
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,a p l i t e ,p e g m a t i t e s ,d i a b a s e
dikes,andTertiaryandesite,quartzlatite,
r h y o l i t e ,q u a r t z
Discusses pegmatite d e p o s i t s ,c o p p e r monzonite,andgranite.
197
tungsten-gold-silvermineralization.
Area:Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains, Taos County.
Schilling, J.H.,
1965, Molybdenum r e s o u r c e s of N e w Mexico: New Mexico
BureauMinesMineral-Resources,
B u l l . 76, 76 p . , 1 t a b l e , 7 f i g s . ,
2 PlS.
Describes molybdenum r e s o u r c e s i n New Mexico i n c l u d i n g
molybdenum i n p e g m a t i t e d i k e s , q u a r t z v e i n s , p o r p h y r y c o p p e r
d e p o s i t s , a n dt u n g s t e nd e p o s i t s .
Molybdenum i s o f t e na s s o c i a t e d
w i t h uranium e s p e c i a l l y i n s e d i m e n t a r y u r a n i u m d e p o s i t s .
Area:
Statewide.
Schmidt, P.G., andCraddock,
C . , 1964, The g e o l o g yo ft h eJ a r i l l a
Mountains,OteroCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
MineralResources,
B u l l . 82, 55 p . ,1 3f i g s . ,
2 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:24,000
Discussesthegeologyandpetrology
of s y e n o d i o r i t e , l e u c o r h y o l i t e ,m o n z o n i t e ,a n da d a m e l l i t ea n dt h eo c c u r r e n c e
of
i r o n ,l e a d ,c o p p e r ,s i l v e r ,a n dg o l d .I n c l u d e s
a t a b u l a t i o n of
thin-section data.
Area: J a r i l l a Mountains,OteroCounty.
e
Schnake, D.W.,
1977,Conditions
of formation of t h ei r o n - b e a r i n gs k a r n s
a t Lone Mountain,LincolnCounty,
New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New
Mexico I n s t . MiningandTech.,
88 p . , 28 f i g s . , 2 a p p e n d i c e s ,
1 s h e e t ,s c a l e1 : 1 2 , 0 0 0
Describes the geology and geochemistry
of t h e Lone Mountain
laccolith(quartzmonzonite)andquartzmonzonitedikes.Includes
Discusses t h ea l t e r a t i o n of t h el a c c o l i t h
major-elementanalyses.
a n dd e s c r i b e st h eo r ed e p o s i t s .
Uranium i s a s s o c i a t e dw i t ht h e s e
depositsalthoughtheauthorcouldnotfindanyuraniumminerals.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
Schumacher, O.L.,
Reed, R.K.,
s e e Woodward, L.A.,
1974;and
Woodward,
Martinez, R.,
L.A.,
1973
DuChene, H.R.,
and
Schumaker, O . L . ,
1 9 7 2 , Geologyand o r e d e p o s i t s of thesouthwest
NacimientoRange,SandovalCounty,
New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.
New Mexico, 79 p . , 20 f i g s . ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a nq u a r t zm o n z o n i t eg n e i s s ,g r a n i t e ,
l e u c o c r a t i cd i k e s .I n c l u d e sm i n e r a l o g yd e s c r i p t i o n sa n dd i s c u s s e s
a uranium d e p o s i t i n t h e Dakota Sandstone which contains
1 . 4 % u308.
Area:
Nacimiento
Mountains,
Sandoval
County.
S c o t t , T.E.,
Jr.,
see N i e l s e n ,
K.C.,
1979
1 9 7 3 a , Resurgentvolano-tectonicdepression
of Oligocene
Seager, W.R.,
New Mexico:
Geol.
SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 84,
a g e ,s o u t h - c e n t r a l
p . 3,611-3,626,
10 figs.
D e s c r i b e st h ev o l c a n i c
rocks of t h e Good Sight-Cedar Hills
volcanicfield,includingthesouthernpart
of t h eC a b a l l o
Mountains, Good S i g h tM o u n t a i n s ,S i e r r a
de l a s Uvas,Cedar
Hills,
Peak Formation
and West P o t r i l l o Mountains.DescribestheRubio
formations
( a n d e s i t e t o l a t i t e f l o w s ) , B e l l Top and LowerThurman
1.
198
and r h y o l i t e
( i n t e r l a y e r e d b a s a l t and r h y o l i t e a s h - f l o w t u f f s
t u f f s and b r e c c i a s ) , Uvas B a s a l t , a n d Upper Thurman formation
( v o l c a n i c s a n d s t o n e s and mudstones).
Area:
C a b a l l o , Good S i g h t , and West P o t r i l l o Mountains,and
S i e r r a de l a s Uvas Mountains, Dona Ana, S i e r r a , a n d H i d a l g o
Counties
.
197313, Geologic map and s e c t i o n s of Bishop Cap-Organ
Seager, W.R.,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Mountainsarea,
Resources,Geol.
Map 29, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e
1:24,000
Mapped u n i t s i n c l u d e La Cueva Tuff(Tertiary)andSoledad
R h y o l i t e .A l s oi n c l u d e s
a d i s c u s s i o n of t h es t r a t i g r a p h ya n d
economicgeologyofthe
Bishop Cap d i s t r i c t and a b r i e f
d e s c r i p t i o n of the Grant's and Bluestar prospects--both
f l u o r i t ep r o s p e c t s .R a d i o a c t i v ep u r p l ef l u o r i t e
doesoccur
at
t h eB l u e s t a rp r o s p e c t .
Area:
Organ Mountains, Dona
Ana
County.
e
Seager, W.R.,
1981,Geology of Organ MountainsandsouthernSanAndres
Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
M e m . 36, 97 p . , 8 t a b l e s , 88 f i g s . , 2 a p p e n d i c e s , 4 s h e e t s ,s c a l e
1 :31,250
DescribestheTertiaryvolcanicrocks
and t h e Organ b a t h o l i t h
of the Organ Mountains.DiscussestheLaramideorogeny,
late
Tertiarydeformation,andmineraldepositsinthe
OrganMountains.
D e s c r i b e s l e n t i c u l a r pegmatites i n t h e San Agustin Peakand
SugarloafPeakareas
which w e r e n o t t e s t e d
for uranium o r t h o r i u m .
Concludes t h a t uranium-thoriummineralization
and p r e c i o u s metal
d e p o s i t s may s t i l l o c c u ri nt h e
Organ b a t h o l i t h .I n c l u d e s
a
g e o l o g i c map, c r o s s s e c t i o n s , columnar s e c t i o n , andchemical
analyses.
Area:
Organ and San AndresMountains,
Dona
Ana
County.
Seager, W.R.,
and Brown, L.F.,
1978,
The Osgan c a l d e r a ,
F i e l d guide
t o selectedcauldronsandminingdistricts
of theDatil-Mogollon
v o l c a n i cf i e l d , New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub.
7 , p. 139-149, 1 t a b l e , 6 f i g s .
Briefly describes volcanic rocks related to the
Organ
caldera,includingthe
Organ b a t h o l i t h ( m o n z o n i t e t o q u a r t z
lead, z i n c ,s i l v e r ,a n d
m o n z o n i t e ) .B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e sc o p p e r ,
fluorite mineralization occurring in fissure veins, pegmatites,
o rr e p l a c e m e n td e p o s i t si nl i m e s t o n eo rd o l o m i t e .
Area:
Organ Mountains, Dona
Ana
County.
Seager, W.R., andClemons,
R.E.,
1975,Middle
t o l a t eT e r t i a r yg e o l o g y
H i l l s a r e a , New Mexico:
New Mexico Bureau
ofCedarHills-Seldon
Mines MineralResources,Circ.133,
25 p . , 2 t a b l e s , 14 f i g s . , 2
s h e e t s ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
I n c l u d e sc h e m i c a la n a l y s e sa n db r i e fd e s c r i p t i o n s
of T e r t i a r y
r h y o l i t e and b a s a l t i c a n d e s i t e .
Area:
Good SightMountains,
Dona
Ana
County ( C o r r a l i t o s
Ranch, Las Cruces, San DiegoMountain,and
Sierra A l t a
quadrangles).
Seager, W.R.,
Clemons, R.E.,
and Hawley, J . W . ,
1975, Geologyof
Sierra
199
A l t aq u a d r a n g l e , Dona
Ana
County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau
Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 102, 56 p . , 2 t a b l e s , 13 f i g s . ,
s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Discussesthegeologyandpetrology
of a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e , and
r h y o l i t eI. n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s .
Area:
Good S i g h tM o u n t a i n sa n dS i e r r ad el a s
Uvas, Dona
Ana
County.
Seager, W.R.,
Hawley, J . W . ,
andClemons,
R.E.,
1 9 7 1 , Geologyof
San
DiegoMountainsarea,
DonaAna
County, New Mexico: New Mexico
BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 97, 38 p . , 3 f i g s . , 2 p l s . ,
s c a l e 1 :16,330
BrieflydescribesPrecambrianmicroclinegranite,Tertiary
a n d e s i t e , B e l l Top F o r m a t i o n ( r h y o l i t e t u f f s ) , and t h e Thurman
Formation ( r h y o l i t e s ) .I n c l u d e s
a g e o l o g i c map.
Area:
Good SightMountainsandSanDiegoMountain,
DonaAna
County.
1976,Geologyof
Dona
Seager, W.R., Kottlowski, F.E., and Hawley, J . W . ,
Ana Mountains, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, C i r c . 147, 36 p . , 2 t a b l e s ,1 3f i g s . ,
3 p l s . ,s c a l e
1 :24,000
D i s c u s s e st h ep e t r o l o g ya n dc h e m i s t r y
of a n d e s i t e , r h y o l i t e ,
andmonzonitewithinthe
mapped area.Mentionstheoccurrence
of
c o p p e r ,g o l d ,a n ds i l v e rd e p o s i t s .
Area:
Dona
Ana
Mountains, Dona
Ana
County.
Segerstrom, K . , andRyberg,
G.E.,
1974,Geologyandplacer-golddeposits
of t h e J i c a r i l l a Mountains,LincolnCounty,
New Mexico, U . S . Geol.
Survey, B u l l . 1308, 25 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 1 f i g . , 1 p l .
Discusses the geology and geochemistry of Tertiary granod i o r i t e ,g r a n i t e ,m o n z o n i t e ,d i o r i t e ,
a n dq u a r t zl a t i t e .I n c l u d e s
a d i s c u s s i o n of t h e h y p o g e n e s u l f i d e v e i n s i n g r a n o d i o r i t e a n d
monzonite.
Area:
LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
Segerstrom, K . , S t o t e l m e y e r , R.B., Williams, F.E., a n dC o r d e l l ,
L.,
1975,Mineralresources
of t h e White MountainWildernessand
adjacentareas,LincolnCounty,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
Open-file Rept. 75-385, 245 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 1 7 f i g s .
DescribesWalkerAndesiteBreccia,
NogalPeak
Trachyte,
ChurchMountain L a t i t e , a n d e s i t e p o r p h y r y , R i a l t o s t o c k
( s y e n o d i o r i t e ) , s y e n i t e d i k e s , Bonito Lake s t o c k ( s y e n i t e ) ,
s t o c k ( s y e n i t e ,n o r d m a r k i t e ) ,a n dr h y o l i t e .
ThreeRivers
Describesminingclaimsandoccurrences
of f l u o r i t e .I n c l u d e s
geochemicalanalyses
(Cu, La, Mo, Nb, Pb, S e ,S r ,
Y, Zr).
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
E.G.,
E l s t o n , W.E., E r b , E.E.,
S h a f i q u l l a h , M . , s e eD e a l ,
S.L.,
R i e t e C D . E . ,a n d
Damon, P . E . , 1978
S h i v e r , W.S.,
s e e F u l l a g a r , P.D.,
Petersen,
1973
Sheridan, M . J . ,
1947,LincolnCountyirondeposits,
New Mexico:
BureauMines,Rept.Inv.
RI-3988, 19 p . 24 f i g s .
U.S.
200
Describes t h e v a r i o u s i r o n - o r e
dewsits i n L i n c o l n County,
I n c l u d e s mine andgeological
maps
f o r many of t h e d e p o s i t s .
Area:
LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
some of which a r e radioactive.
a
Shoemaker, E.M.,
1956,
Occurrence
of uranium i n diatremes i nt h e
New Mexico,and Utah, &
Navajoand Hopi Reservations,Arizona,
C o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h eg e o l o g y of uraniumandthorium:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, Prof. Paper 300, p . 179-185, 2 f i g s . : U.N. I n t e r n a t .
Atomic Energy, 1st Proc., Geneva, v . 6,
Conf.Peacefuluses
p . 412-417
Describesuraniumoccurrences
i n 250 diatremes.
Includes
O u t l e t Neck, 11.9 ppm U and28.4
uraniumandthoriumanalyses:
ppm Th,BennettPeak,12.3
pprn U and31.5 ppm Th, and Mitten
Rock, 10.6 ppm U and 50.1 ppm Th.
Area:
San JuanBasin.
Shoemaker, J., 1965,Apl-ite
d i k e s of the SandiaMountains,
New Mexico
c a b s . ) , i n Southwestern N e w Mexico 11: New Mexico Geol.SOC.,
G u i d e b o o F l 6 t h f i e l d conf.,p.
242
D i s c u s s e st h ei n t r u s i o n
of a p l i t e d i k e si nP r e c a m b r i a n
g r a n i t e andmetamorphicrocks.
Area:
SandiaMountains,BernalilloCounty.
1946,Sediments
from a l a s k i t e , CapitanMountain,
New
Mexico:
J o u r . Sed. P e t r o l o g y v
,.
16, no. 3, p . 121-123, 1 f i g .
of sediments by the erosion
Brieflydiscussestheformation
of i n t r u s i v e a l a s k i t e . B r i e f l v d e s c r i b e st h ea l a s k i t e .
'Area: LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
S i d w e l l , R.G.,
Siems, D.L., see Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C.,
G r i f f i t t s , W.R.,
Kraxberger, V.E., andCurry,
K.J.,
1975
_
.
Silberman, M.L.,
1974
see C a r t e n ,
R.B.,
Armstrong, A.K.,
a n dE l s t o n ,
W.E.,
S i l v e r , C., 1955,Geologyof
the Caballo Mountains, i n S o u t h - c e n t r a l New
Mexico:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 6 t h 'TTeld c o n f . ,p .
146154, 2 f i g s .
PrecambriangraniteandgneissandTertiaryrhyoliteoccurs
of supergene
i n t h e Caballo Mountains.Mentionstheoccurrence
uranium deposits.
Area:
Caballo Mountains, S i e r r a County.
Silver, C.,
K e l l e y , V.C.,
1952
Simon, D.B.,
1973,GeologyoftheSilver
H i l l area, Socorro County, New
Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . Miningand
Tech.; New
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Open-fileRept.
41, 101 p.,
2 t a b l e s , 18 f i g s . , 1 p l . , map
D i s c u s s e s the petrology and geology
of the H e l l s Mesa, A.L.
Peak,and
L a J a r a Peak f o r m a t i o n s .I n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
e-
Smalley, R.G.,
see Glass,
-
J. J . , 1945
201
Smith, B.C.,
a
see C o l l i n s ,
G.E.,
1956
1958a, Geologic map o f I n s c r i p t i o n
Rock 15-min
Smith, C . T . , a n d o t h e r s ,
quadrangle,ValenciaCounty,
New Mexico:
N e w Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral
Resources,
Geol.
Map 4, s c a1
l e: 4 8 , 0 0 0
(now C i b o l a County)
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f u n d i f f e r e n t i a t e d
P r e c a m b r i a nr o c k si n c l u d i n gg r a n i t eg n e i s s ,a p l i t ef a c i e s ,q u a r t z
v e i n s ,a n dm e t a r h y o l i t e .
Most of t h ea r e a i s mapped a sP a l e o z o i c
sediments.
Area:
Zuni Mountains,CibolaCounty.
Smith, C . T . , a n d o t h e r s , 195823, Geologic map of F o s t e r Canyon
quadrangle,Valencia
andMcKinley
Counties, New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,Geol.
Map 9 , s c a l e 1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
(now Cibola County)
Geologic map shows the d i s t r i b u t i o n of P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e
g n e i s s with a p l i t e facies and q u a r t zv e i n s .
Most of t h ea r e a i s
mapped a s P a l e o z o i c s e d i m e n t s .
Counties.
Area:
Zuni Mountains, C i b o l a andMcKinley
e
Smith, C . T . , a n do t h e r s ,
1964,Reconnaissancegeology
of t h e L i t t l e
Black Peak quadrangle,LincolnandSocorroCounties,
New Mexico,
i n Ruidoso country:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 5 t h f i e l d
conf.,p.
92-99, 1 t a b l e , 1 s h e e t , s c a l e 1:62,500; New Mexico
Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Circ. 75
Briefly describes the
Lone Mountain stock ( k a l i a l a s k i t e ) ,
n o r d m a r k i t e ,a n db a s a l tf l o w s( i n c l u d i n gc h e m i c a la n a l y s e s ) .
Mapped u n i t s i n c l u d e v o l c a n i c
breccia, q u a r t z - b e a r i n g i n t r u s i v e s
and e x t r u s i v e s , g r a n i t e d i k e s , monzoniteandmonzoniteporphyry
d i k e s and s t o c k s , l a t i t e , s y e n i t e , a n d t h e
Lone Mountainstock.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
1976, S t r u c t u r e and petrologyoftheJohn
Kerr Peak Dome
Cenozoic
I
volcanism i n
complex,southwestern New Mexico, &
southwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC., Spec. Pub. 5,
p . 71-78, 3 t a b l e s , 9 f i g s .
Includeschemicalanalyses
of q u a r t z l a t i t e s and a g e o l o g i c
map ( s c a l e 1 i n c h = 1 m i )
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Smith, E.I.,
Smith, E. I., see E l s t o n , W.E., Damon, P.E., Coney, P. J., Rhodes, R.C.,
andBikerman,
M . , 1973:andRhodes,
R.C.,
1976
_
.
Smith, E . S . ,
see May,
R.T.,
Dickson, R . E . ,
andNystrom,
R. J.,
1981
Smith, H.T.U.,
1938, T e r t i a r yg e o l o g y of theAbiquiuquadrangle,
New
Jour.Geology,v.
46, no. 7, p. 933-965, 12 f i g s .
I n c l u d e s brief d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a n g n e i s s a n d g r a n i t e
and T e r t i a r y Chicoma v o l c a n i c f o r m a t i o n ( a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e , a n d
r h y o l i t e ) , AbiquiuTuff,and
Canones a n d e s i t e .
Area:Sangre
de C r i s t o Mountains,RioArribaCounty.
Mexico:
Smith, R.L., andBailey,
R.A.,
1968, S t r a t i g r a p h y ,s t r u c t u r e ,a n d
v o l c a n i c e v o l u t i o n of t h e Jemez Mountains, New Mexico ( a b s . ) :
!02
L
Colorado School Mines, Quart., v. 63, no.
3, p. 259-260: Geol.
SOC. America, Spec. Paper 115, p. 447-448
Briefly describes the Jemez volcanic field, consisting
of a
cyclic progression of basalts to rhyolites. Divides the sequence
into four parts:
1) Pliocene basalt-rhyolite, 2) Pliocene
basalt-andesite anddacite-rhyodacite-quartz latite-rhyolite,
3 ) Pliocene basalt-andesite-dacite-rhyodacite-quartz latiterhyolite complex (mafic to felsic sequence), and 4) Pleistocene
rhyolite suite, including the Bandelier Tuff.
Area: Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties.
Smith, R.L., Bailey, R.A., and Ross, C.S., 1970, Geologic map of the
Jemez Mountains,New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Geol. Inv.
Map 1-571, scale 1-125,000
of quartz latite,
Geologic map showing the distribution
rhyolite, rhyodacite, andesite, and Precambrian granite.
Area: Jemez Mountains, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties.
see
Bailey, R.A., and Ross, C.S., 1969: and Ross, C.S., and
Smith, R.L.,
Bailey, R.A., 1961
Smith, W.L.,
Smouse, P.,
1980
see Larsen, E.S., Jr., Phair, G., and Gottfried, D., 1956
see Berry, V.P., Nagy, P.A., Sprerg, W.C., and Barnes, C.W.,
Snider, H.I.,
0
eElston, W.E.,
1964
Soule, J.H., 1946a, Exploration of Gallinas fluorspar deposits, Lincoln
County, New Mexico: U . S . Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-3854,
25 p., 21 tables,7 figs.
Mentions tihe occurrence of Precambrian granite, quartz
monzonite porphyry, and syenite dikes. Describes the fluorspar
deposits, including the occurrence of bastnaesite. Includes
chemical analyses (Ce, F., C02, Ca, B ~ ,
~ ~ 0 ) .
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Soule, J.H., 194633, Exploration of Harding tantalum-lithium deposits,
Taos County, New Mexico: U.S. Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-3986,
10 p., 6 figs.
of
A detailed report describing the geology and mineralogy
the tantalum and lithium pegmatites in the Picuris Range. Host
rocks include Precambrian schists and gneisses. Mentions the
occurrence of ,microlite.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Soule, J.H., 1947, Capitan iron deposits, LincolnCounty, New Mexico:
U.S. Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-4022,8 p., figs.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
Soule, J.H., 1948, Investigation of Capitan iron deposits, Lincoln
County, New Mexico: U . S . Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-4514,
5 p., 8 figs.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
203
e
Soule, J . M . ,
1 9 7 2 , S t r u c t u r a lg e o l o g y
of n o r t h e r np a r t ofAnimas
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
Mountains,HidalgoCounty,
p., 8 f i g s . ,s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
MineralResources,Circ.125,15
BrieflydescribesPrecambriangranite,Tertiaryrhyolite,
quartzmonzoniteporphyry,quartzlatite,andvitrophyre.
Area: Animas Mountains,HidalgoCounty.
Spencer, A.C., andPaige,
S . , 1935,GeologyoftheSantaRita
mine a r e a ,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
B u l l . 859, 78 p . , 1 f i g . , 6 p l s . ,
s c a l e 1 :24,000
DescribestheTertiaryquartzdioriteporphyry,granodiorite,
g r a n o d i o r i t ep o r p h y r y ,r h y o l i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n d e s i t e ,a n dd i o r i t e
f l o w s ,s t o c k s ,
s i l l s , a n dd i k e s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,GrantCounty
(Silver City quadrangle).
1975, Geologic map and s e c t i o n s of t h e J o y i t a H i l l s
Spradlin, E.J.,
area,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico (withemphasis on T e r t i a r y
U.S. Geol.Survey,Open-fileRept.
75-139,
v o l c a n i cr o c k s ) :
s c a l e 1 :24,000
Geologic map shows t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of r h y o l i t e s , a n d e s i t e s ,
and l a t i t e s , ofthe
A.L. Peak, Hells Mesa, andSpearsformations.
Area:
La J o y i t a H i l l s , SocorroCounty.
S p r e r g , W.C.,
1980
e
s e eB e r r y ,
-
V.P.,
Nagy, P.A.,
Barnes, C.W.,
S t a a t z , M.H.,
1965,Thorium,
i nM i n e r a l andwaterresources
Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines MineralResources,
p. 230-234, 1 f i g .
and Smouse, P.,
of New
B u l l . 87,
1974, Thorium v e i n si nt h eU n i t e dS t a t e s :
Econ.Geology,
S t a a t z , M.H.,
v . 69, p. 494-507,4
tables, 6 f i g s .
Brieflydescribesthorium
v e i n s intheCapitanMountains,
LincolnCounty(0.01-1.12%Th);
Gold H i l l d i s t r i c t , Grant County.
(0.05-0.72% T h ) ; andLaughlinPeak,ColfaxCounty(0.05-0.82%
Th).
Countyporphyrybelt:BurroMountains,Grant
Area:
Lincoln
County;Chic0
H i l l s , ColfaxCounty.
Adams, J . W . ,
andConklin,
N.M.,
1965,Thorium-bearing
S t a a t z , M.H.,
m i c r o c l i n e - r i c hr o c k si nt h es o u t h e r nC a b a l l oM o u n t a i n s ,S i e r r a
County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,Prof.Paper
525-D, p.
D48-D51, 1 t a b l e , 2 f i g s .
Describestheradioactivemetasomatic
bodies which are h i g h
i nm i c r o c l i n e .I n c l u d e sc h e m i c a la n a l y s e s
( T h , La,
Ce,
Nd, Yb, Y,
Nb, U ) .
T h o r i t e ,u r a n o p h a n e ,f l u o r c a r b o n a t e ,a n db a s t n a e s i t e
were i d e n t i f i e d .
The uraniumandthoriumanalysesareasfollows:
microcline--north e n d
CaballosMountains,
RedRock
0.44% Th
claim
0.03% U
microcline--center
Caballo
Mountains, Red Rock c l a i m
0.16% Th
0.00%
microcline--Plainview
claim
0.086% Th
0.07% U
u
204
Area:
CaballoMountains,SierraCounty.
S t a r k , J.T.,
1956,Geologyofthesouth
Manzano Mountains, New Mexico:
N e w Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 34, 48 p . , 1
f i g . , 8 p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 4 8 , 0 0 0
I n c l u d e s modal a n a l y s e s and s t r a t i g r a p h i c s e c t i o n s of t h e
PrecambrianSevilletaMetai-hyolite,
P r i e s t G r a n i t e , Monte Largo
stock,pegmatites,andaplite
dikes.
Area:
Manzano Mountains,TorranceandValenciaCounties.
E.C.,
1946,Geologyof
t h e Los Pinos
S t a r k , J . T . , andDapples,
Geol. SOC. America,Bull.,v.
57,
Mountains, New Mexico:
7
p
l
s
.
,
s
c
a
l
e
1
:
6
3
,
3
6
0
1
f
i
g
.
,
p. 1,121-1,172,
Describes the P r e c a m b r i a nq u a r t z i t e s ,s c h i s t s ,r h y o l i t e s ,
a n dg r a n i t e s( L o sP i n o s
and P r i e s t p l u t o n s ) of the Los Pinos
Mountains.
The r e g i o na l s oi n c l u d e sp e g m a t i t e s ,a p l i t e s ,
q u a r t zv e i n s ,a n dq u a r t z - f e l d s p a r
dikes.
Area:
Los PinosMountains,SocorroCounty.
S t e a r n s , C.E.,
1953, T e r t i a r yg e o l o g y of theGalisteo-Tonguearea,
New
Geol. SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 64,p.
459-508, 1 t a b l e ,
3 p l s . ,s c a l e
1:125,000
1 0f i g s . ,
Describes t h e E s p i n a s o V o l c a n i c s ( a n d e s i t e s t o q u a r t z
latites).
O r t i z , andSangre de CristoMountains,
Area:Sandia,
B e r n a l i l l o ,S a n t aF e ,a n dS a n d o v a lC o u n t i e s .
Mexico:
Stearns, C.E.,
1962,Geologyofthenorthhalf
of thePelonaquadrangle,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
CatronCounty,
78, 46 p . , s c a l e 1:63,360
Resources,Bull.
Describes and d i s c u s s e s the geology of t h eD a t i lF o r m a t i o n
occurring in the north half
of the Pelona quadrangle.
Includes
g e o l o g i c map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Stearns, C.E.,
Steensma, R.S.,
S t e n s r u d , H.L.,
see Willard, M.E., 1971
see Kottlowski,F.E., 1979
see Gresens, R.L.,
1974a,b
S t e r l i n g , D.A., andMalan,
R.C.,
1970, D i s t r i b u t i o n ofuraniumand
Am. I n s t .
thoriuminPrecambrianrocks
of southwestern U . S . :
MiningEngineers,Trans.,v.
247, no. 3, p. 255-259, 1 t a b l e , 5
figs
Summarizes t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n s of t h e U . S . Atomic Energy
Commission (now theDept.
of E n e r g y ) o n t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f
uraniumandthorium
inthesouthwest,including
New Mexico.
I n c l u d e s maps showingthelocations
of samples(analysesarenot
g i v e n ) . Average c o n t e n t s of uraniumandthorium
i ni g n e o u sr o c k s
aregiven;igneousrocks(3.5
ppm eU308, 19.6 ppm eTh02),
metamorphicrocks
( 2 * ppm eu308, 8.5 ppm eTh02).Granites
g e n e r a l l y c o n t a i n more uraniumandthoriumthanquartzmonzonites,
.
205
which g e n e r a l l y c o n t a i n more t h a n g r a n o d i o r i t e s .
Area:
Statewide.
e
s e e Malan, R.C.,
1969
s e e Foster, R.W.,
1961
S t e r l i n g , D.A.,
S t i p p , T.F.,
New
Stobbe, H. R., 1949a,Dacites from LaughlinPeak,ColfaxCounty,
Mexico (abs.):Geol.
SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 60, p . 1 , 9 2 2
D e s c r i b e sT e r t i a r yd a c i t e s
of the Chico H i l l s a r e a .I n c l u d e s
modal a n a l y s e s .
H i l l s area,ColfaxCounty.
Area:Chico
1949b, P e t r o l o g y of v o l c a n i cr o c k s
of n o r t h e a s t e r n New
Stobbe, H.R.,
Mexico:
Geol.
SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 60, p. 1,041-1,095, f i g s .
Includesgeochemicalandpetrographicdescriptions
of
Red MountainDacite,
v o l c a n i cr o c k s .D e s c r i b e sa n a l c i m eb a s a n i t e ,
a n d e s i t e ,S l a g l et r a c h y t e ,
C h i c oP h o n o l i t e s ,a n a l c i m em i c r o c l i n e
fayalites,andleucocraticdikes.
Hills a r e a ,C o l f a x
County.
Area:Chico
Stobbe, H.R.,
1950,DacitesfromLaughlinPeak,ColfaxCounty,
New
Am. M i n e r a l o g i s t v
, .
35, nos. 3-4, p. 288-289
D e s c r i b e s d a c i t e s from Laughlin Peakand
i n c l u d e s modal
analyses
H i l l s a r e a ,C o l f a x
County.
Area:Chico
Mexico ( a b s . ) :
.
Stobbe, H.R.,
S t o l l e , W.C.,
s e eC o l l i n s ,
R.F.,
1942
see Disbrow,
A.E.,
1957
_
.
J r . , 1972a, Ages and n a t u r e of v o l c a n i c a c t i v i t y on t h e
Stormer, J . C . ,
s o u t h e r n High P l a i n s , New Mexico andColorado:Geol.
SOC.
America, B u l l . , v.83,p.2,443-2,448,
2 tables, 2 figs.
I n c l u d e ss t r a t i g r a p h i cs e c t i o n s
of theRaton-Claytonregion.
Includesageandpotassiumcontentsand
a normativequartzolivine-diopsidediagram.
Area:Raton-Claytonvolcanicfield,ColfaxCounty.
of theRaton-Clayton
Stormer, J . C . , J r . , 1972b,Mineralogyandpetrology
v o l c a n i cf i e l d ,n o r t h e a s t e r n
New Mexico:
Geol. SOC. America,
B u l l . , V . 83, p. 3,299-3,322, 11 f i g s .
D i v i d e st h ea l k a l i n el a v a s
of theRaton-Claytonregioninto
f i vg
e roups:
1) Raton-Clayton a l k a l o
i l i v i n eb a s a l t s ,
2 ) Red
Mountainhornblendeandesitesanddacites,
3 ) Sierra Grande
v o l c a n i cp y r o x e n ea n d e s i t e s ,
4) b a s a n i t e s and o l i v i n e
n e p h e l i n i t e sa, n d5C
) a p u l i n - t y p eb a s a l t i cl a v a sI.n c l u d e s
detailedmineralogicaldescriptions
andchemicalanalyses
( m a j o r - e l e m e n t )a n dd i s c u s s e st h ep e t r o g e n e s i s .
H i l l s area,
Area:Raton-Claytonvolcanic
f i e l d andChico
C o l f a x a n d Union Counties.
Stormer, J . C . , J r . , andCarmichael,
I.S.E.,
1970, V i l l i a u m i t ea n dt h e
Am.
occurrence of f l u o r i d em i n e r a l si ni g n e o u sr o c k s :
M i n e r a l o g i s t , v . 55, p. 126-134, 3 f i g s .
206
Describes the o c c u r r e n c ea n ds i g n i f i c a n c e
of v i l l i a u m i t e
found i n a p e r a l k a l i n e p h o n o l i t i c s i l l inColfaxCounty.
H i l l s , Colfax
County.
Area:
Chic0
0
Stormer, J . C . ,
Jr., s e eJ o n e s ,
L.M.,
andWalker,
R.L.,
1974
Storms, W.R.,
1 9 4 7 a ,I r o nM o u n t a i nb e r y l l i u md e p o s i t s ,S i e r r a
and
SocorroCounties,
New Mexico:
U . S . BureauMines,Rept.Inv.
RI-4024, 1 3p . ,t a b l e s ,
12 figs.
Describes the g e o l o g y a n d b e r y l l i u m d e p o s i t s a t I r o n
of I r o n Mountain i n S o c o r r o
Mountainand i n an a r e a t o t h e n o r t h
of
County.
I n c l u d e sl o c a t i o n maps, a s s a y maps, a n dt a b l e s
c h e m i c a la n a l y s e s .I r o n ,z i n c ,a n df l u o r i t ea r ep r e s e n ti n
v a r i o u s amounts.
Area:
S i e r r aC u c h i l l o ,S i e r r a
andSocorroCounties.
194713, IronMountaintungstendeposits,
Sierra County, New
Storms, W.R.,
Mexico: U . S . BureauMines,Rept.Inv.
RI-4035, 5 p . , 7 f i g s .
BrieflydescribesthetungstendepositsatIronMountain.
I n c l u d e s l o c a t i o n maps and a s s a y maps.
Area:
S i e r r aC u c h i l l o ,S i e r r a
County.
S t o t e l m e y e r , R.B.,
1975
0
seeSegerstrom,
-
K.,
Williams, F.E.,
a n dC o r d e l l ,
L.,
Strobell, J.D.,
J r . , 1956,Geologyof
t h eC a r r i z oM o u n t a i n sa r e ai n
northeasternArizonaandnorthwestern
N e w Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, O i l and Gas I n v . Map,
OM-160,
2 s h e e t sw i t ht e x t
and
sections
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of d i o r i t e s i l l s and
l a c c o l i t h s . Most of t h e a r e a i s mapped asPaleozoicandMesozoic
s e d i ment s
Area:
San Juan
Basin.
.
S t r o n g i n , O . , 1957,Geologyand
o r e d e p o s i t s of Apache H i l l s and
northernSierraRica,HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico:
Ph.D. t h e s i s ,
ColumbiaUniv.,
221 p . , 5 t a b l e s , 33 f i g s . , 1 6 p l s . ; New Mexico
1:24,000
BureauMinesMineralResources,Open-fileRept.18,scale
Detailedthesisdescribingthegeology,contact
metamorphism,
and o r e d e p o s i t s of the Apache H i l l s and Si.erra Rica area.
IgneousrocksincludetheLast
Chance v o l c a n i c s , g r a n i t i c
Good d e s c r i p t i o n s andmine
maps
i n t r u s i v e s ,a n dr h y o l i t ef l o w s .
of t h e o r e d e p o s i t s
of theApache-ChapandFremontcopper-golds i l v e r - l e a d - z i n cm i n i n gd i s t r i c t s .
A g e o l o g i c map accompaniesthe
The o r ed e p o s i t sa tt h e
Apache-Chapo mines a r ec o n t a c t
thesis.
metasomatic, while t h e d e p o s i t s i n t h e
Fremont d i s t r i c t are
v e i n -a n df r a c t u r e - f i l l i n g .M e n t i o n st h a t
uranium was d i s c o v e r e d
a t t h e Napane mineand c l a i m s w e r e f i l e d i n
1955 f o r r a d i o a c t i v e
deposits.
Area:Mogollon-DatilvolcanicprovinceandHatchetMountain
area,HidalgoCounty.
S u i t s , V. J . ,
Sumner, W.,
see Wenrich-Verbeek,1979a,b
1980,GeologyoftheWaterCanyon-Jordan
Canyon a r e a ,
207
Socorro County, New Mexico: M.S. thesis, New Mexico Inst. Mining
and Tech., 151p.’, New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Open-file Rept. 135, 1 table, 37 figs., 1 pl., scale 1:12,000
Describes Precambrian rhyolite of North Baldy, the Magdalen
granite, Tertiary quartz monzonite stock, and rhyolite dikes.
of a partial scintillometer survey
Briefly discusses the results
where it is reported that the Magdalena granite
has the highest
reading. No uranium anomalies were found and the author conclude
that no evidencewas found to indicate thatthe Proterozoic rocks
of the Magdalena
Mountains are favorable foruranium deposits.
Area: Magdalena Mountains, Socorro County.
Sun, M.S., and Baldwin, B., 1958, Volcanic rocks of the Cienega area,
Santa Fe County, New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Bull. 54, 80 p., 14 tables, 8 figs., 6 pls., map
Describes andesite breccia, augite monzonite, latite, and
limburgite. Includes some modal and chemical analyses.
Area: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Santa
Fe County.
Sur, F.J., 1946, Explorationof the Bishop Cap fluorspar project, Dona
Ana County, New Mexico: U.S. Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv. RI-3946,
7 p., tables, 6 figs.
Brief report on the fluorspar deposits of Bishop Cap, Orga
Mountains. These deposits include fluorite-quartz-calcite veins.
Includes CaF2, CaC03, Si02, and BaS04 analyses
on theore.
Area: Organ Mountains, Dona Ana County.
0
Sur, F.J., 1947, Huckleberry spar mine, Catron County, New Mexico: U.S.
Bureau Mines, Rept. Inv., RI-4053, 11 p., 5 pls.
Discusses the geology and ore deposition of fluorite depos
in the Mogollon Mountains. Host rocks include andesite, rhyolite,
and altered andesites. Includes major-element analyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Catron County.
*
I
Sutherland, P.K., __
see
Miller,J.P.,
and
Montgomery,
A.,
1963
Swinney, C.M., see Gillerman, E.G., Whitebread, D.H., Crowley, R.J.,
and K l e i n E p l , F.J., 1954
Templain, C.J., and Dotterer, F.E., 1978, Preliminary studyof the
uranium favorability of the Jornada del Muerto Basin and adja
areas, south-central New Mexico: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-80(78), 22 p., 3 tables, 7 figs.
Mentions the occurrence of Precambrian granite, granite
gneiss, aplite, and pegmatite dikes in the Caballo and Fra
Cristobal Ranges. Gives three occurrences of anomalous uranium:
1) Precambrian shear zones in gneiss ( 0 . 0 2 % eU308), 2) fault
zone with fluorite, and 3) fault zone between granite and syen
dikes.
Area: Caballo and Fra Cristobal Mountains, Sierra County.
e
Thaden, R.E., Santos, E.S., and Raup, O.B., 1967, Geologic mapof the
Grants quadrangle, Valencia County, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey, Geol. Quad. Map GQ-681, scale 1:24.000 (now Cibola
County)
208
*
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e .
Uranium i s found i n a d j a c e n t s e d i m e n t s .
Area:
San JuanBasin,CibolaCounty.
Thomann, W., i n p r e p a r a t i o n , I g n e o u s
andmetamorphic
ThunderbirdFormation,
E l PasoCounty,Texas:
Texas ( E l Paso)
Area: Franklin
Mountains,
Texas.
Thompson, M.L.,
1956
see Kottlowski,F.E.,Flower,
p e t r o l o g yo f
Ph.D. t h e s i s , Univ.
a n dF o s t e r ,
R.H.,
R.W.,
Thompson, S., 111, 1955a,GeologyofthesouthernFraCristobal
Range,
S i e r r a County, New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ. New Mexico, 75 p . ,
5 f i g s . , 3 p l s .( r e v i s e d1 9 6 0 )
Area:
FraCristobalMountains,SierraCounty.
Thompson, S., 111, 195513, Geoloqvof
t h eF r aC r i s t o b a l
Ranae. i n South- c e n t r a l New Mexico:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guideboo< 6 t h f i e l d
c o n f . , 0. 155-157
M e n t i o n sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,s c h i s t ,d i o r i t e ,a n dp e g m a t i t e s
o c c u r r i n gi nt h ea r e a .
D i s c u s s e s t h eo c c u r r e n c e of gold.
Area:
FraCristobalMountains,SierraCounty.
~~
"
e
Thompson, T.B., 1964, A s t r a t i g r a p h i c s e c t i o n of t h e S i e r r a Blanca
volcanicsinthe
NogalPeak
a r e a ,L i n c o l nC o u n t y ,
New Mexico, &
Ruidosocountry:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 5 t hf i e l d
c o n f . ,p .
76-78, 3 f i g s .
Briefstratigraphicsection
of t h e NogalPeak
alkalicigneous
rock complex.
Area:
LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
Thompson, T.B.,
1965, Pegmatites of t h e E l k Mountain d i s t r i c t , San
MiguelCounty,
New Mexico ( a b s . ) , i n S o u t h w e s t e r n
N e w Mexico 11:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook l x h f i e l d c o n f . ,
p. 243
the
D i s c u s s e st h eo c c u r r e n c e s
of discordantpegmatitesnear
Embudo G r a n i t e . The pegmatitesincludeminor
amounts of
rare-earth elements.
de C r i s t oM o u n t a i n s ,
San MiguelCounty.
Area:Sangre
Thompson, T.B., 1968,Hydrothermal
a l t e r a t i o n and m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of t h e
R i a l t os t o c k ,L i n c o l nC o u n t y ,
New Mexico:
Econ.
Geology,v.
63,
p . 943-949, 3 t a b l e s , 8 f i g s .
The R i a l t o s t o c k c o n s i s t s
of d o m i n a n t l y h o r n b l e n d e - b i o t i t e
monzonite.Eight
known b r e c c i az o n e so c c u rw i t h i nt h es t o c ka n d
s e r i c i t e . The
a r eh y d r o t h e r m a l l ya l t e r e dt oq u a r t za n d
p o r p h y r i t i c a l t e r a t i o n zone has been invaded
by magnetite and
s p h e n ev e i n l e t s .
Molybdenum andcoppermineralizationoccur
w i t h i nt h es t o c kn e a r
or w i t h i nt h e breccia zones.Includes
spectrochemical and modal a n a l y s e s of t h e s t o c k . Mineralzonation
c o n s i s t s of coppersurrounded by molybdenum surrounded by
magnetite.
Area:
LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
.
Thompson, T.B.,
1972, S i e r r aB l a n c ai g n e o u s
complex, New Mexico:
Geol.
209
SOC. America, B u l l . , v.83,
A detailed discussion
a
p. 2,341-2,356, 7 f i g s .
of T e r t i a r y m o n z o n i t e t o q u a r t z s y e n i t e
s t o c k s , s i l l s , a n dd i k e si n t r u d i n gt h ea n d e s i t e ,t r a c h y t e s ,a n d
I n c l u d e sd e t a i l e dg e o c h e m i c a la n a l y s e s .
lati tes
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
-
Thompson, T.B., 1973,Mineraldeposits
of Nogaland
Bonitomining
d i s t r i c t s , New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Circ.123,
30 p., 1 5f i g s . ,s c a l e
1 inch = 1 m i
Describes the Sierra B l a n c a v o l c a n i c s ( t r a c h y t e p o r p h y r y a n d
a n d e s i t e ) ,R i a l t os t o c k( m o n z o n i t e ) ,B o n i t o
Lake s t o c k ( s y e n i t e ) ,
T h r e eR i v e r ss t o c k( l e u c o c r a t i cs y e n i t ep o r p h y r y ) ,d i a b a s e
p o r p h y r y ,d i a b a s e ,r h y o l i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n dp h o n o l i t e s .I n c l u d e s
chemicalanalysesand
a g e o l o g i c map.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyry
belt.
1974, O r b i c u l a rr o c k s
of t h eS a n d i a
Thompson, T.B., and G i l e s , D.L.,
Geol.
SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 85, p. 911Mountains, New Mexico:
916, 3 t a b l e s , 6 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e st h r e et y p e s
of o r b i c u l a rr o c k sw i t h i n
a biotiter i c hP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e :
1 ) m u l t i - s h e l l e do r b i c u l e sw i t h
a core
of b i o t i t e monzonite surrounded by b i o t i t e a n d p l a g i o c l a s e s h e l l s ,
2 ) p l a g i o c l a s eo r b i c u l e s ,a n d3 )p l a g i o c l a s eo rh o r n f e l sc o r e
surrounded by b i o t i t e andplagioclasebands.Includeschemical
of
a n a l y s e s of the o r b i c u l e s andsummarizesthecharacteristics
t h eo r b i c u l a rr o c k s .
Area:SandiaMountains,BernalilloCounty.
e
Thompson, T.B., and Giles, D.L., 1980,Igneous
o r i g i n of t h eo r b i c u l a r
rocks of theSandiaMountains,
New Mexico--Discussion:Geol.
SOC.
America, B u l l . , v. 91, p. 245-246
Presents opposing viewpoint
onan
a r t i c l e byEnz
and o t h e r s
(1979and1980)concerningtheorbicularrocks
of theSandia
a metasomatic
Mountains.
Thompson and G i l e s (1974)favored
o r i g i n . Concludes t h a tt h e new i n f o r m a t i o np r e s e n t e d by Enz and
others(1979)doesnotresolvethecontroversyconcerningthe
o r i g i n of t h e s e r o c k s .
Area:
SandiaMountains,BernalilloCounty.
Thompson, T.B.,
G i l e s , D.L.,
1972
1977,Geologic
map oftheCoyote
Peakand
Brockman
Thorman, C.H.,
New Mexico: U . S . Geol.
quadrangles,HidalgoandGrantCounties,
Survey,Misc.
F i e l d S t u d i e s Map,MF-924,
s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e ,
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n dq u a r t zl a t i t e .I n c l u d e s
some chemical
analyses.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,HidalgoandGrant
Counties.
Thorman, C.H., andDrewes,
H., 1 9 7 8 a ,C r e t a c e o u s - e a r l yT e r t i a r yh i s t o r y
ofthenorthern
PyramidMountains,southwestern
New Mexico, i n
Land of C o c h i s e( s o u t h e a s t e r nA r i z o n a ) :
New Mexico Geol. S O T ,
Guidebook 2 9 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,p .
215-218, 2 f i g s .
Brieflydescribesandesites,theLordsburggranodiorite
210
stock,aplitedikes,rhyolitevents
and b r e c c i a p i p e s , q u a r t z
v e i n s ,a n dl a t i t e
dikes.
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e sc o p p e r - s i l v e r - g o l d lead deposits
Area:
PyramidMountains,HidalgoCounty.
.
Thorman, C.H., and
Drewes,
H., 1 9 7 8 b , Geol.ogic map oftheGaryand
U . S . Geol.
Lordsburgquadrangles,HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico:
Survey,Misc.Inv.,
1-1151, s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map of theGaryandLordsburg
7 1/2-minquadrangles,
HidalgoCounty.
Shows the d i s t r i b u t i o n of r h y o l i t eb r e c c i a ,
a n d e s i t e of S h a k e s p e a r e , a n d e s i t e f l o w s
of GoreCanyon,
aplite,
dikes, r h y o l i t e
g r a n o d i o r i t e ,i n t r u s i v er h y o l i t e ,l a t i t ep o r p h y r y
flow of Pyramid Peak, r h y o l i t e t u f f of Dogshead, r h y o l i t e t u f f ,
r h y o l i t e ofMudhole
Draw, andMoonstone r h y o l i t e a s h - f l o w .
Area:PyramidMountains,HidalgoCounty.
Thorman, C.H., andDrewes,
H., 1979, Geologic map of p a r t s of t h e
West
GrandmotherMountains E a s t andGrandmotherMountains
q u a d r a n g l e s , New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
Misc. F i e l dS t u d i e s
Map
MF-1088,
s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d d e s c r i p t i o n of
l a t i t e of Clabber Top H i l l , r h y o l i t e a s h - f l o w t u f f s , a n d b a s a l t i c
andesites.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Luna County.
Thorman, C.H.,
T i l t o n , G.R.,
s e e Drewes,
-
see A l d r i c h ,
H., 1980
L.T.,
W e t h e r i l l , G.W.,
andDavis,
G.L.,
1958
Timm, B.C.,
1941, The geology
of
the
southern
Cornudas
Mountains,
Texas
and New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.Texas
( E l P a s o ) , 56 p . ,
2 f i g s . , 10 p l s . , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 1 . 2 m i
DescribesthegeologyofthesouthernCornudasMountains,
i n c l u d i n g San AntonioMountain, Washburn Mountain, and Chatfield
M o u n t a i n .I n c l u d e sd e t a i l e dp e t r o g r a p h i cd e s c r i p t i o n s
of t h e
a l k a l i i g n e o u si n t r u s i v e s ,i n c l u d i n g ;a n a l c i t en e p h e l i n es y e n i t e ,
analcitenepheline-syeniteporphyry,andphonoliteporphyry.
Otero County.
Area:CornudasMountains,
T i m m e r , R.S.,
__
see Woodward, L.A.,
1979
summary of t h e Magdalenamining d i s t r i c t ,
T i t l e y , S . R . , 1959,Geological
Socorro County, N e w Mexico, % West-central New Mexico: New Mexico
Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 0 t h f i e l d conf , p . 144-148, 3 f i g s .
B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h ei g n e o u sr o c k s
of t h e Magdalena area.
Precambriangabbro,
f e l s i t e , g r a n i t e , a n dd i a b a s ea n dT e r t i a r y
andesite,latite,rhyoliteporphyry,granite,
andmonzonite a r e
f o u n dw i t h i nt h ed i s t r i c t .D e s c r i b e st h el e a d - z i n cr e p l a c e m e n t
deposits
Area:MagdalenaMountains,SocorroCounty.
.
.
Tonking, W.H.,
1957,Geologyof
Puertecitoquadrangle,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
B u l l . 41,
6 7 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 9 f i g s . , 1 p l . , scale 1:48,000
D e s c r i b e st h eS p e a r s ,H e l l s
Mesa, and La J a r a Peak Members
211
e
of the Datil Formation and syendiorite sills, dikes, and plugs.
Includes modal and chemical analyses.
Area: Mogollon-Datil volcanic province, Socorro County.
Towle, C.C., Jr., and Rapaport, I., 1952, Uranium deposits of the Grants
district, New Mexico: Mining and Eng., v. 4, no. 11, p. 1,0371,040, figs.
in the sedimentary rocks, but
Mainly discusses the uranium
mentions the nearby Precambrian rocks in the Zuni Mountains
the Tertiary igneous rocks
of Mount Taylor.
Area: Zuni Mountains and Mount Taylor, Cibola County.
a
Treiman, A.H., 1977, Precambrian geology of the
Ojo Caliente quadrangle,
Rio Arriba and Taos Counties, New Mexico:M.S. thesis, Stanford
University, 93 p., 22 figs., 3 tables, 3 pls., scale 1:12,000
Describes the Precambrian geology and metamorphism
of the
Ojo Caliente 7 1/2-min quadrangle. Describes an unconformity
within the Canado Pueblo Group (Precambrian). Below the
unconformity, the rocks are metapelites, amphibolites, and
metarhyolites; while above the unconformity the rocks are
metapelites, conglomerate, metarhyolites, and amphibolites.
Includes modal analyses of the meta-igneous rocks and a geolog
map and cross section of the area.
Area: Tusas Mountains, Rio Arriba County.
Tschanz, C.M., 1958, Radioactive phonolite and associated thorium-rareearth-niobium veins in the Laughlin Peak area, Chico Hills, Colf
County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Trace Elements Inv. Rept.
TEI-230, 4 p.
Radioactive veins associated with a thick radioactive
phonolite sill (Tertiary) occurring near Laughlin Peak are brief
described in this report. Thorium, iron, and niobium minerals are
reported to occur in the vein.
Area: Chico Hills, Colfax County.
Twenhofel, W.S., and Brick, K.L., 1956, The geology of thorium deposits
in the United States: U.N. Internat. Conf. Peaceful uses Atomic
Energy, 1st Proc., Geneva, v. 6, p. 562-567, 1 fig.
Describes the geology
of thorium deposits, including vein
deposits related to alkalic igneous rocks. Mentions the
occurrence of thorium veins in the Gallinas Mountains, Lincoln
County.
Area: Lincoln County porphyry belt.
e
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1970, Preliminary reconnaissance for
uranium in New Mexico, 1950-1958: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.,
RME-160, Supt. of Doc., Tech. Information Division, TID U651,
224 p.
This collection of 1-3-page field reconnaissance reports of
uranium and thorium prospects, mines, and occurrences represents
preliminary fieldwork done in the 1950’s
by Atomic Energy
Commission geologists. Includes some radiometric and chemical
analyses.
Area:
Statewide.
U.S.
see U.S.
Bureau of Mines,
Geological Survey and New Mexico Bureau
Mines MineralResources,
U.S.
1980
Department of Energy,1980,
An assessmentreport
on uranium i n t h e
U n i t e dS t a t e s
of America: U.S. Dept.Energy,Rept.
GJO-111(80),
150 p . , 60 t a b l e s , 92 f i g s . , 2 a p p e n d i c e s ,m i c r o f i c h e .
Thisprogressreport
on t h e NURE ( N a t i o n a l Uranium Resource
Evaluation)programdiscussesrecentassessment
of uranium
r e s o u r c e si nt h eU n i t e dS t a t e s ,i n c l u d i n g
New Mexico.Four
N e w Mexico a r e c o n s i d e r e d
nonsandstone uranium deposits in
t o c o n t a i n uranium r e s e r v e s :t h e
Madera Limestone, SanMateo
Mountains;Precambrian
g r a n i t i cr o c k s ,B u r r oM o u n t a i n s ;
PopotosaFormation,LadronMountains;and
Yeso Formation,
ChupaderaMountains(SocorroBasin).
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovence,LadronMountains,
BurroMountains,SocorroBasin.
U.S.Geologica1Survey,compiler,1965,Mineralandwaterresources
of
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
B u l l . 87,
437 p . , 56 t a b l e s , 89 f i g s .
Briefly describes the geology and petrology of Precambrian
and T e r t i a r yi g n e o u sr o c k s .D i s c u s s e st h eo c c u r r e n c e s
of uranium
Also i n c l u d e so c c u r r e n c e s
of
andthoriumthroughoutthestate.
f l u o r i t e , pegmatites,andothercommoditiesthroughout
New Mexico.
I n c l u d e s maps and t a b l e s showing and describing the occurrences
ofuranium,thorium,fluorite,pegmatites,andothercommodities.
Area:
Statewide.
U.S.
e
GeologicalSurvey,
U . S . BureauofMines,and
New Mexico Bureau
MineralResources,1980,Mineralresources
of t h e Pecos
Minesand
Fe, San Miguel., Mora, R i o
Wilderness and a d j a c e n ta r e a s ,S a n t a
A r r i b a ,a n d Taos C o u n t i e s , New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
Openf i l e Rept. 80-382,103
p., 4 t a b l e s , 15 f i g s . , 6 p l s . , s c a l e
1:48,000
This comprehensivereportdescribesthegeologyandmineral
r e s o u r c e s of thePrecambrianrocksinandaroundthePecos
Wildernessarea,SangredeCristoMountains.Thisareaconsists
of Precambrian s t r a t i f i e d r o c k s ( i n c l u d i n g c o n g l o m e r a t e s ) ,
g n e i s s e s ,i n t r u s i v e s ,v o l c a n i c s ,a n ds y e n i t e s .D i s c u s s e st h e
and i n
p o s s i b i l i t y of uranium o c c u r r i n g a l o n g t h e J i c a r i l l a f a u l t
p e g m a t i t e s .I n c l u d e s
good g e o l o g i cd e s c r i p t i o n s
of themines,
p r o s p e c t s ,a n dm i n e r a l i z e da r e a s
and i n c l u d e s mine maps andsample
a n a l y s e s . One t a b l eg i v e st h e
uraniumandthoriumdeterminations
of q u a r t z p o r p h y r y ( 4 s a m p l e s ) , s y e n i t e
( 5 samples)and
m e l a s y e n i t e( 3s a m p l e s )i nt h ea r e a .
R.H. Moench, S.J. S u r l e y , L.
Note:
I n d i v i d u a la u t h o r sa r e
C o r d e l l ( U . S . G e o l o g i c a lS u r v e y ) , J . M . Robertson (New Mexico
BureauofMinesandMineralResources),and
M.E. Lane ( U . S . Bureau
ofMines).
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,SantaFe,
San Miguel,
Mora, Rio A r r i b a ,a n d Taos Counties.
Van A l s t i n e , R.E.,
1976, C o n t i n e n t a l r i f t s andlineamentswithmajor
Geology,
v . 71, p. 977-986, 2 f i g s .
f l u o r s p a r districts: Econ.
RelatestheFluoriteRidge,Cooke'sPeak,BurroMountains,
G i l a andMogollonMountains,
Sierra Caballo, Sierra Cuchillo,
213
G a l l i n a s , a n d Zuni f l u o r s p a r and the Questamolybdenum-fluorspar
districts t ot h eR i o Grande r i f t zone.Suggeststhatthe
a s s o c i a t i o n o f these f l u o r s p a r d i s t r i c t s t o c o n t i n e n t a l r i f t s may
be a r e g i o n a l g u i d e i n
the s e a r c h f o r new f l u o r s p a r d i s t r i c t s
(andperhapsuraniumdeposits?).
The f l u o r s p a r i s o f t e n
accompanied by economic q u a n t i t i e s of uranium, molybdenum, l e a d ,
z i n c ,b a r i t e ,t h o r i u m ,n i o b i u m ,t i n ,b e r y l l i u m ,a n d / o rr a r e - e a r t h
elements.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,BlackandCooke's
Ranges,BurroMountains,
Sierra C a b a l l o ,S i e r r aC u c h i l l o ,
Zuni
Mountains,andSangre
de C r i s t oM o u n t a i n s ,H i d a l g o ,S i e r r a ,G r a n t ,
Luna, Dona Ana, Socorro,Cibola,andSanta
Fe Counties.
Van der Spuy, P.M.,
1970,Geological
andgeochemicalinvestigations
of
Sierra Rica,HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico:
geophysicalanomalies,
M.S. t h e s i s , C o l o r a d o S c h o o l
Mines; New Mexico Bureau Mines
62, 156 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 32 f i g s . ,
MineralResources,Open-fileRept.
6 p l s . ,s c a l e1 : 1 2 , 0 0 0
Describes l a t i t e - d a c i t e ,g r a n i t e ,l a m p r o p h y r e
dikes, l a t i t e ,
r h y o l i t ep o r p h y r y ,f e l s i t e ,q u a r t zl a t i t e ,a n dr h y o l i t e .I n c l u d e s
chemical a n a l y s e s (Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo)
Area:
HatchetMountainsarea,HidalgoCounty.
.
a
Vizcaino, H.P., O ' N e i l l , A . J . , a n dD o t t e r e r ,
F.E.,1978,
Preliminary
study of the favorability for
uranium i n t h e Madera Limestoneand
C u t l e r and ChinleFormations of t h e S i e r r a Nacimiento-Jemez
U.S. Dept.Energy,Open-fileRept.
Mountains a r e a , New Mexico:
GJBX-4(78), 18 p . , 2 t a b l e s , 2 f i g s . , 3 p l s .
I n c l u d e sn i n e uranium a n a l y s e s of theBandelierTuff
(4-17
ppm '308)
a n dt h r e ea n a l y s e s
of t h e P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e
e n t i s t h a tt h e so rce ofuranium
i n the
sediments may 6e Vrom ?ge Igneous r o c k .
Area:Nacimientoand
Jemez Mountains,SandovalandRio
Arriba Counties.
( 3-6 P P U308
~
Wagner, H.C.,
see Griggs, R.L.,
__
1966
Walker, G.W., andOsterwald, F.W., 1956,Uraniferousmagnetite-hematite
depositatthePrincemine,
LincolnCounty,
New Mexico:
Econ.
Geology, v . 51, p. 213-222, 1 t a b l e , 3 f i g s .
Describes thepyrometasomaticuraniferousmagnetite-hematite
depositwithinthePermiansedimentsnearthe
Lone Mountain
m o n z o n i t es t o c k .B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h em o n z o n i t es t o c k
which i s
l o c a l l yp o r p h y r i t i c .F l u o r i t e
and s u l f i d e so c c u rw i t h i nv e i n si n
a na u r e o l ea s s o c i a t e dw i t ht h ed e p o s i t .I n c l u d e ss p e c t r o g r a p h i c
analyses.
The d e p o s i tc o n t a i n s
0.015-0.031%
uranium.
Area: LincolnCountyporphyrybelt.
Walker, G.W., andOsterwald, F.W., 1963, I n t r o d u c t i o n t o the geologyof
uranium-bearingveinsintheconterminousUnitedStates:
U.S.
Geol.Survey,Prof.Paper
455-A, p. 1-28, 1 t a b l e ,s c a l e
1: 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
1) f l u o r i t e - b e a r i n g
C l a s s i f i eus r a n i u m - b e a r i n g
v e i nas s :
v e i n s , 2 ) b a s e - m e t asl u l f i d ev e i n s3, v
) eins
of uranium
m i n e r a l s , 4) m a g n e t i t eo ro t h e ri r o n - b e a r i n gv e i n s ,
5) thorium-
214
o rr a r e - e a r t h - e l e m e n t - b e a r i n gv e i n s ,
6 ) b r a n n e r i t e - b e a r i n gq u a r t z
veins,
and
8)
hydrocarbon-rich
v e i n s , 7 ) davidite-bearing
uranium-bearingveins.Includes
a t a b l el i s t i n gu r a n i u m - b e a r i n g
veinsintheUnitedStates--including
32 l o c a l i t i e s from New
Mexico
Area:Colfax,RioArriba,
San Juan, C i b o l a , San Miguel,
Santa Fe, B e r n a l i l l o ,T o r r a n c e ,S o c o r r o ,L i n c o l n ,C a t r o n ,G r a n t ,
Luna, Hidalgo,and
DonaAna Counties.
.
Walker, R.L.,
s e e J o n e s , L.M.,
and Stormer,
J.C.,
J r . , 1974
S a l t e r , T.L., a n dZ e t t e r l u n d ,
D., 1980a,Post-emplacement
Walton, A.W.,
uraniummobilityin
anash-flow
t u f f and s e v e r a l r h y o l i t e l a v a s
( a l lO l i g o c e n e ) fromHidalgoCounty,
New Mexico ( a b s . ) : Am.
Assoc.PetroleumGeologists,SouthwestSec.,
Ann. Mtg.,Prog.
and A b s . ,
60; 1981, B u l l . , v . 65, p . 771
“Uranium i s c o n c e n t r a t e d i n h i g h l y e v o l v e d , s i l i c a or
a l k a l i - r i c h magmas d u r i n g f r a c t i o n a l m e l t i n g o r d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n .
A s t h e s e magmas c r y s t a l l i z e , t h e uranium may be disseminated
t h r o u g ht h er o c ko rr e l e a s e di n t ot h es u r r o u n d i n g s .
Uranium t h a t
is released either during crystallization or subsequently during
weathering or a l t e r a t i o n of t h e p r o d u c t s of g l a s s c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n
can be c o n c e n t r a t e d i n t o s e c o n d a r y d e p o s i t s .
“We i n v e s t i g a t e d t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n
ofuraniumand
other t r a c e
andminorelements
i n a majorweldedash-flow
tuff (the Gillespie
T u f f )a n di ns e v e r a lr h y o l i t e
flow u n i t s . These i n v e s t i g a t i o n s
included petrographic examination to detect characteristic
t e x t u r e s producedduringtheprocess
of c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n , and
comparison of thechemicalcomposition
of rocksthathadan
identicaloriginalcomposition,
b u t c r y s t a l l i z e d by d i f f e r e n t
I n a l lu n i t si n v e s t i g a t e d ,u n a l t e r e dv i t r o p h y r e s
were
processes.
used t o i n d i c a t e i n i t i a l c o n t e n t
of uraniumandelements.
“Themajor p r o c e s s of c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n i n t h e s e r o c k s i n v o l v e d
a supercooled
growth of s p h e r u l i t i c and l a r g e c r y s t a l u n i t s i n
C below the
some
200
d
e
g
r
e
e
s
beginning
a
t
temperatures
magma,
l i q u i d s and c o n t i n u i n ga t lowerdegrees
of s u p e r c o o l i n g .T h i s
is
not strictly devitrification because
i t probably occurs above the
g l a s st r a n s i t i o nt e m p e r a t u r e .S e v e r a ld i s t i n c t l yd i f f e r e n t
t e x t u r e s p r o b a b l y r e s u l t from d i f f e r e n t c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n
is r a r e i n the Gillespie
c o n d i t i o n s . Vapor p h a s ec r y s t a l l i z a t i o n
Tuff.
“ G r a n o p h y r i c “t e x t u r e
i s common i n b o t h l a v a s and t h e
G i l l e s p i et u f f .I no t h e ra r e a s ,r o c k sd i s p l a y i n gt h i st e x t u r e
may have l o s t some u r a n i u m , s u g g e s t i n g t h a t v o l c a n i c r o c k s i n
HidalgoCounty may h a v e r e l e a s e d c o n s i d e r a b l e
amounts d u r i n g
crystallization.”
Area:
Hidalgo
County.
p.
a
S a l t e r , T.L., a n dZ e t t e r l u n d ,
D . , 1980b, Uranium p o t e n t i a l
Walton, A.W.,
ofsouthwestern
New Mexico ( s o u t h e r n H i d a l g o C o u n t y ) , i n c l u d i n g
o b s e r v a t i o n s on c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n , h i s t o r y of l a v a s and a s h t u f f s
and the r e l e a s e ofuraniumfromthem--finalreport:
U.S. Dept.
Energy,Open-fileRept.GJBX-169(80),114p.,
1 7 t a b l e s , 16 f i g s . ,
5 appendices
Thisreportpresentstheresults
of a s t u d y t o e v a l u a t e t h e
uranium p o t e n t i a l of southernHidalgoCounty.
The generalgeology
0:
215
(includingtertiaryvolcanicactivity),chemicalresults,and
u r a n i u mm o b i l i t ya r ed i s c u s s e d .
Major-andminor-elementanalyses
a r e l i s t e d i nt h ea p p e n d i c e s .
Anomalous uraniumvalues
i ns t r e a m
A table
aretabulated.
sediments, water samples, and wholerocks
o ff i v e
uranium o c c u r r e n c e si n southern Hidalgo County,
including
is
l o c a t i o n s , name, production,anduraniummineralization
included.
I t i s c o n c l u d e dt h a t
the r e s u l t s of t h i ss t u d yi n d i c a t e
t h a tn e i t h e rt h el a v a sn o rt h ea s hf l o w s
of t h e a r e a a r e l i k e l y
t o havebeen
sources f o r uranium d e p o s i t s .
Area:
Hidalgo
County.
Wanek, A.A.,
1963,Geologyand
f u e lr e s o u r c e s of thesouthwestern part
of theRatoncoalfield,ColfaxCounty,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.
Survey,CoalInv.
Map C-45, 2 s h e e t s , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 1 m i
Geologic map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n of d a c i t e and d a c i t e
porphyry.
Area:RatonandClaytonvolcanic
f i e l d andChico H i l l s ,
ColfaxCounty.
Wanek, A.A.,
see W i l p o l t , R.H.,
1951
1964,Geologyof
a disseminatedcopper
deposit near
Wargo, J . G . ,
Econ. Geology, v . 59, p.1,525-1,538,
7
C e r r i l l o s , New Mexico:
figs
Describes the geology and petrology
of T e r t i a r y m o n z o n i t e
p o r p h y r y ,a n d e s i t e flows and i n t r u s i v e s , t h e F r a n k l i n
H i l l igneous
series ( s y e n i t e ,a n d e s i n em o n z o n i t ep o r p h y r y ,a n da u g i t e - b i o t i t e
m o n z o n i t e ) ,m o n z o n i t e ,a n db a s a l t .
Copper i s a s s o c i a t e d with the
monzonite porphyry which invaded the monzonite and syenite.
Area:
O r t i z Mountains,SantaFeCounty.
.
a
Watts, K.C.,
see Alminas, H.V., G r i f f i t t s , W.R.,
Kraxberger, V.E., andCurry,
K.J.,
1975
Siems, D. L.,
Weber, R.H.,
1963,Cenozoicvolcanic
rocks of SocorroCounty,
i nS o c o r r o
region:
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 1 4 t hf i e l dc o n c ,p .
132-143, 2 f i g s .
Summarizes the occurrence of r h y o l i t e , l a t i t e , a n da n d e s i t e
i nS o c o r r o County.Discussestheoccurrence
of t h e s er o c k si n
the Lemitar,Ladron,Bear,Gallinas,
San Mateo,andMagdalena
Mountains,andSierraCuchillo.
Area: Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,SocorroCounty.
Weber, R.H., a n dB a s s e t t , W.A.,
1963, K-Ar ages of T e r t i a r yv o l c a n i c
Catron,andGrantCounties,
New
a n di n t r u s i v er o c k si nS o c o r r o ,
Mexico, i nS o c o r r or e g i o n :
New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook
1 4 t h f i e m conf
p. 220-223, 1 t a b l e
BrieflydescribesTertiarymonzonites
and g r a n i t e s , i n c l u d i n g
K-Ar ages of theMogollon-Datilvolcanic
field.
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Socorro,Catron,and
Grant Counties .
.,
Weber, R.H.,
a n dW i l l i a r d , M.E., 1959a,Reconnaissancegeologic
map of
Mogollon 30-min quadrangle: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 10, s c a l e 1:126,720
216
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
q u a r t z l a t i t e , l a t i t e , and a n d e s i t e of theDatilFormation.
Area:
Mogollon-%atilvolcanicprovince,CatronandGrant
Counties
.
195913, Reconnaissancegeologic
map of
Weber, R.H., a n dW i l l a r d , M.E.,
Reserve 30-min quadrangle: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 1 2 , s c a l e1 : 1 2 6 , 7 2 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
l a t i t e , and a n d e s i t e of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
Weber, R.H.,
Wedow, H.,
G.P.,
s e e W i l l a r d , M.E.,
andKuellmer,
Jr., see E r i c k s e n , G . E . , 1976:and
andLeland,
see S a n t o s ,
Weisner, R.C.,
Wells, R.C.,
a
G.R.,
s e eH e s s ,
__
1961
E r i c k s e n , G.E.,
Eaton,
1970
E.S.,
F.L.,
F. J.,
andHall,
R.B.,
1975
1930
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . ,
1977, Anomalous uranium i nt h ew a t e r s
of t h e R i o
Ojo C a l i e n t e , New Mexico, & Shortpapers
of t h e U . S . Geol.
Survey, Uranium-Thorium Symposium 1977: U.S. Geol.Survey,Circ.
753, p. 73-75, 1 t a b l e , 1 f i g .
Shortpapersummarizes
a stream-sedimentandspring-water
sampling program i n t h e Tusas Mountains.Concludes
t h a t water
samplesfromspringswere
more valuablethansedimentsamples
in
l o c a t i n g a n anomalous a r e a ofuranium
intheTertiary-Quaternary
sedimentsorinthePrecambrianrocks.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . , and S u i t s , V.J., 1979a,Chemical
d a t a and
s t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s e s fromauraniumhydrogeochemicalsurveyof
Rio O j o C a l i e n t ed r a i n a g eb a s i n ,
New Mexico: p a r t I--Water:
Geol.Survey,Open-fileRept.
79-996, 143 p . , 6 t a b l e s ,f i g s .
the
U.S.
and S u i t s , V . J . ,
197913, Chemicaldataand
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . ,
of t h e
s t a t i s t i c a l a n a l y s e s from a uraniumhydrogeochemicalsurvey
Rio Ojo C a l i e n t ed r a i n a g eb a s i n ,
New Mexico: part11--stream
sediments: U.S. Geol.Survey,Open-fileRept.
79-997, 1 2 5 p . ,
6 t a b l e s ,f i g s .
and
These two r e p o r t s presentthechemicalanalyses
s t a t i s t i c a l e v a l u a t i o n ofwater-andstream-sediment
samples
c o l l e c t e d i n t h e O j o Caliente area near the Precambrian pegmatite
d i s t r i c t . Concludes thatthewatersampleswereof
more value
i n d e t e c t i n g ananomalyofuranium
in the area.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
Wenrich-Verbeek, K . J . ,
M.N.,
1980
W e t h e r i l l , G.W.,
White, D.L.,
s e eP i e r s o n ,
_
.
s e eA l d r i c h ,
a n dF o s t e r ,
M.,
L.T.,
C.T.,
Hannigan, B . J . ,
Davis, G.L.,
andMachette,
and T i l t o n , G.B.,
1958
1981, Uranium r e s o u r c ee v a l u a t i o n ,C l i f t o n
217
quadrangle,Arizonaand
New Mexico:
U . S . Dept.Energy,Prelim.
Rept.PG5-116(81),
53 p . , 9 t a b l e s , 4 f i g s . ,1 3p l s . ,
5 appendices
Comprehensivegeologicreportdescribesthegeologyand
1 by 2
uranium p o t e n t i a l of the v a r i o u sh o s tr o c k si nt h eD o u g l a s
degree quadrangle covering
a p o r t i o n of the Basin and
Range
p h y s i o g r a p h i cp r o v i n c e .
Only onegeologicenvironment
is
consideredfavorablefor
uranium d e p o s i t s , t h e WhitewaterCreek
R h y o l i t e member of t h e Coney t u f f . However, t h e Baca Formation
and G i l a c o n g l o m e r a t e a r e n o t e v a l u a t e d f o r
t h e i r uranium
i s available.
p o t e n t i a lb e c a u s ei n s u f f i c i e n tg e o l o g i ci n f o r m a t i o n
(ARMS) andhydrogeochemicaland
I n t e r p r e t st h ea e r i a l - r a d i o m e t r i c
stream-sedimentreconnaissance
( H S S R ) d a t a .I n c l u d e s
a t a b l e of
A) anduranium-occurrencereports.
uraniumoccurrences(appendix
I n c l u d e s a comprehensivebibliography,rockanalyses,and
p e t r o g r a p h i cr e p o r t s .B r i e f l yd e s c r i b e st h ep r o c e s s e si n v o l v e d
i n c a u l d r o n developmentand
t h eo r i g i n ,s t r a t i g r a p h y ,a n d
c o r r e l a t i o n of T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c r o c k s i n t h e C l i f t o n q u a d r a n g l e .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronandGrant
Counties
.
see Chapin, C.E.,
White, D.W.,
1978
Sanford, A.R.,
_
.
Chamberlin, R.M.,
Osburn, G . R . ,
and
s e eG i l l e r m a n , E.G.,
Swinney, C.M., Crowley, R. J . , and
Whitebread, D.H.,
E.G.,
1954 and1956
Kleinhampl, F . J . , 1954:andGillerman,
Wilcox, J . T . ,
0
s e eK e r r ,
-
P.F.,
1963
Wilkinson, W.H.,
J r . , 1976,GeologyoftheTresMontosas-CatMountain
area,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t .
MiningandTech.:
New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,
Open-fileRept.
39, 158 p . , 26 f i g s . , 3 p l s .
Describes the geology and petrology
of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n
( a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e , and r h y o l i t ef l o w s
and t u f f s ) , Tres Montosas
s t o c k ,a n d MonicaCanyon
p l u t o n( m o n z o n i t e ) .I n c l u d e s
modal
a n a l y s e s of t h eT r e s Montosas s t o c k .D i s c u s s e sa l t e r a t i o n
and
m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of g o l d ,c o p p e r ,l e a d ,a n ds i l v e rv e i n s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Socorro County.
W i l l a r d , M.E.,
1957a,Reconnaissancegeologic
map ofLueraSpring
30-min
quadrangle:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map
2 , s c a l e 1:126,720
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
t u f f , latite,rhyolite
I n c l u d e sp o r p h y r i t i cr h y o l i t e ,r h y o l i t e
f l o w s ,a n da n d e s i t ef l o w s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronandSocorro
Counties
.
1957b,Reconnaissancegeologic
map o fP i n o n v i l l e
30-min
W i l l a r d , M.E.,
quadrangle:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map
3, s c a l e 1:126,720
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
l a t i t e , a n da n d e s i t e .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
218
W i l l a r d , M.E.,
1959, T e r t i a r y s t r a t i g r a p h y of t h en o r t h e r nC a t r o n
County, New Mexico, @ West-central New Mexico: N e w Mexico Geol.
SOC., Guidebook 1 0 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,p .
92-99, 10 f i g s .
Gives a g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n of the D a t i l F o r m a t i o n ( a n d e s i t e ,
rhyolite,andlatiteflows
and t u f f s ) .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
W i l l a r d , M.E., andGivens,
D.B.,
1958, Reconnaissancegeolgic
map of
D a t i l 30-min quadrangle: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 5, s c a l e 1:126,120
Geologic map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
I n c l u d e sa n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,a n dd i o r i t ef l o w s
and t u f f s .
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Catron
and Socorro
Counties
.
R.H.,
1974,Goldandtungstenmineralization
W i l l a r d , M.E., andJahns,
New Mexico ( a b s . ) , i n
i n t h e White Oaks d i s t r i c t , L i n c o l n C o u n t y ,
Ghost Ranch ( c e n t r a l - n o r t h e r n N e w Mexico):
New Mexico Geol. So=,
Guidebook 25th f i e l d conf , p . 384
Goldand t u n g s t e n m i n e r a l i z a t i o n o c c u r s w i t h i n s y e n i t e ,
with
monzonite,andbreccias.
The m i n e r a l i z a t i o no c c u r si nv e i n s
quartz,calcite,fluorite,
gypsum, l i m o n i t e ,a n ds o o t y
manganese
oxides.
Area:LincolnCountyporphyrybelt.
.
l e
W i l l a r d , M.E., a n dS t e a r n s , C . E . , 1971, Reconnaissancegeologic map of
t h eP e l o n a 30-min quadrangle: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Geol. Map 23, scale 1:126,720
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
I n c l u d e sl a t i t e ,r h y o l i t e ,a n da n d e s i t ef l o w s
and t u f f s .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,CatronCounty.
andKuellmer,F.J.,1961,Reconnaissance
W i l l a r d , M.E., Weber, R.H.,
g e o l o g i c map of Alum Mountain 30-min quadrangle: N e w Mexico
BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map 13,scale1:126,720
Geologic map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e ,
andesite,andlatiteflows
and t u f f s of t h e D a t i l F o r m a t i o n .
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Catron
and Grant
Counties
.
W i l l a r d , M.E.,
see Weber, R.H.,
_
.
1959a,b
of N e w Mexico: U.S. Bureau
Williams, F.E.,1966,Fluorspardeposits
Mines, I n f . C i r c . IC-8307, 143 p . , 3 t a b l e s , 46 f i g s .
D e s c r i b e s1 4 7f l u o r s p a rd e p o s i t s
and mentions 54 occurrences
andprospects.Gives
12 f l u o r s p a ra n a l y s e s D
. i s c u s s e sh i s t o r y ,
production,deposition,andmineralogy
of t h ed e p o s i t s .F l u o r s p a r
i s found i n B e r n a l i l l o , C a t r o n ,
Dona Ana, Grant,Hidalgo,Lincoln,
Luna,Rio
A r r i b a ,S a n d o v a l ,S i e r r a ,S o c o r r o ,
San Miguel,Torrance,
andCibolaCounties.Includessketch
maps and f i g u r e sf o r
known
radioactive
s e v e r a l of t h e deposits. Describes many
f l u o r i t e d e p o s i t s and known d e p o s i t s c o n t a i n i n g r a d i o a c t i v e
minerals.
Area:
B e r n a l i l l o ,C a t r o n ,
Dona Ana, Grant,Hidalgo,Lincoln,
C i b o l a Counties
Luna,Rio
A r r i b a ,S i e r r a ,S o c o r r o ,T o r r a n c e ,a n d
219
*
Williams, F. E.,
1975
Segerstrom, K.,
Stotelmeyer, R.B.,
a nC
d ordell,
L.,
Williams, S.A., 1978, M i n e r a l i z a t i o na tG r a n i t e
Gap, HidalgoCounty,
New
Mexico,
Land of C o c h i s(es o u t h e a s t e r A
n rizona):
New Mexico
329-330, 1 f i g .
Geol. S O C . , Guidebook 2 9 t h f i e l dc o n f . ,p .
D e s c r i p t i o n of the G r a n i t e Gap G r a n i t e , i n c l u d i n g a new age
d a t e i n d i c a t i n gt h a tt h eg r a n i t e
i s T e r t i a r yn o tP r e c a m b r i a n .
A
c o n t a c tm e t a m o r p h i ca u r e o l es u r r o u n d st h eg r a n i t i ci n t r u s i v e .
with t h e g r a n i t e , o c c u r s w i t h i n
Sulfidemineralization,associated
t h e metamorphosed l i m e s t o n e s u r r o u n d i n g t h e g r a n i t e .
Area:
PeloncilloMountains,HidalgoCounty.
1951,Geologyof
the r e g i o n from Sdcorro
W i l p o l t , R. H., and Wanek, A.A.,
New
andSanAntonio
e a s t t o the Chupadera Mesa, SocorroCounty,
Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey, O i l and G a s Inv. Map OM-121, 2 sheets,
s c a l e 1 inch = 1 m i
Area:
Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovinceandthearea
east of
Socorro,SocorroCounty.
0
and Dobson, P. F., 1981, P r o t e r o z o i c i n t r u s i v e h i s t o r y o f
Wobus, R.A.,
N e w Mexico (abs.): Geol. SOC.
theTusasMountains,north-central
America, Abs. withPrograms,v.13,no.
4, p. 230
B r i e f l y describes the geochemistry and intrusive and
metamorphic h i s t o r y of g r a n i t i c r o c k s f o u n d i n t h e T u s a s
Mountains.
Three t y p e s of g r a n i t i cr o c k s are d i f f e r e n t i a t e d :
at
M a q u i n i t a G r a n o d i o r i t e , Tres P i e d r a s G r a n i t e , a n d t h e g r a n i t e
T u s a s Mountain ( T u s a s g r a n i t e ) . The T u s a sg r a n i t e
is locally *
enriched in fluorine.
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
1953, Preliminaryexamination ofHanosh
Mines,Inc.
Wolfe, H.D.,
New Mexico,andreconnaissance
of o t h e r
p r o p e r t y ,M o n t i c e l l o ,
f l u o r i t ep r o p e r t i e si nG r a n t ,L i n c o l n ,S i e r r a ,a n dS o c o r r o
Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Rept. RME-1020,
1 3p . ,
2 figs.
A preliminaryreconnaissancestudyofthe
Hanosh mine ( T e r r y
p r o s p e c t ) ,M o n t i c e l l o ,a n d
29 o t h e r f l u o r i t e p r o p e r t i e s i n G r a n t ,
Sierra, L i n c o l n , a n d S o c o r r o C o u n t i e s d i s c l o s e d o n l y o n e o t h e r
p r o p e r t y with anomalous r a d i o a c t i v i t y besides the Hanosh mine, t h e
P u r p l e Rock minenearRedrock.
A b r i e fg e o l o g i cd e s c r i p t i o n
of
t h e Hanoshmineand
t h e P u r p l e Rock mine i s included.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,
Sierra and Grant
Counties.
Wolfe, H.D.,
see Boyd,
F.S.,
1953
Wood, G.H., andNorthrop,
S.A., 1946,Geologyof
theNacimiento
Mountains, San P e d r o M o u n t a i n , a n d a d j a c e n t p l a t e a u s i n p a r t s
of
SandovalandRioArribaCounties,
New Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
O i l and Gas Inv. Map, OM-57, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 1 . 5 m i
Geologic map i n c l u d i n g t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n
and b r i e f
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a n g r a n i t e a n d T e r t i a r y r h y o l i t e a n d
b a s a l t f l o w s and t u f f s .
220
Area:NacimientoandSanPedroMountains,RioArribaand
SandovalCounties.
Wood, G.H.,
J r . , Northrop, S.A., andGriggs,
R.L.,
1953,Geologyand
stratigraphy of Koehler and
Mount Laughlin quadrangles and p a r t s
of Abbott and S p r i n g e r q u a d r a n g l e s , e a s t e r n C o l f a x C o u n t y ,
New
Mexico:
U.S. Geol.Survey,
O i l and Gas I n v . Map
OM-141,
text,
2 s h e e t s , s c a l e 1 inch = 1 m i
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f a l k a l i c i g n e o u s
rocksaroundtheChico
H i l l s area.
Area:
Chico H i l l s area,ColfaxCounty.
Woodward, L.A., 1969,Metamorphicandigneousrocks
of Pederanl H i l l s
area,TorranceCounty,
New Mexico ( a b s . ) :
Geol. SOC. America,
Spec. Paper 121, p . 579-580
Describes t h eo c c u r r e n c e of g r a n i t e g n e i s s , q u a r t z i t e ,
s c h i s t , q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,a n dp i n kg r a n i t e .
The g r a n i t eg n e i s s i s
h i g hi nm i c r o c l i n ea n dc o n t a i n sz i r c o n s .
The p i n k g r a n i t e i s high
i n m i c r o c l i n e and a l b i t e and a l s o c o n t a i n s z i r c o n s .
H i l l s , Torrance
County.
Area:Pedernal
Woodward, L.A., 1970a,Precambrianrocks
of southwestern N e w Mexico, in
Tyrone-BigHatchetMountains-FloridaMountainsregion(southwestern N e w Mexico): New Mexico Geol. SOC., Guidebook 21st f i e l d
conf
p . 27-30, 1 f i g .
of
B r i e f l y d i s c u s s e s the l i t h o l o g y a n d o c c u r r e n c e s
P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e s and l o c a l metamorphics i n t h e Burro
Mountains, Lone Mountain,FluoriteRidge,Hanover-Fierroarea,
FloridaMountains, Animas Mountains,PeloncilloMountains,andthe
Virdenarea.
Area:Mogollon-Datilvolcanicprovince,Burro,Florida,
Animas, andPeloncilloMountains,Hidalgo,Grant,and
Luna
Counties.
'
e
.,
Woodward, L.A., 1970b, D i f f e r e n t i a t i o nt r e n d s of s p e s s a r t i t ed i k e s ,
SandiaMountains,
New Mexico:
Jour.Geology,v.
78, p. 741-745,
1 table, 2 figs.
Discusses leucocratic dikelets
which occur within hornblendeThese d i k e l e t s a r e
s p e s s a r t i t e d i k e s i nt h eS a n d i aM o u n t a i n s .
hornblendesyenite.Includesmajor-elementanalyses
of t h e
t h e s p e s s a r t i t e dikes.
s y e n i t e d i k e l e t s andof
Area:SandiaMountains,Bernalillo
andSandovalCounties.
Woodward, L.A., Anderson, J . B . , Kaufman, W.H.,
andReed,
R.K.,
1973,
New Mexico:
Geologic map a n d s e c t i o n s of San Pablo quadrangle,
New Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,Geol.
Map 26, w i t h
t e x t , s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing the d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a n p e g m a t i t e s a n d a p l i t e d i k e s , q u a r t z
monzonite,andgneiss.Mentions
the occurrence of uranium i n
the Mesaverde c o a l and s h a l e andDakotaSandstonewithin
the
mapped a r e a .
Area: Nacimiento andSan
PedroMountains,Sandoval
and Rio
Arriba Counties.
221
Woodward, L.A., C a l l e n d e r , J . F . , and Z i l i n s k i , R.E.,
1975, T e c t o n i c map
ofthe
Rio Grande r i f t , New Mexico:
Geol. SOC. America, Map and
C h a r ts e r i e s ,
MC-11, s c a l e 1:500,000
Geologicandtectonic
map of t h e Rio Grande r i f t from t h e New
Mexico-Coloradoborder
t o Hatch, New Mexico. Shows t h e
d i s t r i b u t i o n of c a l d e r a m a r g i n s , major b a s i n s , a n d a s t r u c t u r e contour map ontopofthePrecambrian.
Shows t r e n d o f f o l i a t i o n
i n Precambrianrocks,foldaxesinPrecambrianrocks,andvarious
t r e n d s of major f a u l t z o n e s .
Area:
Statewide.
andMartinez,
R., 1977, GeologyofGilman
Woodward, L.A., DuChene, H.R.,
q u a d r a n g l e , New Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines Mineral
Resources, Geol. Map 45, with t e x t , s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,l e u c q g r a n i t e ,s y e n i t e ,
m o n z o n i t e ,a n dq u a r t zd i o r i t e .
Area:
Jemez Mountains,
Sandoval
County.
Woodward, L.A., DuChene, H.R., andReed,
R.K.,
1974,Geologic
map and
s e c t i o n s of SanMiguelMountainquadrangle,
New Mexico:
New
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map 34, w i t h t e x t ,
s c a l e 1 :24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a np e g m a t i t e ,a p l i t e ,g r a n i t e ,a n d
leucognei s s .
Area:
Sangre de CristoMountains,SandovalCounty.
e
Woodward, L.A., Gibson, G . G . , andMcLelland,
D . , 1976, Geologyof
G a l l i n aq u a d r a n g l e ,
New Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 39, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e 1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t ea n dq u a r t zd i o r i t e .M e n t i o n s
mapped
t h e o c c u r r e n c e ofuranium
i n t h e Ab0 Formationwithinthe
area.
Area:Nacimientoand
San PedroMountains,SandovalandRio
Arriba Counties.
Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, W.H., and Reed, R.K.,
1973,Geologic
map and
s e c t i o n s of Rancho d e lC h a p a r r a lq u a d r a n g l e ,
New Mexico: New
Mexico Bureau Mines MineralResources,Geol.
Map 2 7 , w i t h t e x t ,
s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of p e g m a t i t e s , a p l i t e
d i k e s ,l e u c o g r a n i t e ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,a n dT e r t i a r yB a n d e l i e rT u f f
( r h y o l i t e andpumice).
Area:Nacimientoand
Jemez Mountains,Sandovaland
Rio
Arriba Counties.
1972,
Woodward, L.A., McLelland, D . , Anderson, J . B . , and Kaufman, W.H.,
Geologic map and s e c t i o n s of
Cuba
quadrangle, New Mexico: New
Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map 25, with t e x t ,
s c a l e 1 :24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrianquartz
d i o r i t e ,l e u c o g r a n i t e ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,a n dc h l o r i t e - b i o t i t e q u a r t z - f e l d s p a rd i k e s .
.
222
Area:NacimientoMountains,SandovalandRioArriba
Counties
.
e
Woodward, L.A., McLelland, D . , and Kaufman, W.H.,
1974,Geologic
map and
s e c t i o n s of Nacimiento Peak quadrangle, New Mexico: New Mexico
Bureau
Mines
Mineral
Resources,
Geol.
Map 32, w i tt he x t ,
scale
1:24,000
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of P r e c a m b r i a nl e u c o g r a n i t e ,g r a n i t e ,q u a r t z
m o n z o n i t e ,q u a r t zd i o r i t e ,a n dd i o r i t e .
Area:NacimientoMountains,RioArribaCounty.
1977,Precambrianrocks
Woodward, L.A., McLelland, D . , and H u s l e r , J . W . ,
of t h e n o r t h p a r t
of t h e N a c i m i e n t o u p l i f t ,
New Mexico, i n San
I11 ( n o r t h e a s t e r n New Mexico):
New Mexico G e x . SOC.,
JuanBasin
Guidebook 2 8 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,p .
93-98,3
tables, 2 figs.
BrieflydescribesthePrecambrianrocks
of theNacimiento
M o u n t a i n s ,i n c l u d i n gm e t a v o l c a n i c s( m e t a q u a r t z - l a t i t e
c o m p o s i t i o n ) ,t o n a l i t e ,l e u c o g r a n o d i o r i t e ,q u a r t zm o n z o n i t e ,
muscovite-biotitegranite,biotitegranite,
a n dl e u c o g r a n i t e .
Includeschemicalanalyses.
Area:NacimientoMountains,SandovalandRioArriba
Counties
.
0
Woodward, L.A., Martinez, R., DuChene, H.R., Schumacher, O.L., and Reed,
R.K.,
1974,Precambrianrocks
of t h es o u t h e r nS i e r r aN a c i m i e n t o ,
New Mexico,
E a s t - c e n t r a l New Mexico: New Mexico Geol. SOC.,
Guidebook 2 5 t hf i e l dc o n f . ,
p. 95-99, 2 f i g s .
BrieflydescribesPrecambrianquartzdioritegneiss,leucoquartz monzonitic gneiss, biotite quartz monzonitic gneiss,
muscovite-biotitequartzmonzoniticgneiss,theJoaquingranite
( f i n e - t o medium-grained, s l i g h t l y p o r p h y r i t i c ) , m u s c o v i t e q u a r t z
monzoniteandleucocratic
d i k e s ( a p l i t e , p e g m a t i t e , and g r a n i t e
t o quartz monzonite).
SandovalandRioArribaCounties
Area:
Nacimiento
Mountains,
San
(SanPablo,
Rancho d e lC h a p a r r a l , San MiguelMountain,Gilman,
Y s i d r o , HolyGhostSpring,and
La Ventana quadrangles).
R.L.,
1976,GeologyofSan
Ysidro
Woodward, L.A., a n dR u e t s c h i l l i n g ,
q u a d r a n g l e , New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 37, w i t h t e x t , s c a l e 1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of Precambriangraniteandleucogranite.Mentions
t h e o c c u r r e n c e ofuranium
insedimentswithinthe
mapped a r e a .
Area:NacimientoMountains,RioArribaandSandoval
Counties
.
Woodward, L.A., andSchumacher,
O.,
1973,Geologic
map a n ds e c t i o n s
of
La Ventanaquadrangle,
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
MineralResources,Geol.
Map 28, with t e x t , s c a l e1 : 2 4 , 0 0 0
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n w i t h p e t r o g r a p h i c
d e s c r i p t i o n s of Precambrian pegmatite, a p l i t e , and g r a n i t e .
Mentionstheoccurrence
ofuranium
i nc o a l ,s h a l e ,
andsandstone
w i t h i n t h e mapped a r e a .
Area:
Nacimiento
Mountains,
Sandoval
County.
223
0
Woodward, L.A., and Timm, R.S.,
1979, Geologyof
J a r o s aq u a d r a n g l e ,
New
Mexico: New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,Geol.
Map 47,
w i t h t e x t , s c a l e 1:24,000
Geologic map of t h e J a r o s a 7 1/2-minquadrangle,RioArriba
County.
The a r e ai n c l u d e st h eB a n d e l i e rT u f f( r h y o l i t ea s h - f l o w
t u f f ) andPrecambrianmuscovite-biotitegranite.
Area:
Jemez Mountains.
Woodward, L.A.,
see Gonzalez,
-
Woodward, L.A.,
see F u l p ,
R.A.,
M.S.,
1972
1981
Woodward, T.M., 1973,GeologyoftheLemitarMountains,SocorroCounty,
New Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico I n s t . MiningandTech.,
73 p . , 1 9 f i g s . , s c a l e
1:12,000
D e s c r i b e sP r e c a m b r i a ng r a n i t e ,p e g m a t i t ed i k e s ,a n dT e r t i a r y
Canyon formations.
S p e a r s ,H e l l s Mesa, A.L. Peak,andPotato
Area:LemitarMountains,SocorroCounty.
1 9 4 3 ,C e r r oC o l o r a d o ,a ni s o l a t e dn o n - b a s a l t i cv o l c a n oi n
Wright, H.E.,
c e n t r a l New Mexico: Am. J o u r .S c i . ,v .
241, no. 1, p. 43-56,
tables, 5 figs., 1 pl.
Discussesthegeologyandpetrologyofquartzlatiteand
trachyte
I n. c l u d ems a j o r - e l e m e na tn a l y s e (sN
. ote:
uranium
mineralizationhasbeenfoundat
Cerro Colorado volcano.)
Area:
B e r n a l i l l o County.
e
2
1948, The Globepegmatite,RioArribaCounty,
New Mexico:
v . 246, no. 11, p. 665-688, 5 f i g s . , 2 p l s .
D e s c r i b e s t h e zonedGlobepegmatitewhichconsists
of a l b i t e ,
q u a r t z ,m u s c o v i t e ,f l u o r i t e ,b e r y l ,m i c r o c l i n e ,a n d
minor
q u a n t i t i e s of c o l u m b i t e ,m o n a z i t e ,s a m a r s k i t e ,a n ds u l f i d e
m i n e r a l s .I n c l u d e s
a g e o l o g i c map of t h ep e g m a t i t e( s c a l e
1 inch
= 50 f t )
Area:TusasMountains,RioArribaCounty.
Wright, L.A.,
Am.
Jour. Sci
Wright, R. J . ,
.,
see Kerr,
P.F.,
Kulp, J . L . ,
a n dP a t t e r s o n ,
C.M.,
1950
Wrucke, C . T . , and Bromf i e l d , C . S . ,
1961,Reconnaissancegeologic
map of
p a r t of thesouthernPeloncilloMountains,HidalgoCounty,
New
U.S. Geol.Survey,MineralInv.FieldStudies
Map
MF-160,
Mexico:
s c a l e 1:62,500
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of r h y o l i t e , a n d e s i t e ,
d a c i t e , a n d quartz l a t i t e .
Area:
PeloncilloMountains,HidalgoCounty.
Wrucke, C . T . ,
Wyant, D.O.,
see Bromfield,
s e eH a r d e r ,
-
J.O.,
C.S.,
1961
1944
Cow C r e e ku l t r a m a f i c
Wyman, W.F., 1980,Precambriangeologyofthe
complex, San MiguelCounty,
New Mexico:
M.S. t h e s i s , New Mexico
I n s t . MiningandTech.,125p.,
6 t a b l e s , 47 f i g s . , 2 p l s . ,
s c a l e 1:6000
!24
L
L
Describesthegeology,geochemistry,andmineralization
p o t e n t i a l of thePrecambrianultramafic
complex a t Cow C r e e k .
Six mineralogically and texturally distinct granitic rocks
intrudetheultramafic
complex i n c l u d i n g a t o n a l i t e - t r o n d h j e m i t e ,
d i o r i t e andquartzdiorite,foliatedgranite,foliatedquartz
m o n z o n i t e ,a n du n f o l i a t e dg r a n i t e .P o t a s s i ca n ds o d i c
metasomatism i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e i n t r u s i o n o f t h e f o l i a t e d
quartzmonzonite.Includeschemicalanalyses
of t h eu l t r a m a f i c
and g r a n i t i c r o c k s , t h i n - s e c t i o n d e s c r i p t i o n s , s a m p l e - l o c a t i o n
maps, and two g e o l o g i c maps.
Area:Sangre
de CristoMountains,
San MiguelCounty.
1978, P a r a l l e l - s u r f a c e - c o n t i n u e da e r o m a g n e t i c
map ofthe
Wynn, J . C . ,
San Lorenzo and Hillsboro quadrangles, Grant and Sierra Counties,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol.Survey,
Misc. F i e l d S t u d i e s Map MF-gOOL,
s c a l e 1:48,000
This aeromagnetic map u s e s a g e o l o g i c map o f t h e H i l l s b o r o
a b a s e map. Variousvolcanicand
and San Lorenzoquadranglesas
i n t r u s i v e r o c k s and Precambrian hornblendic and granitic rocks
a r e mapped i n t h i s a r e a .
Area:BlackRange,Grantand
S i e r r aC o u n t i e s .
e
1981,Completebouquer
g r a v i t y anomaly map of t h e S i l v e r
Wynn, J . C . ,
New Mexico-Arizona:
U.S. Geol.
C i t y 1 x 2 degreequadrangle,
Survey, Misc. I n v .S e r i e s
1-1310A, scale1:250,000
This bouquer gravity anomaly
map o f t h e S i l v e r C i t y
quadrangleuses a g e o l o g i c map as a b a s e map. VariousPrecambrian
and T e r t i a r y v o l c a n i c a n d i n t r u s i v e r o c k s a r e
mapped.
Area:
Burro,Pyramid,andVictorioMountainsandMogollonD a t i lv o l c a n i cp r o v e n c e ,G r a n t ,
Luna,andHidalgoCounties.
1941,GeologyofthenortheasternCornudasMountains,
New
Zapp, A.D.,
Mexico: M.S. t h e s i s , Univ.
Texas
( E l P a s o ) , 63 p . , 1 7 f i g s . ,
1 p l . , s c a l e 1 i n c h = 200 f t
Describes the geology of the northeastern Cornudas Mountains,
includingCornudasand
Wind Mountains.Includesdetailed
p e t r o g r a p h i cd e s c r i p t i o n s ,i n c l u d i n gs o d as y e n i t e ,a n a l c i t e - s o d a
t r a c h y t e ,a n a l c i t e - n e p h e l i n es y e n i t e ,e u d i a l y t e - n e p h e l i n es y e n i t e
a p l i t e ,a n a l c i t e - c h a l c e d o n y - l i m o n i t e - s i d e r i t ev e i n s .
Area:CornudasMountains,OteroCounty.
Z e l l e r , R.A., J r . , 1958a,Reconnaissancegeologic
map of Playas 15-min
quadrangle,HidalgoandGrantCounties:
New Mexico Bureau Mines
MineralResources,Geol.
Map 7, s c a l e 1:62,500
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n ofPrecambrian
granite,
Cretaceousandesite,monzoniteporphyry,quartzmonzonite
porphyry, and Tertiary quartz latite and rhyolite.
Area: Animas andHatchetMountains,HidalgoCounty.
map of Dog Mountains
Z e l l e r , R.A., J r . , 1958b,Reconnaissancegeologic
quadrangle,HidalgoCounty:
New MexicoBureau Mines Mineral
Resources,Geol.
Map 8, s c a l e 1:62,500
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y a n d e s i t e ,
quartzlatite,andrhyolite.
Area:
HatchetMountainsarea,HidalgoCounty.
225
a
Z e l l e r , R.A.,
J r . , 1962,Reconnaissancegeologic
map of the s o u t h e r n
Animas Mountains:
New Mexico BureauMinesMineralResources,
Geol. Map 17, s c a l e 1:62,500
Geologic map showing t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of T e r t i a r y l a t i t e ,
of Deming.
f e l s i t e , andmonzonite i n t h e a r e a s o u t h w e s t
Area: Animas Mountains,
Hidalgo
County.
Zeller, R.A., J r . , 1970,Geologyof
t h eL i t t l eH a t c h e tM o u n t a i n s ,
Hidalgoand'GrantCounties,
New Mexico: New Mexico B u r e a u Mines
B u l l . 96, 23 p . , 2 p l s . , s c a l e 1:31,650
MineralResources,
D e s c r i b e sS y l v a n i t ei n t r u s i v e
complex ( d i o r i t e andmonzonite)
and O l d H a c h i t as t o c k( m o n z o n i t e ) .I n c l u d e sg e o l o g i c
map.
Area:
HatchetMountainsarea,HidalgoCounty(Hachitaand
P l a y a sq u a d r a n g l e s ) .
Z e l l e r , R.A., Jr., 1975, S t r u c t u r a lg e o l o g y
ofBigHatchetPeak
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
quadrangle,HidalgoCounty,
MineralResources,Circ.146,
23 p., 3 f i g s . , 2 s h e e t s ,s c a l e
1:48,000
I n c l u d e sb r i e fd e s c r i p t i o n
of mapped u n i t s . Mapped u n i t s
i n c l u d e quartz l a t i t e , a n d e s i t e , l a t i t e
d i k e s and s i l l s , and
Precambriangranite.
Area:HatchetMountainsarea,HidalgoCounty.
e
Z e l l e r , R.A., Jr., andAlper,
A.M.,
1965,GeologyoftheWalnut
Wells
quadrangle,HidalgoCounty,
New Mexico: New Mexico BureauMines
MineralResources,
B u l l . 84,105p.,
15 t a b l e s ,1 3f i g s . ,
2 pls.,
s c a l e 1:48,000
Discussesthegeology,petrology,andchemistry
ofWalnut
Wells q u a d r a n gIlnec. l u d e s c r i p t i o n s
of quartz
monzonite,
m o n z o n i t e ,a n d e s i t e ,l a t i t e ,
a n dq u a r t zl a t i t e .D e s c r i b e st h e
and
occurrence of f l u o r i t em i n e r a l i z a t i o n .I n c l u d e sc h e m i c a l
modal analyses.Mentionstheoccurrence
of z i r c o n s .
Area: Animas Mountains,
Hidalgo
County.
Zetterlund, D.,
see Walton,
A.W.,
and S a l t e r , T.L.,
1980a,b
Z i e l i n s k i , R.A.,
1978, Uranium abundancesand
d i s t r i b u t i o ni na s s o c i a t e d
g l a s s y and c r y s t a l l i n e r h y o l i t e s of t h e w e s t e r n U n i t e d S t a t e s :
Geol. SOC. America, B u l l . , v . 89, p . 409-414, 1 t a b l e , 2 f i g s .
I n c l u d e su r a n i u ma n a l y s e si nc a l c - a l k a l i n er o c k s
of the San
JuanMountains(obsidian8.3
ppm U , p e r l i t e 8 . 3 ppm U, f e l s i t e
8.6 ppm U ) and Grants Ridge,
Mount T a y l o r ( o b s i d i a n 8 . 2 ppm U ,
p e r l i t e 7 . 7 ppm U , f e l s i t e 7.6 ppm U ) .
Area:
San JuanMountains,Coloradoand
Mount T a y l o r ,
Cibola County.
Z i l i n s k i , R.E.,
see Woodward,
L.A.,
andCallender,
J.F.,
1975
226
SubjectIndex
a
This index i s organized i n t o t h e f o l l o w i n g major c a t e g o r i e s ;
c o u n t i e s , f l u o r s p adr e p o s i t s
and o c c u r r e n c e sg, e o c h e m i c aaln a l y s e s ,
g e o l o g i c maps, r a d i o a c t i v e occurrences. Some of t h e s ec a t e g o r i e s
The most e x t e n s i v e l i s t i n g i s bycounty.
includesubheadings.
Indexing by mountain ranges or areas can be found a f t e r each summary
i n S e c t i o n 11.
COUNTIES
C l a s s i f i e s a r t i c l e s by county. Articles p e r t a i n i n g t o r e g i o n a l
s t u d i e s or s t a t e w i d e areas a r e l i s t e d under the f i r s t subheading-S t a t e w i d e or Regional.
STATEWIDE or REGIONAL
0
Adams, Arengi,andParrish(1980);Anderson,
E.C. ( 1 9 5 7 ) ;
Anderson, O.J.
(1980):Berry,Nagi,Spreng,Barnes,and
Smouse ( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Chenoweth ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Condie ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Condieand
Brookins(1980);Condieand
Budding ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; Coney (1976):
Dane and Bachman ( 1 9 6 5 ) ; Dale and McKinney ( 1 9 6 0 ) ; Edwards
( 1 9 7 5 ) ; E l e v a t o r s k i (1977); E l s t o n (1976,1978);
Elston,
Coney, and Rhodes ( 1 9 6 8 ) ; E l s t o n , Rhodes,Coney,
and Deal
( 1 9 7 6 ) ; E v e r e t t ( 1 9 6 4 ) ; Foster and S t i p p( 1 9 6 1 ) ;F u l p( 1 9 8 1 ) :
G i l l u l y( 1 9 6 5 ) ; Green and o t h e r s (1980a-c); Holser (195913);
Kelley, V.C.
Kalliokoski,Langford,andOjakangas(1978);
(1949,1977):Lindgren,Graton,and
Gordon (1910): Lipman,
Bunker,and
Bush (1973);Lovering(1956);
Malan (1972): Malan
and S t e r l i n g( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Marjaniemi and Basler (1972): McAnulty
(1978);MuehlbergerandDenison(1964);Northrop(1944);
Northropand H i l l (1961); Redmond (1961):Rothrock(1946,
1 9 7 0 ) ;S t e r l i n ga n d
Malan ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; U.S. GeologicalSurvey
( 1 9 6 5 ) ; U.S. A t o m i c Energy Commission ( 1 9 7 0 ) ; Van A l s t i n e
( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Walkerand
Osterwald(1963):
Williams, F.E. (1966)
BERNALILLO
A l d r i c h , L.T., Wetherill, D a v i s , and T i l t o n (1958);Anderson,
R.Y. (1961):Bolton(1976);Brookins(1974);Brookinsand
Della Valle (y977);Elston(1961,1967);
Enz (1974):Enz,
Kudo,
and Brookins (1979,1980);Feinberg(1969);Fitzsimmons(1961);
K e l l e y , V.C., andNorthrop(1975):
Lambert ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Myers and
McKay (1970,1971,1976):Northrop(1961);
Reiche (1949):
Shoemaker, J. ( 1 9 6 5 ) ;S t e a r n s( 1 9 5 3 ) :
Thompson, T.B., and G i l e s
(1974,1980) ; Woodward, L.A. (1970) ; Wright, H.E. (1943)
CATRON
e
...
Anderson, E . C . ( 1 9 5 4 ) ; Anonymous (1959);Arnold(1974a,b);
Bornhorst (1976); Bornhorst, E r b , a n dE l s t o n( 1 9 7 6 ) ;
Collins,
G.E.
( 1 9 5 7 ) ;C o l l i n s ,
G.E. and Nye ( 1 9 5 7 ) ; Dane and Bachman
( 1 9 6 1 ) ;E l s t o n ,
Damon, Coney, Rhodes,Smith,and
Bikerman
( 1 9 7 3 ) ; E r i c k s o n , Wedow, Eaton, andLeland(1970);Ferguson
(1920,1927) ; Fodor (1975) ; Fries (1940) ; F r i e s , S c h a l l e r , a n d
Glass (1942); Givens (1957);Griggs(1953);Hilpert(1969)
;
Lopez ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Powers (1941); Ratte ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Ratte, Eaton,
G a s k i l l , and Peterson ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; R a t t e and G a s k i l l (1975); R a t t e ,
227
e
G a s k i l l , Eaton, Peterson,Stotelmeyer,and
Meeves (1979);
Ratte, L a n d i s ,a n dG a s k i l l( 1 9 6 9 ) ;
Ratte, L a n d i s ,G a s k i l l ,a n d
Raabe (1967); Rhodes (1970,1976a,b);
Rhodes andSmith(1976);
Smith, E . I . (1976);Stearns(1962);Sur(1947);
Weber and
White andFoster(1981);Willard(1957a,b,
Willard(1959a,b):
; Willard and Stearns (1971)
1959) ; Willard and Givens (1958)
W i l l a r d , Weber, and Kuellmer (1961)
;
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a
R.Y. ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Bakerand
Ridley(1970);
Allison(1954);Anderson,
Della V a l l e
Baumgardner (1954);Brookins(1978);Brookinsand
(1977);Brookinsand
Rautman (1978): Brown, W.T., J r . ( 1 9 6 9 ) ;
Chapman, Wood andGriswold,Inc.(1977);
Chenoweth (1957);
Crumpler (1977);Fitzsimmons(1961,1967);
Goddard (1945,
1966): G o t t andErickson(1952):
Green and others (1980b);
H i l p e r t (1969); Hilpert and Corey (1955); Hunt (1930); Jicha
Kerr and
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Wilcox(1963);Langford(1980);
Lipman, P a l l i s t e r ,a n dS a r g e n t
(1979); Maxwell (1976); McAnulty (1978);Santos(1966);Smith,
C . T . , and o t h e r s (1958a,b);Thaden,Santos,and
Raup (1967);
T o w l e and Rapaport ( 1 9 5 2 ) ;Z i e l i n s k i( 1 9 7 8 )
COLFAX ( i n c l u d i n g p a r t s of Union)
Cannon andRagland
C a l l e n d e r , Robertson, andBrookins(1976);
(1977);Clarkand
Read ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; C o l l i n s , R.F. ( 1 9 4 9 ) ; C o l l i n s ,
R.F. andStobbe(1942);Goodknight(1973);
Griggs (1948,1953);
Holser (195913); Jones, L.M., WalkerandStormer(1974)
; Kudo
(1976): Lipman (1969); Lipman,Bunker,
and Bush (1973);
Misagi (1968); Northrop (1966);Pillmore(1970);
Raup (1953);
Reid,Griswold,
Jacobsen, andLessard(1980b);
Robertson
(1976);Staatz(1974);Stobbe(1949a,b,1950):Stormer
(1972a,b);Stormerand
Carmichael (1970);Tschanz(1958);
Wanek (1963); Wood, Northrop, andGriggs(1953)
DONA ANA
Anonymous (1955): Bachman
Anderson, E.C. (1954,1955,1957);
and Myers (1963,1969);
Boyd andWolfe(1953);
Clemons
(1976a,b,1977,1979);
Dane and Bachman (1961);Denisonand
H e t h e r i n g t o n( 1 9 6 9 ) ;
Dunham ( 1 9 3 5 ) ; Glover (1975a,b); Harbour
(1960,1972);Jahns,Kottlowski,andKuellmer(1955);
Thompson, and
Kottlowski(1955,1961);Kottlowski,Flower,
F o s t e r( 1 9 5 6 ) ;
Kramer (1970); Nelson (1974);Seager(1973,
Brown (1978);Seagerand
Clemons (1975);
1981);Seagerand
Hawley, and Clemons
Seager, Clemons, and Hawley (1975);Seager,
(1971);Seager,Kottlowski,and
Hawley (1976);Sur(1946)
GRANT
#
Adams, A r e n g i ,a n dP a r r i s h( 1 9 8 0 ) ;A l d r i c h ,
M.J.,
Jr. (1976);
A l l i s o n and Ove (1957);Anderson,
E.C. (1954);Anderson,
O.J.
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Ballmann ( 1 9 6 0 ) :B a s t i n( 1 9 3 9 ) ;
Bauer(1950,1951);
B e l t ( 1 9 6 0 ) ;B i g g e r s t a f f( 1 9 7 4 ) ;
Birsoy (1977); Bornhorst, E r b
Wrucke (1961); Chenoweth
and E l s t o n (1976);Bromfieldand
(1976);Condie(1978);
Cunningham ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Dale and McKinney
(1960); Dane and Bachman (1961); Davis andGuilbert(1973);
Dyer (1953); E l s t o n (1955,1957,1960,1964,1970);
Elston,
Rhodes,and E r b (1976);Ericksenand
Wedow ( 1 9 7 6 ) ;E r i c k s e n ,
; Everhart (1956,1957) ;
Wedow, Eaton,andLeland(1970)
F e r r i s and Ruud ( 1 9 7 1 ) ;F i n n e l l( 1 9 7 6 a , b ) ;
Fodor(1975,1976);
ForanandPerhac(1954);
Giles (1965); Gillerman (1952a-c,
228
1953a,b,1964,1967,1968,1970):
Gillerman andGranger(1952);
Gillerman, .Swinney, Whitebread,Crowley,andKleinhampl(1954);
Gillerman andWhitebread(1954,1956);Graftand
Kerr (1950):
Granger(1950):Grangerand
Bauer (1950a,b,1951a,b,1952);
Gillerman (1952): G r i f f i t t s and
Granger,Bauer,Lovering,and
Nakagawa (1960);Griggsand
Wagner ( 1 9 6 6 ) ; Handley(1945);
Harderand
Wyant ( 1 9 4 4 ) ; Hedlund (1975a,b,1977,1978a-j,
1980a-c); Hernon and Jones (1968) ; Hernon, Jones,and Moore
1953,1964):
H e w i t t (1957,1959):
Holser ( 1 9 5 9 b ) :J i c h a
Hernon, and Moore (1967): Jones, W.R.,
(1954a): Jones, W.R.,
Hernon, and P r a t t ( 1 9 6 1 ) ; Jones, W.R., Moore, and P r a t t (1970):
K a l l i o k s k i , Langford,and 0 jakangas(1978) ; Keith(1944,1945)
;
K e l l e y , V.C., andBranson(1947)
; Kerr. K u l p , P a t t e r s o n .a n d
Wright (1950) ; Kolessar(1970) : Krieger(1935) ; Kuellmer (1954,
Lasky(1930,1936a,1940a,b,1947);
1956) : Langford(1980);
F. I. (1920) : Lovering(1956) : Lufkin
Leach, A.A. (1916):Leach,
(1972) McKelvey (1955): Morris ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Morrison (1965):
andThiede(1981):O'Sullivan(1953);Paige,
S.
O'Neil
Park
C.F.,
Jr.,
and
MacDiarmid
(1975);
Powers
(1976):
( 1908)
R a t t e and
R a t t e , Eaton, G a s k i l l ,a n dP e t e r s o n( 1 9 7 4 ) ;
G a s k i l l ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; R a t t e , G a s k i l l , Eaton, Peterson, S t o t e l m e y e r ,
and Meeves (1979) : Raup (1953) ; Rhodes (1970,1976a);Spencer
andPaige(1935):Staatz(1974);
Thorman ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Van A l s t i n e
(1976): Weber andWillard(1959a):WhiteandFoster(1981);
W i l l a r d , Weber, and Kuellmer (1961): Woodward, L.A. ( 1 9 7 0 a ) ;
Zeller (1958a,1970)
~
HIDALGO
e
A l l i s o n and Ove (1957):
Adams, Arengi,andParrish(1980):
A l m i n a s , Watts, G r i f f i t t s , Siems,Kraxberger,andCurry(1975):
AlperandPoldervaat(1957);
B e l t (1960): Boyd andWolfe
Elston
( 1 9 5 3 ) ; Cargo (1959);Carten,Silberman,Armstrong,and
( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Dale and McKinney (1960): Dane and Bachman (1961):
Deal, E l s t o n , Erb, P e t e r s o n , Reiter, Damon, a n dS h a f i q u l l a h
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Drewes and Thorman (1980):Elston(1960,1964,1970,
1 9 7 4 ) ; E l s t o n , Damon, Coney,Rhodes,Smith,and
Bikerman
( 1 9 7 3 ) ; E l s t o n and E r b (1977,1979);
E l s t o n , E r b , and Deal
(1975):Elston,
Rhodes, and E r b ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Everhart (1956,1957):
Fledge(1959):Gillerman(1958);Jahns,
Kottlowski, and
Kuellmer (1955):Lasky(1935,
193623, 1938,1940a,b,1947):
May,
Smith,Dickson,and
Nystrom (1981):Morrison(1965);Peterson
( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Reiter (1980):Seager(1973):
Soule, J . M . (1972);
Strongen (1957); Thorman ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Thorman and Drewes (1978):
Zetterlund (1980a,b);
Van d e r Spuy (1970):Walton,Salter,and
Williams, S.A. ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Woodward, L.A. (1970a): Wrucke and
Bromfield(1961);
Zeller (1958a,b,1962,1970,1975);
Zeller
and Alper ( 1965)
LINCOLN
*
(1954,1957):Black,
K.D. ( 1 9 7 7 ) : C o l l i n s , G.E.
Anderson, E . C . ,
(1956) : C o l l i n s G.E. and Mallory (1954) ; Dale and McKinney
( 1 9 6 0 ) ; Denison and H e t h e r i n g t o n ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; E l s t o n andSnider
(1945);
(1964): Giles and Thompson ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Glass andSmalley
and
Missaghi
(1964);
Holser
(195913);
Griswold
Griswold ( 1 9 5 9 ) ;
Kelley,F.J.(1962):Kelley,
V.C. (1971): Moore (1965): P a t t o n
(1951);Perhac(1970);PerhacandHeinrich(1963,1964);
Poe
( 1 9 6 5 ) ; Ryberg ( 1 9 6 8 ) ; Schnake (1977);Segerstromand
Ryberg
229
(1974);Segerstrom,Stotelmeyer,
Williams, andCordell(1975,
1979);Sidwell(1946);Smith,
C.T ., and others (1964);Soule,
J.H.
(1946a,1947,1948);Staatz(1974);
Thompson, T.B. (1964,
1968,1972,1973);TwenhofelandBrick(1956);
Walker and
Jahns (1974)
Osterwald(1956);Willardand
LO
ASLAMOS
(see Sandoval)
c
LUNA
Balk(1962);Bromfieldand
Wrucke (1961);Brookins(1978);
Brookins, Rautman, and C o r b i t t ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Clemons (1979); Corbitt
(1971): Dane and Bachman (1961);DartonandBurchard(1911);
E l s t o n (1955,1957,1970);
E l s t o n , Damon, Coney,Rhodes,Smith,
Holser (1953); Homme and
and Bikerman (1973);Griswold(1961);
Rosenzweiq (1970); Jicha (1954a);Kuellmer(1956);Lindgren
Nystrom (1981); O ' N e i l l and
(1908); May, Smith,Dickson,and
Thiede(1981):
R u s s e l l (1947); Thorman and Drewes (1979);
Woodward, L.A. (1970a)
MCKINLEY
Allen, J.E.
(1955);Brookins(1978);Brookinsand
Rautman
I n c . (1977); Crumpler
(1978); Chapman, Wood, andGriswold,
H i l p e r t ( 1 9 6 9 ) ; H i l p e r t and
(1976,1977);Fitzsimmons(1967);
Corey (1955);Santos(1966);Smith,
C.T.,
and others (195813)
MORA
Adams, A r e n q i ,a n dP a r r i s h( 1 9 8 0 ) ;A l d r i c h ,
L.T., Wetherill,
Davis, and T i l t o n (1958);BuddingandCepeda(1979);Callender,
Robertson, andBrookins(1976);
Cepeda (1972); E v e r e t t , F.I.
( 1 9 5 3 ) ; Harley (1940); Henrich andLevinson(1953);
Jahns
(1953); Kudo (1976): Overstreet (1967);Paige,
L.R. (1950);
(1980a,b); U . S .
Reid,Griswold,Jacobsen,andLessard
GeologicalSurveyand
others (1980)
.
OTERO
1974);Barker,
D.S., and Long (1974); Bloom
Asquith(1973a,b,
(1941,1950);
C o l l i n s , G.E. ( 1 9 5 8 ) ; Denison
(1975);Clabaugh
and Hetherington (1969); Edwards (1975); Giles and Thompson
( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Holser (1959a);Kalliokski,Langford,andOjakangas
(1968,1971);
Malan (1972); Meeves
(1978); Kelley, V.C.,
(1966); Motts and Gaal (1960);Pray(1961);Schmidtand
Craddock(1964);
Thompson, T.B. ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; T i m m (1941); Zapp
( 1941)
*
RIO ARRIBA
Adams, Arengi, andParrish(1980);Apsouri(1944);Barker,F.,
(1958,1970):Barker,
F., Arth, andPeterman(1973);Barker,
F., A r t h , Peterman,andFriedman(1976);Barker,F.,and
Friedman (1976);Benjovsky(1945);
B i n g l e r (1968,1974);
Brookins(1974);
B u t l e r (1939); Chenoweth (1974a,b,1976);
C o l l i n s , G.E. andFreeland(1956);
Dane ( 1 9 4 8 ) ; Doney (1968);
Everhart(1956,1957);Gibson(1981);Greenand
others (1980a):
Gresens andStensrud(1974a,b);
Gresens(1967,1971,1975);
Henrich andLevinson(1953);
Hess and Wells (1930); Hilpert
(1969): Holser (1959b);Hutchinson(1968);
Jahns (1946):
J u s t( 1 9 3 7 ) ;K a l l i o k o s k i ,L a n g f o r d ,a n dO j a k a n g a s, ( 1 9 7 8 ) ;
L a r s e n , E.S., J r . , P h a i r ,G o t t f r i e d ,a n dS m i t h( 1 9 5 6 ) ;
Lipman
(1969); Lipman,Bunker,
and Bush (1973); Long (1972): Malan
(1972); McLeroy (1972); McWhorter (1977); Miller, Montgomery,
a n dS u t h e r l a n d( 1 9 6 3 ) ;
Montgomery (1953);Muehlberqer(1960,
1967,1968);
Muench (1938): Overstreet (1967);Parkand
"
0
230
0
MacDiarmid ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Redman (1961):Santos,
H a l l , andWeisner
(1975);Smith,
H.T.U.
(1939);Smith,
R.L.,
Bailey,and
Ross
(1970);Treiman(1977);
U.S. GeologicalSurveyandothers
( 1 9 8 0 ) ; Vizcaino, O ’ N e i l l , and Dotterer ( 1 9 7 8 ) ; WenrichVerbeek (1977); Wenrich-Verbeek a n dS u i t s( 1 9 7 9 a , b ) ;
Wobus and
Dobson ( 1 9 8 1 ) ; Wood andNorthrop(1946):
Woodward, L.A.,
Anderson, Kaufman, and Reed (1973); Woodward, L.A., Gibson, and
McLelland ( 1 9 7 6 ) ; Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, and Reed (1973);
Woodward, L.A., McLelland,Anderson,and
Kaufman (1972) ;
Woodward, L.A., McLelland,
and
Kaufman ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Woodward, L.A.,
McLelland,andHusler(1977):
Woodward, L.A., and Timm (1979):
Wright, L.A. (1948)
SANDOVAL ( i n c l u d i n g p a r t s of Los Alamos)
A l d r i c h , L.T., W e t h e r i l l , Davis, and T i l t o n (1958);Anderson,
R.Y. (1961);Bailey,Smith,and
Ross (1969);Bolton(1976);
Brookins ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Brookins and Della V a l l e ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Brown
( 1 9 6 9 ) ; Bundy ( 1 9 5 8 ) ; Chapman, Wood, andGriswold,
Inc. ( 1 9 7 7 ) ;
E l s t o n (1961,1967);Fullagarand
Chenoweth (1974b,1975);
Shriver(1973);GresensandStensrud
(197413): Kaufman ( 1 9 7 1 ) ;
KelleyandNorthrop(1975);
Kudo ( 1 9 7 4 ) ; Lambert ( 1 9 6 1 ) ;
Perkins (1973);
Laughlinand
Eddy (1977);Northrop(1961);
Ross, Smith,andBailey(1961);Santos,
H a l l , and Weisner
( 1 9 7 5 ) ; Schumaker (1972);Smith,
R.L. andBailey(1968);Smith,
R.L. Bailey,and
Ross (1970);Vizcaino,
O ’ N e i l l , and Dotterer
( 1 9 7 8 ) ; Wood andNorthrop(1946);
Woodward, L.A., Anderson,
Kaufman, and Reed ( 1 9 7 3 ) ; Woodward, L.A., DuChene, and
Martinez(1977);
Woodward, L.A., DuChene, and Reed (1974);
Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, and Reed ( 1 9 7 3 ) ; Woodward, L.A.,
McLelland,Anderson,and
Kaufman ( 1 9 7 2 ) ; Woodward, L.A.,
M a r t i n e z , DuChene, Schumacher,and
Reed (1974): Woodward, L.A.,
a n dR u e t s c h i l l i n g( 1 9 7 6 ) ;
Woodward, L.A., and Schumacher (1973)
SAN J U A N
(1955);Fitzsimmons(1973);Hilpert(1969);Larsen,
E.S., I r v i n g , Gonyer,andLarsen(1936);Nishimori,Ragland,
Rogers,andGreenburg(1977);Shoemaker,
E.M. ( 1 9 5 6 ) ;S t r o b e l l
(1956)
Allen, J.E.
SAN MIGUEL
Adams, Arengi,andParrish(1980);Anderson,
E.C. ( 1 9 5 4 ) ;B a l t z
(1972);Callender,Robertson,andBrookins(1976);Harley
(1940);Jahns(1946);Johnson,
R.B. (1970);Krieger(1932);
Miller, Montgomery, andSutherland(1963);
Overstreet ( 1 9 6 7 ) ;
R e g i s t e r andBrookins(1979);Reid,Griswold,Jacobsen,and
U.S.
Lessard (1980a); Riesmeyer (1978);Robertson(1976);
GeologicalSurveyandothers(1980)
SANTA
FE
E.C. (1954);Anderson,
R.Y.
(1961);
Akright(1979);Anderson,
Atkinson(1961);Brookins(1974);Budding(1968,1972);
Disbrow
Chenoweth ( 1 9 7 9 ) ; C o l l i n s , G.E. andFreeland(1956);
and S t o l l( 1 9 5 7 ) ; E l s t o n (1961,1967);FullagarandShiver
( 1 9 7 3 ) ; Green and o t h e r s (1980a); Gresens and Stensrud(1974b);
Haji-Vassiliou and Kerr (1972);Kottlowski(1952);
Long, L.E.
McWhorter ( 1 9 7 7 ) ; Miller, Montgomery,
( 1 9 7 2 ) ;L u s t i g( 1 9 5 8 ) ;
Nielson and
andSutherland(1963);
Montgomery (1950,1951);
Scholtz(1979) ; Northrop(1961);
Overstreet ( 1 9 6 7 ) ;R e g i s t e r
andBrookins(1979):Reid,Griswold,Jacobsen,andLessard
(1980a); Riesmeyer (1978);Smith,
R.L.,
Bailey,and
Ross
231
*
e
*
(1970); Stearns (1953); Sun and Baldwin (1958); Thompson, T.B.
(1965); U.S. Geological Survey and others (1980); Wargo (1964)
SIERRA
Alminas, Watts, Griffitts, Siems, Kraxberger, and Curry (1975);
Anderson, E.C. (1954, 1955); Anderson, O.J. (1980); Anonymous
(1955); Bachman and Harbour (1970); Bassett (1954, 1955);
Bornhorst, Erb, and Elston (1976); Boyd (1955); Boyd and Wolf
(1953); Clemons (1979); Correa (1980); Dale and McKinney
(1960); Dane and Bachman (1961): Doyle (1951): Elston (1955,
1957); Elston, Damon, Coney, Rhodes, Smith, and Bikerman
(1973); Ericksen and Wedow (1976); Ericksen, Wedow, Eaton, and
Leland (1970); Everhart (1956, 1957); Ferris and Ruud (1971);
Fishback (1910); Fodor (1975, 1976); Fries (1940); Fries,
Schaller, and Glass (1942): Griffitts and Alminas (1968);
Griffitts and Nakagawa (1960): Harley (1934); Hedlund (1975a,b,
; Huskinson
(1975)
;
1977); Hillard (1969); Holser (1959b)
Jacobs (1956); Jahns (1944, 1955);Jahns, Kottlowski, and
Kuellmer (1955); Jahns, McMillan, O'Brient, and Fisher (1978);
Jicha (1954a,b); Kelley,V.C. and Silver (1952); Kottlowski
(1955); Kottlowski, Flower, Thompson, and Foster (1956);
Kuellmer (1954-1956); Lamarre, Perry, and Jonson (1974); Lufkin
(1972); Maldonado (1974); Mason (1976); McAnulty (1978);
McCleary (1960); Meeves (1966): Melancon (1952): Nelson (1975):
Raup (1953); Seager (1973a); Silver (1955): Staatz, Adams,and
Conklin (1965); Storms (1947a,b): Templain and Dotterer (1978);
Thompson, S. I11 (1955a,b); Van Alstine (1976); Williams, F.E.
(1966); Wolfe (1953);
SOCORRO
Anderson, E.C. (1954, 1955); Allen, P., (1979): Anonymous
(1955); Anonymous (1959); Arendt (1971); Bachman (1965);
Bachman and Harbour (1970); Beers (1976); Belt (1960): Birsoy
(1977); Black, B.A. (1964); Blakestad (1977); Bonnichsen
(1962): Bornhorst, Erb, and Elston (1976); Bowring (1980);
Brookins and Della Valle (1977); Brown, D.M. (1972); Budding
and Condie (1975); Chamberlin (1974, 1980, 1981): Chapin
(1971); Chapin, Chamberlin, Osburn, White, and Sanford
(1978);
Chenoweth (1976); Collins, G.E., and Mallory (1954); Collins,
G.E., and Nye (1957); Collins, G.E., and Smith (1956); Condie
(1976); Cookro (1978); Dane and Bachman (1961); Deal (1973);
Deal and Rhodes (1976); Donze (1980); Duschattio and
Poldervaart (1955); Elston (1976); Elston, Damon, Coney,
Rhodes, Smith, and Bikerman (1973); Everhart (1957): Furlow
(1965); Givens (1957); Gott and Erickson (1952); Griffitts
and Alminas (1968); Griggs (1953); Haederle (1966): Herber
(1963a,b); Hillard (1969); Hilpert (1969); Jahns (1944, 1955);
Jahns, McMillan, O'Brient, and Fisher (1978); Jicha (1958);
Johnson, J.T. (1955); Keith (1944): Kelley, V.C. (1977);
Kottlowski (1953, 1955); Kottlowski and Steensma (1979);
Krewedl (1974); Laroche (1980); Lasky (1932); Loughlin and
Loschmann (1942); Machette (1978); Maldonado (1974); Mallon
(1966); Massingill (1979); Mayerson (1979); McCleary (1960);
McLemore (1980a,b, 1982); Meeves (1966): Muehlberger and
Denison (1964); Myers (1977); Osburn (1978); Osburn, Petty, and
Chapin (1981); Park, D.E. (1971); Petty (1979): Pierson,
Wenrich-Verbeek, Hannigan, and Machette (1980); Potter (1970);
232
Roth (1981); Simon (1973); Spradlin (1975); Stark and Dapples
(1946); Sumner (1980); Titley (1959); Tonking (1957); Weber
(1963); Weber and Bassett (1963): Wilkinson (19761: Willard
(1957a): Willard and Givens (1958)
; Wilpolt
and Wanek (1951)
;
Woodward T.M. (1973)
TAOS
Aldrich, L.T., Wetherill, Davis, and Tilton (1958); Anderson,
E.C. (1954); Berliner (1949); Brookins (1974); Brookins,
Chakoumakos, Cook, Ewing, Landis, and Register (1979);
Brookins, Eppler, and Elston (1977); Clark (1968); Clark and
Read (1972); Condie (1980); Green and others (1980a); Harder
and Wyant (1944); Henrich and Levinson (1953); Jahns and Ewin
(1976, 1977); Kalish (1953); Long, P.E. (19.74, 1976): McKinlay
(1956, 1957); Miller, Montgomery, and Sutherland (1963);
Montgomery (1950, 1951, 1953); Nielson andScott (1979);
Reid, Griswold,
Northrop (1966); Park and McKinlay (1943);
Jacobsen, and Lessard (1980b); Register and Brookins (1979);
Schilling (1956, 1960); Soule, J.H. (1946b); U.S. Geological
Survey and others (1980)
TORRANCE
Brookins and Della Valle (1977); Fallis (1958); Fitzsimmons
(1967); Fulp and Woodward (1981)
; Gonzalez (1968)
; Gonzalez and
Woodward (1972); Kelley, V.C. (1972); Loring and Armstrong
(1980); Myers (1977); Myers and McKay (1971, 1972, 1974);
Perhac (1970); Perhac and Heinrich (1963); Stark (1956);
Woodward, L.A. (1969)
UNION (see Colfax)
VALENCIA
Hilpert (1969); Myers (1977); Myers and McKay (1970,1972,
1974); Reiche (1949); Stark (1956)
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FLUORSPAR
DEPOSITS
AND
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OCCURRENCES
Classifies articles pertainins
to fluorspar depositsor
occurrences. Includes articles peitaining to-the geology of fluorspar
deposits
.
Alminas, Watts, Griffitts, Siems, Kraxberger, and Curry (1975):
Anderson, E.C. (1955, 1957); Anderson, O.J. (1980); Arendt
(1971); Arnold (1974a,b); Ballmann (1960); Baumgardner (1954);
Biggerstaff (1974): Bingler (1968); Birsoy (1977); Bonnichsen
(1962); Boyd (1955); Cookro (1978); Darton and Burchard (1911);
Doyle (1951): Elston (1957, 1964, 1974): Elston, Damon, Coney,
Rhodes, Smith, and Bikerman (1973); Elston, Rhodes, and Erb
(1975, 1976): Ferguson (1920); Fledge (1959); Fries, Schaller,
and Glass (1942); Furlow (1965): Gillerman (1952a, 1953a, 1958
1970); Gillerman and Granger (1951): Glover (1975a,b); Goddard
(1945, 1966); Gresens (1967); Griggs and Wagner (1966):
Griswold (1959, 1961): Harley (1934); Hedlund (1978a,h,j, 1980
a-c); Huskinson (1975): Jahns and Ewing (1976);
Jahns,
Kottlowski, and Kuellmer (1955); Jicha (1954a); Jones, W.R.,
Hernon, and Moore (1967); Kelley, V.C., and Silver (1952);
Kottlowski (1953, 1955); Kottlowski and Steensma (1979); Kramer
(1970): Lambert (1961); Lasky (1936b); Lindgren, Graton, and
233
Gordon (1910); Mason (1976); McAnulty (1978); Morris (1974);
Nelson (1975); O’Sullivan (1953); Perhac and Heinrich (1964);
Powers (1976); Ratte, Eaton, Gaskill, and Peterson (1974);
Ratte and Gaskill (1975); Reiche (1949); Rothrock (1946, 1970);
Russell (1947): Seager (1973a,b, 1981); Seager and Brown
(1978); Segerstrom, Stotelmeyer, Williams, and Cordell (1975);
Soule, J.M. (1946a); Sur (1946, 1947); U.S. Geological Survey
(1965); Van Alstine (1976); Willard and Jahns (1974); Williams
F.E. (1966); Zeller and Alper (1965)
GEOCHEMICAL
ANALYSES
Classifies articles pertainingto the geochemistry of an area.
Includes chemical analysesof igneous and/or metamorphic rocks.
Aldrich, L.T., Wetherill, Davis, and Tilton (1958); Alper and
Poldervaart (1957); Asquith (197313, 1974); Baker and Ridley
(1970); Barker, F. (1958): Barker, F., Arth, and Peterman
(1973); Barker, F., Arth, Peterman, and Friedman (1976);
Barker, F., and Friedman (1974); Beers (1976); Bloom (1975);
Bolton (1976); Bornhorst (1976); Brookins (1974); Brookins,
Chakoumakos, Cook, Ewing, Landis, and Register (1979);
Brookins and Rautman (1978); Brookins, Rautman, and Corbitt
(1978); Brown, W.T., Jr. (1969); Bundy (1958); Cannon and
Ragland (1977); Chapin, Chamberlin, Osburn, White, and Sanford
(1978): Clark and Read (1972): Clemons (1976); Condie (1978);
Condie and Budding (1979); Cookro (1978); Correa (1980);
Deal (1973); Dunham (1935); Duschattio and Poldervaart (1955);
Elston (1957); Elston, Coney, and Rhodes (1968): Elston,
Rhodes, Coney, and Deal (1976): Enz (1974); Ericksen, Wedow,
Eaton, and Leland (1970); Ferguson (1920); Fodor (1975, 1976);
Giles and Thompson (1972); Graft and Kerr (1950);. Green and
others (1980a-c); Gresens (1967, 1971, 1975).: Gresens and
Stensrud (1974b); Griffitts and Alminas (1968): Griffitts and
Nakagawa (1960); Griswold (1961); Hunt (1930); Jahns and Ewing
(1976); Jicha (1954a); Jones, W.R., Hernon, and
Moore (1967):
Jones, L.M., Walker, and Stormer (1974); Kuellmer (1954);
Lambert (1961); Larsen,E.S., Irving, Gonyer, and Larsen
(1936); Lasky (1947); Laughlin and Eddy (1977); Lindgren,
Graton, and Gordon (1910); Lipman, Bunker, and Bush (1973);
Long, L.E. (1976); Lopez (1975); Loring and Armstrong (1980);
Misagi (1968); Montgomery (1953); Moore (1965); Park, D.E.
(1971): Pyron (in preparation); Ratte and Grotbo (1979); Ratte,
Landis, Gaskill, and Raabe (1967); Register and Brookins
(1979); Rhodes (1976a,b); Rhodes and Smith (1976); Schnake
(1977); Seager and Clemons (1975); Seager, Kottlowski, and
Hawley (1976); Segerstrom and Ryberg (1974); Segerstrom,
Stotelmeyer, Williams, and Cordell (1975); Smith, C.T., and
others (1964); Smith, E.I.,(1976); Soule, J.H. (1946a); Stobbe
(194913): Stormer ( 1 9 7 2 a , b ) ; Sur (1946, 1947); Thomann (in
preparation); Thompson, T.B. (1968, 1972): Thompson and Giles
(1974); Thorman (1977);U . S . Geological Survey and others
(1980); Van der Spuy (1970); Woodward, L.A., McLelland, and
Husler (1977); Wright, H.E. (1943); Zeller and Alper (1965)
234
GEOLOGIC
a
MAPS
Lists all geologic maps and references containing geologic maps.
Akright (1979); Allen, J.E. (1955); Allen, P. (1979); Allison
(1954); Apsouri (1944); Arendt (1971); Atkinson (1961); Bachman
(1965); Bachman and Harbour (1970); Bachman and Myers (1963,
1969); Balk (1962); Ballman (1960); Baltz (1972); Bauer
(1950a): Barker, F. (1958); Beers (1976); Benjovsky (1945);
Berry, Nagy, Spreng, Barnes, and
Smouse (1980); Biggerstaff
(1974); Bingler (1968); Black, B.A. (1964); Blakestad (1977);
Bloom (1975): Bolton (1976); Bornhorst (1976); Bornhorst, Erb,
and Elston (1976); Bowring (1980); Bromfield and Wrucke (1961)
Brown, D.M. (1972); Budding (1972); Bundy (1958); Butler
(1939); Cepeda (1972); Chamberlin (1974, 1980); Chapman, Wood,
and Griswold, Inc. (1977); Clabaugh (1941); Clark and Read
(1972): Clemons (1976, 1977, 1979); Collins, G.E., (1957);
Condie (1980, 1981); Condie and Budding (1979): Corbitt
(1971); Cunningham (1974); Dane (1948); Dane and Bachman
(1961); Deal (1973); Doney (1968); Donze (1980); Doyle (1951);
Dunham (1935); Elston (1957, 1960); Fallis (1958): Feinberg
(1969); Ferguson (1920, 1927); Finnell (1967a,b); Fledge
(1959); Foster and Stipp (1961); Fries (1940); Gibson (1981);
Gillerman (1952a, 1958, 1964, 1967); Gillerman, Swinney,
Whitebread, Crowley, and Kleinhampl (1954); Gillerman and
Whitebread (1954); Givens (1957); Glover (1975a); Goddard
(1966); Gonzales (1968); Goodknight (1973): Granger and Bauer
(1951a); Griggs (1948); Griggs and Wagner (1966); Griswold
(1959, 1961); Griswold and Missaghi (1964); Haederle (1966);
Harbour (1972); Harley (1934, 1940); Hedlund (1975a,b, 1977,
1978a-j, 1980a-c); Hernon, Jones, and Moore (1964): Hewitt
(1957, 1959); Hill-ard (1969); Holser (1959a); Hutchinson
(1968); Hunt (1938); Jacobs (1956); Jahns (1955); Jahns and
Ewing (1976); Jicha (1954a); Johnson,J . T . , (1955); Johnson,
R.B. (1970); Jones, W.R., Hernon, and Moore (1967); Jones,
W.R., Moore, and Pratt (1970); Kaufman (1971); Kelley, V.C.
(1971, 1972, 1977); Kelley, V.C., and Northrop (1975); Kelley,
V.C., and Silver (1952); Kent (1980); Kottlowski (1961);
Krewedl (1974); Kuellmer (1954, 1956); Lambert (1961); Laroche
(1980); Lasky (1947); Lipman, Pallister, and Sargent (1979);
Long, P.E. (1976); Lopez and Koschmann (1942); Lufkin (1972);
Machette (1978a,b); Mallon (1966); Mason (1976); Massingill
(1979): Maxwell (1976); Mayerson (1979); McCleary (1960);
McKinlay (1956, 1957); McLemore (1980a, 1982): Miller,
Montgomery, and Sutherland (1963); Misagi (1968); Montgomery
(1950, 1953); Moore (1965): Morrison (1965); Muehlberger
(1967, 1968); Myers (1977); Myers and McKay (1970-1972, 1974,
1976); Northrop and Hill (1961); Osburn (1978); Osburn, Petty,
and Chapin (1981); Perhac (1970); Peterson (1976); Petty
(1979); Pillmore (1970); Potter (1970); Powers (1976); Pray
Roth (1981);
(1961); Ratte and Gaskill (1975); Raup (1953);
Santos (1966): Santos, Hall, and Weisner (1975); Schilling
(1956); Schmidt and Craddock (1964); Schnake (1977); Schumaker
235
(1972); Seaqer (1973, 1981); Seager and Clemons (1975); Seaqer,
Clemons, and Hawley (1975); Seaqer, Hawley, and Clemons (1971)
Seaqer, Kottlowski, and Hawley (1976); Seqerstrom, Stotelmeyer,
Williams, and Cordell (1975); Simon (1973); Smith,
C.T., and
others (1958a,b); Smith, E.I. (1976); Soule, J.H. (1946a);
Soule, J.M. (1972); Spencer and Paige (1935); Spradlin (1975);
Stark (1956): Stark and Dapples (1946); Stearns (1953, 1962);
Strobell (1956); Stronqin (1957)
; Sumner (1980); Sun and
Baldwin (1958); Thaden, Santos, and Raup (1967); Thompson, T.B.
(1973): Thorman (1977); Thorman and Drewes (1978, 1979);
Timm
(1941); Tonking (1957); Treiman (1977); U.S. Geological Survey
and others (1980); Van der Spuy (1970); Wanek (1963); Weber an
Willard (1959a,b): Willard (1957a,b); Willard and Givens
(1958); Willard and Stearns (1971); Willard, Weber, and
Kuellmer (1961); Wilpolt and Wanek (1951); Wood and Northrop
(1946); Wood, Northrop, and Griqgs (1953); Woodward,
T.M.
(1973); Woodward,L.A., Callender, and Zilinski (1975);
Woodward, L.A., DuChene, and Martinez (1977): Woodward, L.A.,
DuChene, and Reed (1974); Woodward, L.A., Gibson, and McLelland
(1976): Woodward, L.A., Kaufman, and Reed (1973); Woodward,
L.A., McLelland, Anderson, and Kaufman (1972); Woodward,
L.A.,
McLelland, and Kaufman (1974); Woodward, L.A., and
Ruetschilling (1976): Woodward, L.A., and Schumacher (1973);
Woodward, L.A., and Timm (1979); Wrucke and Bromfield (1961);
Wyman (1981); Wynn (1981); Zapp (1941); Zeller (1958a,b, 1962,
1970, 1975); Zeller and Alper (1965)
a
*
RADIOACTIVE
OCCURRENCES
Classifies articles pertaining
to uranium and thorium occurrences
and deposits. Includes reconnaissance reports on radioactive deposits.
Articles describing the geology
of radioactive deposits are included.
Includes references pertaining
to chemical and radiometric uranium and
thorium analyses.
BASTNAESITE OCCURRENCES IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY PORPHYRY BELT
F.J. (1962);
Griswold (1959); Glass and Smalley (1945); Kelley,
Perhac (1970); Perhac and Heinrich (1963, 1964); Walker and
Osterwald (1956)
URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE BURRO MOUNTAINS
Adams, Arenqi, and Parrish (1980); Anderson, O.J. (1980);
Bastin (1939); Bauer (1950a, 1951); Dyer (1953); Gillerman
(1952b,c, 1953a,b, 1964, 1967, 1968); Gillerman and Granger
(1951); Gillerman, Swinney, Whitebread, Crowley, and Kleinhampl
(1954); Gillerman and Whitebread (1954, 1956); Granger (1950);
Granger and Bauer (1950a, 1951a,b, 1952); Granger, Bauer,
Loverinq, and Gillerman (1952); Grigqs (1953); Handley (1945);
Hedlund (1978a,h-j, 1980b); Hewitt (1957, 1959); Leach,F . I .
( 1920); McKelvey (1955)
RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES
Adams, Arengi, and Parrish (1980); Aldrich, Wetherill, Davis,
and Tilton (1958); Allen, J.E. (1955); Allison and Ove (1957);
Anderson, E.C. (1954, 1955, 1957); Anderson, O.J. (1980);
Anonymous (1959); Apsouri (1944); Bassett (1954, 1955); Bauer
236
(1950a): Baumgardner (1954); Berliner (1949); Berry, Nagy,
Spreng, Barnes, and Smouse (1980); Birsoy (1977); Black,
B.A.
(1964); Black, K.D. (1977); Boyd (1955); Boyd and Wolfe (1953);
Brookins (1978); Brookins and Della Valle (1977); Brookins and
Rautman (1278): Brookins, Rautman, and Corbitt (1978):
Chenoweth (1957, 1974a,b, 1975, 1976, 1979): Collins, G.E.
(1956-1958); Collins, G.E., and Freeland (1956); Collins, G.E.,
and Mallory (1954); Collins, G.E., and Nye (1957); Collins,
G.E., and Smith (1956); Condie (1976); Davis and Guilbert
(1973): Edwards (1975); Elevatorski (1979); Elston (1960, 1961,
1965, 1970, 1978); Elston, Erb, and Deal (1979); Everhart
(1956, 1957); Ferris and Ruud (1971); Gott and Erickson (1952)
Granger and Bauer (1950b); Green and others
(1980a-c); HajiVassiliou and Kerr (1972); Harder and Wyant (1944): Hedlund
(1977, 1980a); Hess and Wells (1930); Hilpert (1969); Hilpert
and Corey (1955): Jahns (1946, 1955); Jahns andEwing (1976);
Johnson, J.T. (1955); Just (1937): Kalliokoski, Langford, and
Ojakangas (1978); Keith (1944, 1945); Kolessar (1970): Larsen,
E.S., Phair, Gottfried, and Smith (1956); Lipman (1969);
Lovering (1956); Lustig (1958); Malan (1972); Malan and
Sterling (1969); Marjaniemi and Basler (1972); Mason (1976):
May, Smith, Dickson, and Nystrom (1981): McAnulty (1978):
McLemore (1980a,b, 1982): McWhorter (1977); Melancon (1952):
Muench (1938); Nishimori, Ragland, Rogers, and Greenburg
(1977); Northrop (1944, 1961, 1966); Paige, L.R. (1950);
Park, C.F., Jr., and MacDiarmid (1975); Pierson, WenrichVerbeek, Hannigan, and Machette(1980); Potter (1970): Rautman
(1980a,b):
(1977); Reid, Griswold, Jacobsen, and Lessard
Santos, Hall, and Weisner (1975): Schumaker (1972); Seager
(1973); Shoemaker, E.M. (1956): Silver (1955): Soule, J.H.
(1946a); Staatz (1974); Staatz, Adams, and Conklin (1965):
Sterling and Malan (1970); Templain and Dotterer (1978);
Thaden, Santos, and Raup (1967); Towle and Rapaport (1952):
U . S . Atomic Energy
Tschanz (1958); Twenofel and Brick (1956);
Commission (1970); U . S . Geological Survey (1965); U . S .
Geological Survey and others (1980); Vizcaino, O’Neill, and
Dotterer (1978); Walker and Osterwald (1963): Walton, Salter,
and Zetterlund (1980): White and Foster (1981): Wolfe (1953):
Woodward, L.A., Anderson, Kaufman, and Reed (1973); Woodward,
L.A., Gibson, and McLelland (1976); Woodward,
L.A., and
Ruetschilling (1976); Woodward, L.A., and Schumacher (1973);
Zielinzki (1978)
237
..
_~..
. o
. Appendix I
'
'
a
Radioactive occurrences in veins and igneous
and metamorphic rocks of New Mexico
Explanation
Map
of
Headings
No.--The reference number refers to the location or approximate location
shown on plate 1 (#1-#41,#90-#225, and#326-#343) or plate2 (#42-#89
and #226-#327).
Name--The name of the occurrence or property as found in the literature. Aliases
are in parentheses.
Location--The locationof the occurrence is given by the section, township, and
range (land-grid system) and by latitude and longitude. If there is any
uncertainty with respect to the location,.then the latitude and longitude
are omitted.
U.S. Geological Survey topographic
Quadrangle--The name of the 7%- or 15-min
quadrangle map that the occurrence lies within.
Type--Type of occurrence refers to the classification scheme used by the Departm
of Energy (table 3, this report) and explained by Mickle (1978), Mickle and
Mathews (1978), and Mathews and others (1979).
Development--Refers to any information regarding the development of the occurrence.
For many occurrences, development information is not available. Production
data and reserve data are included, if known.
Host rock, mineralization--Briefly describes the geology, host rock type, and
uranium or other mineralization at the occurrence locality. Includes any
additional information such as identified uranium or thorium minerals,
radiometric surveysor chemical analyses. Some of the chemical analyses
were providedby the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Chem
Lab, Lynn Brandvold, analyst. These are referred
to as New Mexico Bureau
Chem Lab and date of analysis (month/day/year or month/year).
Source of Data--Author and date of pertinent references are given to permit cros
reference to the annotated bibliography section. The
U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports (PRR's) open-filed
in 1966
are listed by report number and prefixed by USAEC PRR. Occurrences visited
by the author are indicated by FN (field notes), and the date (month/date/
year or month/year). Some of the citations enda with
number prefixed by
# (example: Hedlund, 1978, #5); this number refers to the occurrence identification number in the given cited reference. Other citations end with the
number the occurrence is discussed in the cited reference (example: Gillerman,
1964, p. 101). USAEC, 1970, refers to Preliminary Reconnaissance Reports in
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission(1970).
238
MAP
NUW
NO.
LoELIZiO"
GREAT PLAINS
Colfax County
"
[Chico
Mills Areal
4 shallow pits
36'31'1"N
3
P iBnlea s t e d
4 f e .a d i t ,
1 2 ff a d i s
104°16'13'w
Laughlin
Peak
12T27NR25E
5
langley Prospect
10T26NA27E
USAEC. 1970, p. lli
Reid and ochors,
19Sob. 1111
USAEC, 1970, p. 121
Reid and Others,
1900b. Dl4
NWhSE$lT27NR25E
36'36'9"N104'13'53"W
4
r a d i o a c t i v i t y along contact
between T e r t i a r y d i o e i f s
porphyry and r h y o l i r s f l o w ,
278 ppm u
radioaocive Tertiary
r h y o l i t e sill
small p i t
P i n e Buttes
74
Hydrothermal
vein
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIM
USAPC PRR DEB-RRAr a d i o a c t i v i t y along j o i n t s
and fraCLUzeS i n cretaceous1433iuoodand
near a
other*, 19538 Reid
Uekota
Sandstone
o t h e rasn, d
19OOh.
T e r t i a r y sill
dl2
r a d i o a c t i v ef a u l tp u g ei n
USAEC, 1970, p. 131
Tertiaryandesiticflow,
Staafz, 1974,
0.005-0.72% Th
Reid and Others.
1980b. Dl3
e a d i o a c z i v i t y i n Tertiary
USAEC PRR DEB-RRRa n d e s i t e a n d monzonite,
14391 Reidand
0.11% u300
Othecs, 19EOb.hl5
Mora COunfy
A and
6
M Mining
T21NR16E
unsurveyed
Sa" MiguelCounty[Rosiitaa
-
7
E
P i d l i C e Mine
Mountain
Elk
e
several pits
district]
7~0~10.19T19NR14E
unsurveyed
L E l n Mobmain d i s t r i c t ]
14Tl2NR13E
unsurveyed
Elk Mountain
74
Pegmatite
LiLhiUm-bearing r a d i o a o t i v e
pegmatite i n t r u d i n g
Elk Mountain
Pegmatite
radioaorive pegmatite,
uraninite, s a m a r s k i t e
euxenite, fewgusonite,
ga3olinite. monazite,
berafire
cadioastivo pegmatice
i n t r u d i n g Precdlnbrian
rocks.tantalum-uranium
minerals, "onalite,uranin:
samarskite
Jahnb, 1953, Redmon,
1966, p. 708
Precambrian
rocks,
radioElevatorski,
1979,
aftiverhabdophanite,
p. 718 A d a s and
monazite. c r y t o 1 i r e .
Others, 19801 U.S.
6801. S u m e y and
b e t a fniiccer,o l i r e ,
Others, 1900
sabvga1ite
74
SUBd36T18NR13E
Pegmatire
Guy No.
p i t 1950 pounds
Of Tal U, REC
minerals produoed; RedmOD,
1961)
[El Pornevirdistrict1
lo
High Peak
NE'r30T17NR13E
35'40'45"N 105'36'5"U
Honey Boy
11
5.6.Tl6NR14E
31, 32T17NR14E
El Pornevir
74
12
S45T17NR14E
35'43'4O"N105'29'28"W
13
14
15
16
*
17
18
Quinrnnn
Pegmatite
Ranch 74
pegmazite
Pegmatite
El P o r n e v i r
74
Pegmatite.
Hydrothermal
vein
llT17NR14E
35'42'53"N 105'26'24"W
El Pornevir
Orrhamagmaric
14T17NR14E
35°42'22"N 105'26'4"W
E l Pornevie
NW415Tl7NR14E
35'42'29"N105°27'27''W
El POInevir
74
32T17NR15E
Montezuma
74
d i s [t T
r iecct d1 i t e
.lET15NRl4E
74
pegmacite
74
Sen Geronimo
74
Pegmatite
100 f t out, 15
f e a d i t , CYLB,
A d a a and ochers,
1980) Jahns. 1946
JahnS, 19468 Rednon,
1961
LtB,
Cadioacfive pegmaxito
USAEC PRR-DEB-RBA1423' J a h n s , 19461
pies
Redmon, 1961aUSAEC.
1970, p. 140, 147;
5-946 p p u
Anderson, O.J., 19801
Raid and others.
1980. 17
p i c 115 too05 of
r a d i o a c r i pv e g m a r i t e
USAEC, 1970, p. 1452
ore at 0.11s
intruding
Precambrian
' Redmon, 1 9 6 l ; A d a s
~ 3 0 0~. 0. 5 ~
r o c kesw, e n i t e ,
autunite.
aontdh e r s ,
19801
r a d i o a cbtiiovtei t e
Anderson. O.J., 19801
v205, USAEC
ore production
Reid and others,
reporcs.1940-1970)
198oo, 111.12
no workings-road radioactive p e g m i r i t e
Baltz, 1972, FN
0°F
Preoambrien
intruding
5/29/81
s c h i s t s and amphibolites.
r a d i o e c t i v i w twice backintrudingPrecambrian
p y r o x e n i ~ eandamphibol i r e s c h i s t , monazite,
aorivity
r a d i o a c t i vh ei o r i c e - r i c h
pod i n Peecambria"
end
Reid
g r a n i t e . 4-3E3 ppm u
no "orkings-mad
radioactive
pegmatite
In
cur
Precambrian gneiss end
qnamz monzonite
dike,
Reid
t h r e e times background
r a d i o a o c i v i t1y2.9
p p U
15 fZ ardaidt i o a c t fi av ue l t
zone
between Schistand
granite,
f o u r times baokground
radioactivity
?
r a d i o a c t i v e magnetite i n
p e g m a t i t ei n t r u d i n g
Precambrian rocks.l.104
mall pit
3 shallow pits
r a d i o a c t i v e p~gmacite
intruding Precambrian
hornblendeschist,
uranophane, 0.02-0.1u
WOE
USAEC. 1970. p. 1268
others,
m o a , 119
USAEC, 1970, p. 1261
Balcz, 1972;
and OLher'S,
1980.3. #lo8 FN
5/29/81
BalCn, 1972; FN
5/29/81
USAEC PRR UEO-A531, Reidand
o t h e r s , 19006.113
USAEC, 1970, 8 . 149)
Reidand Others,
1900a. t15
239
Quadrangle
Development
Sa" Geronimo
b u l l d o z e r CUES
74
Host rock, m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
Sourced oa rf e
r a d i o a c t i v eb r e c c i a t e df a u l t
USAEC, 1970, p. l50i
lone i n Precambrian granite
Reidandothers,
1980n, 114
Wichita ~ i n e
(Tungsten mine1
NkSE'd6T23NRllE
36°13'30"N
105'46815"w
21
Copper Hill Claims
17,20,T23NRllC
36'13'7"N 105°47'19"W
Trampas 74
22
Harding Mine
( p r e s e n t l y Owned
by UniY of New
5429T23NRllE
36'11'34"N105'47'39"w
Trampas 7L1
24
Sa" P a t o n i o Claims
25
Bitter Creek
(unnamed)
26
Black
Copper
20
e
[Arroyo S e w areal
2ST27NR13E
Hydrorhemal
Yein
Arroyo SeEO 74
[Anchor d i s t r i c t 1
20.21T29NR15E
36'43'42"N
105D20'15'~W
[Red River d i r t r i c t l
Mines
NEC3OT28NRISE
(Blaok Copper 2136'38'15"N
27
B i l l y Mae
(Baldy
Peak)
29
mci.
30
[ C o r r i l l a Massif area]
7T30NR15E
36'51'45%
105'23'4"W
7T30NRl5E
36'51'43..N 105'22'37''W
1ST30NRl5E
36'50'49"N 105'22'53"W
S a m Fe County. [Nambe d i r t r i s t l
Rogers (Becky)
SWkllTZONR9E
35'58'15"N
Hydroehemal
105°22a20"w
vein
Latir PeQk 74
2 s hr a fdtiso a c t i v e
tungsten-oopper S c h i l l i n g , 1960)
vein i n t r u d i n g meL2iqUaxtzite Anderson, o.J., 1980
of the Prcsambrian Ortega
Fomatio"
70 f L s h a f t , 50 r a d i o a c t i v e quartz vein in
USAEC, 1970, p. 210;
f Zi n c l i n ew i t hb r e o c i s
l o n e i n Precambrian
Reidand
OChecs,
d r i f t , open p i t
quartlice and s c h i s t ,c o p p e r
1980h, tl
oxides, 0.016-0.038PU30~
pies, ""derr a d i o a m i v e pegmatite
soul;, 1946bi USAEC
ground room8,
i n t r u d i n g Precambrian
PRR DEB-RIA-14281
5 adits
a m p h isbcahli sr tes ,
Berliner. 1949,
uranium microliks, a l l a n i t e , Redman, 19612
thorite, apatite, 1.63S o b i l l i n g , 1960)
1.73% U308 locally i n
Just, 19311 Jahns
muscovite
and Rring, 1976)
,
Reid and others.
1980b. 18tFN 5/14/=
?
radioactive pegmacite
USAEC. 1910, p. 20s
incrudingPrecambrian
I100 f S ) , p i L s
15 ft a d i t , 20
r a d i o a c t i v e minerals in
ft s h a f t . 75
~recambrianpegmatite
f t lover a d i nt t r u d i nggn e i s s
USREC, 1910. p. 209,
Raidand Others,
198Ob. x5
100 af dt irta, d i o a c t i vpee g m a t i t e
in50 af cd it tr,u d i n~gr e s a m b r i a n
quartz
pits
a m p h i b o l i t e gneiss, up to
/I
40 rimes background
others,
radioand
activity
FN
USREC PRR OAO-P-41498) USMC, 1970,
P. 2131 Reid
19SOb,
x4;
11/11/81
r a d i o a c t i v e vein in
USAEC,1910. p. 211,
P r e c a m b r igarna n o d i o r iSt ec ,h i l l i n g ,
19608
onEB was gold
producer
Clark and Read,
19122 Padorson, O.J.,
1980
pro
u3°3 YCLXO"
usAEcreporrs,
Ore
1948-19101
shallow pit
r a d i o a c t i vber e c c i a
zona
USAEC, 1970, p. 212;
i n PreEamb).i." g r a n i t e ,
Reid
and
others,
305 ppm U
19BOb. l l l i FN 11/9/81
r a d i o a c t i v e Presanbrian
Reidand o t h e r s ,
granite
1980b. X2
USAEC, 1910. p. 212s
r a d i o a c t i v e b r e c c i a C s d vein
iwruding Precambrian Reid and others,
gra"ite
19SOb. 131 FN 11/9/81
300 sf Z
haft,
3
adits (5 tons
DM a t 0.03%
l l L i r Peak 7L1
Orrhomogmatic
LBZir Peak 74
Hydrothermal
Yein
EBpanola 14
Hydrothermal
vein- veins
Of ""Oertain
o r i g i n in
sandstone
Hydroehemal
vein-yeins Of
uncertain origin
i n sandstone
Ilydroehemul
v e i n - v e i n s Of
(7)
106900'50mW
31
U"kn.3""
SEk17T2ONR9E
35'57'35"N 106'00'35"W
Espanola 7L1
32
Unk"OH"
NWk2OT20NR9E
35'57'2O"N 106°00'50"W
Espanola 7L1
pit9
?
1980a. u3
?
""certain origin
33
Cundtyo 7L1
i n sandstone
Hydrothermal
25 dfrfi f t
"GI"
34
35
Marion
NW$?T20NRIOC
35'58'58"N 105'55'18"W
Cundiyo 74
adits
Hydrofhem
c uatls ,
vein
CN47TZONRlOE
35'58'55"N 105'55'5'.W
Cundiyo 74
Hydrorhennal
17T15NRlE
Sa" Y s i d m 7L1
r a d i o a c t i vfer a c t u r e
zone
C o l l i n s and
Freeland,
i ns a n d s t o n eo ft h e
Teeriary 19561 USAEC, 1910.
SBnra Fa Group (TBsqUB mbel, p. 160, IlllperL,
0.019-0.32% QD8, carnotite, 1969, p. 531 Green
sohroeckinasrire. mete,and
others.
19SOa.
aurvniw
n l i Anders.n. O.J:.1981
r a d i o a o r i v e f r a c t u r e zone i n Collins and Freeland,
sandstone Of T e r t i a r y Sanfa
1956, H i l p e r t , 1969:
Green and-athora,
Fa Group (TeEqUB mbr.1
2-9 f t
CYCS
vein
r a d i o a c t i v e f m c L U r e zone i n C o l l i n s and Freeland,
s a n d s t o n eo fT e r t i a r y
SanLa
1956, HilperC.1969;
Fe Group (Tesque mbr)
Green and o t h e r s ,
1980a. E2
r a d i o a C C i v ev a i ni na l t e r e d
USAEC, 1970, p. 158g a b b rgor iadn i t e ,
0.44\
159
U30S
r a d i o a c t iwivnien
USAEC, 1910. p. 1568
Precambrian
biotite
schist
Raid
and
OCherB,
and g r a n i t i d
oikes,
oopper
19SOa, 11
oxides
r a d i o a c t i v e veins i n
USAEC, 1910. p.1561
Precambrian b i o t i t e
AndersOn, 0.J.. 19801
s c h i s t and biotiteMiller and o t h e r s ,
microcline g r a n i t e
1963
Sandoval Comty
"
36
Paaioai1y 83
Hydrothema1
?
vein
31
Anomaly 11
12T16NRlE
38
Anomaly 82
STl6NRlE
lb'311'00"N
39.
40
Gilroan 75
liydrarhemel
vein
?
Gilrnvn 74
llydroehemel
?
1OOD51'30"W
Vd"
Rnrrmaly 16
1UT17NB2E
(Jemez Re88rvaCionl 35'42'18"N 106'46'22"W
Gilmen 15
C o cdhiist ti r i c t
Canada Ha yn d r o r h esm
h aafldt ist,s ,
Bland 7L1
VGi"
TlSNR4E,
TlBNR5E
T17NR4EI Tl7NRSE
Ilydrorhemal
vein
7
pifa
r a d i o a c t i v e anomaly along
Cha NaCiMIentO f a u l t
in P r e o a m b r i a n g r a n i t e
radioeosive
anomsly
along
sierrita f a u l t i n wecambrian granirs
r n d i o r c r i v o nnomalv nlono
USREC PRR EO-R-412
USAEC PRR ED-R-410
USBEC PRR ED-R-411!
0I"O" ntld "Lhor";
19SOc. 1321
USAEC PRR ED-R-15411
Green and o t h e r s ,
1 9 8 0 ~8322
~
Anderson, 19511 Bundy
19588Lindgren and
Others, 19101 Smith
andothers, 19708
Chenouerb, 1914b
240
N".
41
N.DY
LDCBLiO"
Peralca canyon
TYPe
Hydrachemal
vein
SEk9T17NR5E
35*4J100"N106924'40"W
1969, p. 49;
Chenowefh, 1974bi
Green and ochers,
198DC. Dl2
[Oja Calienre d i r t r i c r ]
43
Star Mine
44
Unnamed (161
45
GYsdalUpe
46
Camelita
47
Globe
NEkSEkllT24NR8E
36'19'35"N 106°3'15'W
NE'rSHklZT24NRBE
36'19'30"N 106'2'58"W
NW'rNEkllT24NRBE
36'20'5"N 106'3'50"H
ojo Calienre
Jahns, 1946, USAEC,
1970, p. 120
74
ojo cll1isnre
7%
ojo cnusnre
74
Jahnn. 1946
Jahns, 1946
IPecaca d i s t r i c t ]
NE'rSE436T26NROE
36'26'30"N106'2'30'V
SW4NE1136T26NROE
36'26'40"N106°2'45'W
NEbNE'r36T26NROE
36'27'00"~ ~06'2'25"~
La Madeea 74
pegmatite
La Madera 74
Pegmatite
La Madora 74
Hydrothermal
Yein
NElrSWb25T26NROE
La Madera 74
Pegmarite
Redmon, 1961
25T26NROE
36'27'00"N
La Madera 74
Pegmatite
106'2'00"W
La Madera 74
Pegmatite
USREC PRR DEB-RM1417) Green and
others, 1980a.
k16
Jahns. 1946; Redmon,
36'27'40"N
106'2'40"W
36'27'15"N
White L~yons,
Frances No.?)
La Madera 7 4
La Mndera 74
26T26NRSC
36'27'29"N
53
Le Madera 74
Redman, 1961
Jahns, 1946;Redmon.
106'2'50"W
1961; Adams and
106'3'10"n
Others, 1980
USREC, 1970, p. 21
OULI
220 ft long, 50 ft vide
radioactive pegmatite.
apatite, samarskite,
1961
m0"aZicB
54
Hillside
NECNWk25T26NROE
36'27"45"N 106'2'45"W
NE'rSWC30T26NR9E
36'27'20"N 106'1'45"W
Le Madera 74
La Madera 74
56
Pineapple Grovp
SWhNEh30T26NR9E
36'27'35,'N 106'1'32"W
La Madera 7 4
57
La Paloma Mine
C N$N$30T26NR9E
La Madera 7 4
PegmEiLiee
36°27'50"N 106'1'40"W
radioactive pegmeeize,
Shaft, incline,
pic8
SamarSkite, monaxite
24 ft shaft with radioactive pegmatite,
drifts, winze5
samarskite. fluorite.
monazite
bulldozer cuts,
radioaociva pegmatite
shaft (4 cons
of ore at 0.03%
u308 and 0.02s
v205, U.S.
government ore
production repores, 1948-19701
five radioactive pegmutires,
50 fL shaft,
samarskite, monezire
pits. CUES
fBlg"s0"ite
Jahna, 19461
Redmon. 1961
Jahns, 19461
Redmon, 1961
Jahns. 1946;
JshnE, 1946
p. 1191
Andarson, O.J., 19SO
USAEC, 1970,
Jahns, 19461
Rodmon, 1961s
Binglar, 19681
Elsvatorski,l979
58
Little Julia
59
Nambe (Turkey
Track Mine,
NWbSW'r24T26NRBE
36'28'18"N106°3'15"W
SW'rSW1IlOT26NR9E
36'28'50"N 106°2'OO"W
Id Medera 74
La Madera 7 4
cut, 40 fC shaft radioactive pegmaLite.
samarskite, mmonazire
open cut&, 65
radioactive pegmatite,
fe shaft
copper Oxides.
samarskite, monszire.
pYrple fluorire
NEkSE'rlJT26NRBE
36'29'00"N 106D2'15'W
La Madera 74
open cut, adit.
SWkSWklST26NR9E
36'29100"N 106"ZaZO"W
La Madera 74
unknown)
Redmon, 1961
Apsouri, 1944iJahns,
19468 USAEC
PRR DES-RRh-14171
G r m n and Others,
1980a, 178
60
61
SWllNWililOT26NR9E
36'29115"N 106'2'10"W
62
i"Eli"*
La Nadeea 74
outs, adits
Pegmarife
radioactive pegmatite,
samarskife,monazife,
pYrple fluorire
radioactive pcgmaLic8,
samarskite, monazite
Jahna, 19461 Radnon,
19618 USAEC PnR
DEQ-RW-1417t
Green and o r b e r a ,
19803, 678
Binglee, 1968, p. 688
Hilpert, 19691
G r a m and ochers.
198Oa, 1149
63
Feidlund (Blue
Eagle NO.1)
64
NWkNWklOT26NR9E
36'29'32"N 106'2'15"W
La Madera 74
Pegmarice
Jahna, 1946, p. 681
Apsouri, 1944;
Bingler, 1968
NWCNWhlOT26NR9E
36D29140"N106°2'10"W
SH$NEb7T26NR9E
36'30'19N 106'2'20"W
Id Madera 74
Pegmafize
Jahns. 1946iAnaouri.
USAEC PRR D E B - R "
14178 Groon and
241
Looaeion
Quadrangle
N4NWhlZT26NRBE
36'30'30"N 106°3'00W
La9 T a b i a s 7 1
NWhNEbllT26NR8E
3 6 ° 3 0 ' 3 0 ' ' ~ 106°3'40"w
SWhSEhlTZ6NRBE
36'3'1'40N 106'2'45"W
Las Tablas 7L1
NW'rSEhlT26NRBE
Ids Tabla$ 7'1
Jahns, 1946
NEhNWClT26NRBE
Ida Tablns 7L1
Just, 1937
C NLllT26NRBE.36T27NIE
36°31'26"W106'3'00'~W
NWkNWC6T26NR9E
SEh36T27NR8E
36'31'15"N 106'2'10"W
Las Teblas 74
30 fL incline,
drifzs,
vertical
.
redioacrive pegmatite.
samarskite, fluorire
Las Tablas 74
Pegmatite
Las Tablas 7L1
Pegmatite
Jahns, 1946;
Redmon. 1961
Jahns. 1946
Lae Tablas 74
Pegmatire
Jahns, 1946
Las Tablas 75
Pegmatite
JahnS, 19468
Apeouri, 19441
RBdmOD,
19611
USAEC PRR DEBRRA-14172 Green
76
North scar
(Miller)
SWhSHC31T27NR9E
SEhSE436T27NRBE
36'31'35"N 106°2'15"W
Ids Tablas74
open cuts, pits
radioactive pegmacice,
samarskite, monazite,
purple fluorite
31T27NR9EI
36T27NRBE
36'32'5"N 106D1'40"W
Las Tables74
2 shafts, pits
radioaccivs PCgmaLite in
Peeoambrinn Orraga
Quarszlte
SW'rSWk36T27NR8E
36°31'30"N 106'3'10"W
Ids Tabliis74
C SW'r96T27WRBE
Las Tablas 74
Pegmacite
78 fC
radioactive pegmatice,
incline shaft,
samarskite, monazite.
(12 l b s
Uraninite
samarskite and
monazite pco-
C"25,
ducedl
36'31'40"N 106'3'00"W
W436T27NRBE
36 31'55"N 106 3'00"W
SW'rSWb25T27NREE
36'32'2O"N 106'3'00"W
82
Las Tablas 74
Las Tablas 74
NWbSWk25T27NRBE
36'32'40"N 106'3'5"W
SWNWh25T27NRBE
36'32'55"N 106'3'5"W
NEk25T27NRBE
36'33'5''" 106°2'15"W
Ids Tablas 74
85
C 26T27NRBE
U s TablaS74
Pegmacite
86
C SL124T27NRBE
Las TablaS 7h
Pegmatire
Las Tablas 74
Pegmatite
Las Tablas 7%
Pegmatice
shafr,adIr.
Pegmatire
4 adifs,curs
83
84
36'32150',N
S8
Ids Tablas 74
106°3'50"W
36'33'15"N106°2'55',W
SW'rSWhllTZlNR8E
36'35'5"N 106'4'5"W
WL111T27NRBE
36'35'20'N 106'4'15"W
87
Ids Tabla$74
NEhSEhlOT27NR5E
36'35'20"N 106°5'00'W
89
samarskite, monazite
radioactive pegmatite,
SamarSkite (4.640 Th),
radioactive pegmatite,
samarskite, ureniferous
magnefire i n g"CllfZ zone
1980a, 851
JahnS, 1946jUSAEC
PRR ED-2018
Hilperr, 1969.p.48,
Green and OthoreI
19SO.a.
90
[Bromide No. 2 airrristl
Mora", Sawer, and
24T28NR7E
MoLind claims
36'38+40"N 106D8'45"W
(U5GS JOLI
1150
Iiydmchermal'
"ei"-CO"taCZ
.etBSO.aLiC
USAEC PRR DEB-RRA1431, Greon and
ofhers, 1950a.181r
Hydrothermal
vein-
Ililperc. 1969, p.48)
Anderson. Q.J., 19808
Green and ~ f l l e r s ,
1980i). a53; Kent,
l950i PN 11/10/81
FN 11/10/81
91
*
92
J.O.L. (Royal)
RnYLeCeiC
5E1~NWh24T2ENR7E
36'38'50"N 106'8'35"W
Burned
MOunLnin 74
Hydrothermal
veinAnazectic
IIIlpBrL, 1969, p. 481
Bingler, 1968, p.
898 Anderson, O.J.,
19802 G r o w and others
1'180.1, n54, K W L ,
FN 11/10/81
mno
242
Map
Name
NO.
UlEQtiD"
COLORADO PLATEAU
San Juan COunfy
"
93
94
97
Shiprook
Easi Bide
Outlet Neck
T29NR19W
T29NR21W
T27NA2OW
Red v a l l e y 15
MirEen Rock 14
32T25NR18H
Newcomb 74
none
35'59'N
Tohncchi 15
nons
Cibola County [ZuniMobmains
Shiprock 7L1
109°00'W
100
WL17TllNRlZW
Unknown-road
CYt
101
Mr. s e d p i c k
Post O f f i c e
F l a t s 74
3 5 ' 1 1 ' 5 0 W 108*8'10"W
Pose Office
Flat4 74
17.18TllNR12W
35'10'55"N 108'8'00"H
POSC O f f i c e
sw'r L ~ T I ~ N U Z W
POSL O f f i c e
35°10'30" N 108'7'45"W
Copper Mine
r a d i oda icaflirveom e
ZadioacCive diacrema
r a d i o a c t i v ef e l d s p a t h i c
minette, 10.6 ppm U,
50.1 ppm Th
r a d i o a o t i vr nei n e t t1a2, . 3
ppm U. 31.5 ppm Th
basic minette d i a t r e n e ,
11.9 Pm U, 28.4ppn Th
Shoomaker,
1956
shoamaker, 1956
Shoemaker, 19561
Nishimori and
o t h e r s . 1977
Shoemakez, 1956
3 a d i t s (one
269 f t l , 2 50
fc shafts.
Ope" EUtS
r a d i o a c t i vf leu o r i r e
mfhrock,
1946)
Gaddard, 1966;
USAEC PRR 0-242;
G O W Erickaon,
and
1952; Groon and
o c h e r s , 1980b;
6110; FN 9/14/80
b u l l d o z s r cuts,
pits, 12 f L .
s h a f t ,a d i t
r a d i o a c t i v iO
t ys s o c i a t e d
Gore and ErIckaon,
w i tcho p p e r
ninoralirarion
19521
along fEaOLUres and
shear
Hilperc and
Corcy.
zones i n PZeEBmbria"
19551 H i l p e r ~ S 9 6 9 ;
gneissic granite and
Godderd, 1966;
P e m i a " Rbo Formation
Green aont dh e r s ,
lunoonfarmable C O ~ C ~ C C I ,
1980b. lllll; FN
up t o f i v s rimes hack9/14/80
ground rndioocrivity
r a d i o a c t i v i at ys s o c i a t e d
Umc PRR 0-239.
with copper minerals In
Goddard, 1966,
s h e a rnf dr a c t u r e
Zones
f N 3/14/80
i n Preoambrian g r a n i t e ,
m i c e background radioactivity
r a d i o a o t i v ai tsys o c i a t e d
f N 3/14/80,
19668
With
copper
mineralization
Goddard,
i n shear
and
fracture
Green
and
Ofher'S,
zones i n Preoambrian
"0"e
none
"O"O
district]
NE47TllNR12W
35'11'50"N 108'8'10"W
Unknown-MirabhaJ.
99
Copper Mine
01at~"a
~inerems
Oiatreme
HydrothemalYein
Hydrorhemal-
"si"
Plats 74
Flats 74
HydrothemalVein
10iener1
SW41TlINR13W
Pose O f f i c e
Flats 1 4
2 s h a f t s , open
Cuts, a d i t
vein
in PreCmbr1.m gneissic
granite, twice baokgmund
r a d i o a c t i voi ot yp,p e r
o x i d e s ,f l u o r i t e
Shoemaker. 1956
Hydrothermalvein
and grinire, w i o e back-
103
, g r o u n dr a d i o a c t i v i t y
Unknown-Zuni
Indian
.
4T9NRl7W
Horechead
canyon74
Re.eLT.Ll.3"
jLaguna d i s r r i c t l
104
Hindwhip Minal
NW435TllNRSW
35*8'30"N 107'20'35"W
lDqui"0 74
Hydrorhermolveinsmdszone
open p i c
mined i n 1954
radioactiveTaxLiaryandesite p l u g t h a t h a s
i n t r u d e d Mansos Shale
UBREC PRR RR-207
typical sandstone-type
A l l i s o n , 19541 Green
and others, 1980b,
R77
deposit adjacenr to
t h e Hindwhip d i k e which
EO"tal1".
uranium m i n e r a l s
along fracfuZaS, h o s t r a c k
is Jurassic Morrison
Formation-Brushy Basin
105
sonoryi 1-4
34'51'20"N
Claims
Windy Claims)
member
NEWT7NRSW
107'18'30"W
Corm Verde
74
open p i t
BASIN AN0 RANGE
Sandoval County [ P l a s i r a sd i s r r i c r l
106
Mimi 4
NE44T12NRGE
35'17'55"N 106'17'55"W
Hagan 74
Hydrochemal"BI"
g a r n e t - e p i sdkoat ren
i lIpEe r t ,
d e p o s i t i n T Z I ~ BnB
C h i n l e f o m a f i o n Int r u d e d h y granite and
a n d e s i t e ,C a r n o t i t e ,
lead-c.pp8e-silYcl-nichel
minern1a
USAEC PRR Ed-R-392,
19691
Pierson and ochers,
1981, 17
243
W"
Name
NO.
LOCaCio"
BASIN AN0
RANGE
Santa Fe Codnty
107
Cash
Entry
. .1
109
Mine
SE'r5T14NRBE
Mildrid 15'
Hydrothermal450
Yein
Turquoise Mine
5T14NRSE
M
H ya1d5r' oi dt hsehm
a fl c-
o r t i z nine Grant
35T14NRBf
Madrid
15'
21T15NR8E
19T15NR8E
s h a fvte i n
Turquoise Hill
74
T e t i l l a Peak
Hlydrathermal247
74
vein
Turquoise
110
Mine
vein
OrthornagmaEic
111
Evelyn
Copper
112
UI Bajada l u n e
star)
NWC9P15NR7E
35'32*45"N 106'12'30"W
Tezilla Peak
74
Hydrorhermel-
Hiser-Mors 1
E48T15NR7E
35'32'35"N 106°13'5"W
T e e i l l a Peak
74
Hydrorhermal-
nonce Largo
Carbonatite
16TllNR6E
Sandia Park
74
orthomagrnatic
lcarbonatite)
Luoky Szeike
N425TlONR4E
t i j e r a s 74
6,7T9NR5E
T i j e r a s 74
NWhlT9NRlW
35'1'50"N 106D54'00"W
La MeSita
113
Mine
ft. Shaft,
pits
Yein
vein
radioaotive
oopper
Vein
hornblende
monzonite
porphyry
r a d i o a c t i v e vein
In
r a d i o a c t i v e monzonire
d i k e in G a l i s t e o
Formation.0.00240.0047% UIOB
radioactive vain
f fs.h a f t ,
seven r a d i o a c t i v e c o p p e r
pits, cuts,
veins in Tertiary
adits
a u s i t e - h i o r i r e mOnz0nIfe
open-pit,170
wanium is a s s o c i a r e d w i t h
ft. shaftr
organic materia1 in fevlr
zone i n C i e n e q u l l l a
0 , 6 4 9 tons o f
0.14% USOB, U.S. Limburgite i n t h e E s p i n a s o
F o r n a t i o n ,b r a m e r i f e ,
4OYermene ore
production recopper
minerals,
up
to 30
ports, 1948tines background
radio19701
aetivity
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n Espinano
VDlEBniES, 0.07-0.151 UaOe
B e r n a l i l l o County
114
115
Claim
116
OLandview Mining
Claim, Wac Mine
Cerro
Colorado117
Arohuleta 1L.W.
C la ims . Junio
Mine)
Negra 74
none
EQrbonatite dike intruding
Precambrian metamorphic
rocks
Pemnaeize
open 0°C
r a d im
o aacgtni ve et i t e
in pemnatife intruding
Pre=&rian quartz diorite
Hydrothermal25 f t . i n c l i n e dr e d i o a c c i v ef l u o r i t e" s i n s
vein
fC.
a l o n fgr e c t n r easn sdh e a r s
s h a f r1, 5
a d i t , 3 300i n Preoambrian s c h i s t ,
400 f ta. d i t s
copper
oxides
Hydrotheraalyellow
uranium
.i"e.als
in
p i t s , 75 f t .
Yd"
0.288
b rrehcycaoidaliittteed,
U
T o ~ r a n c eCounty [Pedernal H i l l s d i s t r i c t 1
Consolidated Gas
28.29T7NRl2E
and n i n i n g
S o c o ~ r oCounty [Rayo H i l l sa i s t r i c t ]
Parker
119
Ranoh
28T2NR4E
118
Pedernal
MOUnrai" 74
Griggs,
1953,
DiSbTou and S r o l l ,
1957, P. 59
Griggs, 1953
USAEC, 1970., p.163164
Griggs,1953
Grigga, 19531
DiEbrOW and S t o l l ,
1957.. .
0 . 51
Anderson, O . J . , 199808
E l s t o n , 19671
L u s t i g , 19571 19598
Ilaji-Vassiliou and
XBrL, 19721 Green
and others, 198oc.
F l O l FN 5/28/81
H i l p e z t , 19691 "SAD2
PRR DEB-RRA-1425,
G I B B O end Others,
1980h. 19; USREC,
1970,p.165
Lambere, 19618 Kelly,
and NoLthr'op, 1975,
p. 104
USAEC, 1970, p. 5
USAEC PRR DEB-RRA6431 RDthzoCk,
1946
HIlpert, 1969, p. 328
Green and Others,
1980b. UlSr USAEC,
6; Wright,
1970,p.
H.E., 1943
Hydrothernalvein
USAEC, 1970,p.
217
Hydrothermal-
USAEC, 1970,P.
216
vein
S o h i s t ,c o p p e ro x i d e s
[Ladron M o w r a i n d i s t r i c t ]
120
JeZer Mine
lcharley
82,
Jefsr a n d H a t t i e ,
H a t t i e# 2 )
SUhNEII35T3NR2W
34'26'20"N 107'1'00"W
121
Joan Torres
SE'rSEClST2NR2W
34'23'28.'N 107D4'32"W
122
Shaft
SEIIlOTlSRZW
123
[San Acacia Areal
sa" Acacia
NElr2TlSRZU
copper Wine
34'15'25"N 107'1'00"W
Riley 15'
Vein
s h apfoitxt, ,i d i z e d
uranium minerals
trenches,
open
along
f m l = zone b e w e e n
p i e I8.82G tans
Precambrian granice and
0.39% U$O( proT e r f i a r y Popotosa Formaduced, U.S.
tion
govermenr ore
production reports,
1948-1970)
Riley 1 5 '
Hydrothemlvein
Magdalena 1 5 '
"Olcanogenic
7
25 f t . s h a frta. d i o a c t i vqeu a r t z - f l u o r i t e
4V
i npei enss
Precambrian
granite,mpproxides,
up
to 4 times background
radioactivity
49 f t . s h a f t
LadioacCive
shear
zone i n
Tertiary andesite lava,
copper oxides, 0.0269 u
Riley 1 5 '
HydTOthermalpits, s h a f t s ,
vein
r h y oBlainntdedae,daiitrse
radiOaCLiVe v e i inT
nertiary
0.0035-0.0054% UxOa
124
Unknown-Sa" Acacia
125
NE42TlSR2W
34'15'30"N 107'1'00"W
Riley15'
NEII15TlNRZW
34'18'45"N 107'2'00"W
Riley 1 5 '
[Lemitar Mountains d i s t r i c t ]
l8TURlW
34'13'20"N 106'59'00"W
sa" IAreDZo # I
(Sam Meen 201
VolEanogeniE
?
Volsanogenic
7
Lc"irar 74
Lemirar 74
20 f t s h a f tr ,a d i o a s r i v e
pits
s haordar itdt i o a m i v e
Soppel: Vein i n
Formation
PopotO~a
sone i n
Popotosa Formation,
copper oxides
pits 114 tone
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i T
n erriery
0.020 UlOB,
vol~ani~
p os e s i b w
l yi t h
U.S. governcopper
minerals
menc ore produceion reports,
1948-1970)
Orthomagmatic
pits, a d i t ,t r e n c hr a d i o o c e i v ac a r b o n a t i t e
d i k e s i n t r u d i n g Precml c a r b o n a r i t e li)
brian granite
volcanogenic
Anderson. E.C., 1955,
C o l l i n s a n d NYB,
C o l l i n s a n d Smith,
1956s FN 6/28/80
. .
USREC, 1970, p.
1938 Williams.
19661UIsky,1932,
FN 9/11/81
and Brickson,
1952. p. 4, 138
US Geol.SUNBY,
19651 FN 7/13/81
M t Z
UPAEC, 1970,p.
2001
G o f t end Erickson,
195711952;
Pierson
and othere,1981,1138
Met and Erickaon,
19511 P i e r s o n a d
others, 1981, X37
H i l p e r t , 19691
Pierson and Others,
1981, 134
Pierson and Others,
1981, 11411 Keith,
1945
244
12T2NR2E
34'24'40"~ 106'40'50..~
132
133
31TlNR2E
34'16'00"N
106°46'30''H
23TlNRlE
34'17'30"N
106'48'45"W
13TISRZC
34'13'45"N
106'40'45"W
Marie Pmspeof:
(Mary B a l l R 1 1
1TlSR2E
34'14'40"N
106'40'40"W
L i r r l e oavie
SliNEh35T2SR2E
34'5'50"N 106'42'00"W
Bustos well
7'r
Vein
p i t s , =Ut*,
Short adit
I16 t o n s o f
0.180 UsDgl
NEIINEII35TZSRZE
34'5'55"N 106°42'00"W
S"5tOS
well
"d"
cuts, 6 aryb
a d i t s , one
a d i t 20 f t
long 1965
tons of0.23%
UIO& USREC ore
praduccion re-
La Joyira 74
Vein
La JOyita 711
34'6'4O"N
Sierra d e l a
c r u s 74
vein
Sierra d e l a
vein
137
SEII14TlSRlE
34'3'00"N 106'48'10"W
C
inclined shafts,
P i t s .a d i t s
c m z 71,
7'r
Hydrotheml-
ports)
pice, 2 a d i t s
"4"
Mma. d e l a s
106'48'50"W
HydrothermalYein
NEII2T3SRlE
34'4'50"N 106°4S'25"W
C 26T2SRlE
Hydrorhemal-
"9
Vein
p i e s ,t r e n c h ,
a d i t ,I h a f r
vein
drill holes,
pits
71,
Mma d e les
canas 7b
mineralization along
f a u l t zone i n Permian
Sa" undres Limelitone,
0.1-1.19 UlOe; 0.3S0
UIOB (sample, New Mexico
Bureau Chem lab, 10/20/SO)
r a d i o a c t i vfea u l c
zona i n
Precainbrian granite and
M i s s i s r i p p i a n Magdalena
granite
13s
Unknown-Carthage
CarFhage15'
139
Unknown-Certhage
Carthege 1 5 '
140
NE'I2ST3SRlW
34'1'30"N 106'56'30"W
socorro 74
la1
16,17,20,21T4SR1W
San Antonio
33'50'N 107'00'W
UnSUNeyed
Sa" Antonio
SW 7'r
143
Silver N i l 1
74
144
S i l v e r H i l l 7L1, Volcanogenic
Magdalena15'
shaft,pits
145
Magdalena 1v5o' l c a n o g e n i c
s h a f t ,p i t s
SWk3T4SR3W
1 4 6 e and K Claims
South
Baldy
vein
(Big Chief 14,
33'59'21"N 107*S841"W
7L1
DO" K i l l g o r e ,
S. Haadalena
canyon1
Isan Marea Motmains and Slerra CushilLo]
Bear Trap Canyon
NH$18TBSR7W
147
Say Buck
33'47'34"N 107'36'19"W
Peaks
7%
Hallory,
H i l l i m ~ ,1966,
McAnulty,1979,
Rothmck, 19461
and
P.11, 1 3
Collins
and
Mallory.
1954, p. 1 2
r a d i o a c z i vreh y o l i t e
flow
of the Tertiary D a t i l
GI.0"P
r a d i o a c t i vreh y o l i tlea vCa o l l i nasnM
d allory,
of the Tertiary Dafil
1954, p. 11
Group, t h r e e rimes hickground radioactivity
r a d i o a c t i v ep e r l i t e Of t h e
P i e r ~ o nand others.
T e r t i a r y Ban= Fe F o m 1981, 8 4 4 ) C o l l i n s
tiOD171
andMallory,
1954.
p. 1 2
r a d i o a c t i v e veins i n quartz USAEC PRR DES-RRA1101
15'
142
1954,
H i l p e r t , 19698
Pierson oa tnhde r s ,
1981, 1471
Aidereon, 1980
volcanogenic
vo1canagonic
7
245
HOST rock,
mineralizafioan
Zadioaotive
gold
vein i n
T e r t i a r y P o t a t o Canyon
e h y o l i t e , up t o urios
backwouL
n da d i a s c t i v i t v
12T6SRGH
Grassy m k o u e
7'r
Vein
NWhUTBSRSW
33'37'10"N 107°19'30"W
steel Hill 7L1
VOlcanogenic
Montoya
volcanogenic
Butte 7L1
5,6~9~~7n
SE'11lT9SR6U
33'32'22"N 107'25'8"W
c
Sa" Juan
WU~T~SR~W
107°19'55"U
SCh27T7SR5W
33'40'22"N 107'20'35"H
VOlcaMgenic
Peak74
Sa" Juan
100 f Z .s h a f t ,
edit
UOnTOya
VOlEanOgenic
Butte 74
v i c k s volcanogenic
Peak
7'r
33'39'44"N
Pit*
no w r k i n g s -
drill holes
volCanogeniC
Peak 7'1
cuts. d r i l l
holes
LincoCn Caunrr [Gallinas Mountains dirrricrl
156
157
High
sky
NHkSEkl4TlSRllE
34'13'20"N 105'45'30"H
100 fe. caved
adit,pit
American (Iron
H m e r No.
21
34'12'35"N105'46'10"H
SEh22TlSRllE
34'12'25"N 105°46'25"W
159
160
161
162
A l l merican
P r i d e NO. 2,
E and M NO. 1 3
c o n g r e s s Prospect
Red Cloud Mine
(Red Cloud
copper.co"q"*ro~
NO. 4. H i l l r o p l
NEh23TlSRllE
34'12'50"N 105'45'30"W
Pajaro Canyon
SWLI27TlSRllE
34'11'N 105'46'15"W
SL19TlSRlZE
34'12'30"N 105'43'55"W
24.25TlSRllE
34'12'20"N 105'44'40"W
P a j a r o Canyon
Hydrochermal7L1
Wi"
Rough
HydrorhermalMountain 7'1
vein
Rough
HydrothermnalMountain
7%
vein
163
Rough
Mountain
7%
Rough
164
MoYnZain 74
Rough
Mountain 7'1
165
166
167
168
169
7'1
34'12'50"N 105D43'50"W
Nh'hSW%19TlSR12E
34'12'25"N 105°43'45"W
souroe od fa r a
Lasky,
19321
Lindgren and
others, 19101
m a l and Rhodenr
Hydrothemalvein
Hydrothermalvein
Hy&othermalVein
Ilydraehemal-
vein
Rough
Mountain 7L1
Hydrochermal
vein
Rough
Mountain 7%
Rough
MOYnrain 74
Hydrothermal
Rough
Mountain 74
IlydroLhermaI
vein
Hydrothermal
vein
"si"
razion, i 8 ppm u
r a d i o a c t i v e lone i n T e r t i a r y USAEC, 1970, p. 198
rhyolite
246
Quadrangle
L i t t l e Black
Peak 15'
F1e7r 1r o
1J.B.
Close, lane
MO""t2.i")
172
Eagle Nest
NO. 1 and2
lstddard
Minal
15.16T6SRllE
33'47'20"N 105'47'30"W
21.22T6SRllE
33°46'30"N 105'47'3O"W
22T65RllE
33'46'10"N
r a d i o a c r i v e zones i n i r o n
L'eplaOMlenLs and veins
i n Permian Sa" AndreS
Formation intruded by
T e r t i a r y Lone Mountain
SLook, O.D003-0.0094\
NU425T6SRllE
33'45'3O"N105'44'40"W
!19598 Smith, 19648
FN 0/12/801
SChMCke, 1977
U,08
Contactmeeasonaeio
C0"taCt-
Goad Night
(0la~k miaht.
Hudspeth)
Mac
L i t c l e Black
Peak15'
105'46'40"N
Black
Night174
1L7i t5t l e
l i t e l e Black
Peak 15'
metasomatic
L i t f l e Black
Peak 1 5 '
C0"taCZnetasamaric
L i t t l e Black
Peak 15'
Hydrothermal
150
"sin
r a d i o a s t i v e zones i n i r o n
USAEC, 1970,p.
631
replacement^ and v e i n s
SmiCh, 19641 FN
i n Permian Sa" Andres
8/13/001 Sctlnaoko,
F o r m e i o n i n t r u d e d by
1977
T e r t i a r y lane nounfain
Stock, 0.020-0.034%
U308, 0.01% u1oe (sample,
NM Bureau Chen, h b .
10/20/SOl
P i t s , Open Cuts, r a d i o a c t i v e zones iirnoO
R r. i s w a l d ,
19578 UBAEC
i n c l i n sehda f t .
~ e p l a c ~ l e n tand
s veins
PRR-DEB-RRA-5851
150 f t . a d I it n
Sa" Andres
Formation
Kelley,1949,
p.
i n t r u d e d by T e r t i a r y Lone
1 5 4 1 Sheridan,1941
MountainStock,
6-7 times
smith, 19641
background radioactivity
Schnacke,1977;
FN 8/13/00
F"L8, p i t s
USAEC PRR-DEB-RRAr a d i o a c e i v e zones i n iron;
zeplacernenze and Yeins
645 plus supplei n Ban Andre$ Formation
mene Il; Smith,
i n t r u d e d by T e r t i a r y lane
19641 G r i s u a l d ,
Mountain
Stock,
3 rimes
1959,
Sheridan.
background
radIoeorivity
1947;
Kellay,
.
1949s FN 8/12/50,
Schnacke,
1977
r a d i o a o t ivveei n s
along
USAEC PRR-DEB-RWLf t . shaft,
100 f t a dr h
i ty, o ldiitnke ter u d e d
6971 Oriauald.
open C Y t S ,
iTn et or r i a ~ y
lane
19591 FN 8/12/80
trenches
MountainSrook, 4 rimes
( p r e s e n t omex
b a c k g r o u nmdd i o a c t i v i t y ,
GxBnShaw,
Bud
wolframite
=Ut*
White oaks,
176
177
178
Unk"0"Dsection2
ZT7SRllE. 35T6SRllE
33'44'OO"N 105'45'20"W
r a d i o a c t i vreh y o l i tdei k e
intruding Cretaceous
Mancos Formation, 0.01%
UlOll
and
[Jicarilla D i s t ~ i c t ]
P i r f s b v r g Iron
11~14.15T6SR14E
Claims, GI'BEB
5.7.8 ("0"
l i s t e d as
%key n i n e ,
operating1
[CarriroroArea]
Valley of F i r e
NW'rZBT7SRlOE
(Unknown, road
33'41'45"N 105'54'45"W
Orthmagrnatic,
road
cut
hydmthemlYein
cut1
179
unknown-
[Nosal O i r t r i s r ]
NELtl3T9SRllE
TQrZo1ica
C*"YO"
100
Richardson
Claims
101
UaklMWll
Nli415T9SRllE
33'31'40"N 105'47'29"n
19T9SRllE
182
Unk"0Wn
NEh27T9SRllE
103
SpVr A d i t
3TlOSRllE
S i e r r a Blanc.
Peak 15'
Hydrothermalvein
adit
Bonita
Claims
4.9 ( l i n e 1 TlOSRllE
S i e r r a Blenoa
Peak 15'
Hydrothermalvein
4'nlO' cur,
s i e r r a Blanca
Peak 15'
HydrothermalYein
200 f t . s h a f t ,
adits
105
nine
mud
SW'r6TlOSRllE
Hydrothermal-
vein
Hydrothemalvein
plts
50 f t . a d i c
20 fe. a d i t
r a d i o a c t i vsey e n i tdei kBee r r y
i n t rCu rdei tnagc e o u ~
Mancas S h a l e , 207 ppm U,
24 times baokground
radioactivity
USAEC PRR-ED-R-1249$
Grisuald. 19598
USAEC, 1966, p. 4 4 1
Collins
Mallory, 19548 FN
8/12/00
and others.
1900, t32
FN 3/19/81
radioactive
qUBrcz-pyrite
FN 6/13/81
Vein i n a n d e s i r e o f
S i e r r a Blanoa Volcanics.
twice background eQdioaEtiVItY
m , d i o a o t i V ev e i ni nT e r t i a r y
USAEC, 1970, p . 61
S i e r r a Blanca complex
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a r y USAEC PRR-DEB-RRAs i e r r a 0la"EQ Eomplex,
1119
s l i g h r l y above background
r a d i o a c t i v ev e i ni nT e r t i a r y
BN 6/5/01
Rlalto S20okr 5 times
background radioactivity
r a d i o a c t i v ev e i n
In S i e r r a
FN 6/3/01
menta complex, 3 times
background radioactivity
r a d i o a c t i vqeu a r t z - s u l f i d e
USAEC, 1970, p. 601
Yeins in s i e r r a Blsnca
Thompson, 3.8.. 1973,
FN 6/13/01
v o l c a n i c e , up to 20 rimes
backgroundradioactivity
r a d i o a o t i v e quBrfZ
vein
in
FN 6/3/01
T e r c i a r y S i e r r a Blanca
complex. twice background
radioaotiviry
247
locatiion
Ndme
NO.
[Capitan Mountains Dirrrierl
SWWT8SR15E
33'36'30"N 105'28'5"W
P(i Pn ienyi e ,
Summit)
186
Quadrangle
11052
capiran Pass
Capita" Pass
74
-@al
earlejon
188
Hopeful
Claims
17T8SR15E
capitan Pass
74
HydrothermalYein
pi=
189
King
15.22 (line1 T8SR15E
cum
Wee Three
1-3
HydrothermalYein
190
22T8SR15E
c*pitlan Paas
74
Capita" P a s s
74
191
Mons0 Group
22T8SR15E
2
NO.
2.4.5
"ZO,
SilYertOnGI
DrUn~er
192
193
E l Tigrs
194
Unk"0M
unkmvn
195
NEk22T8SREE
33'36'25"N 105'27'20"W
NWb31T7SR15E
Tertiary alaskite
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a l y
a l a s k i t e , 0.001-0.0029
14621
..
capitanPass
74
HydrothermalVein
Outs,
capitan Pass
7%
C a p i t a n NE
7%
HydrothermalVein
Hydrochermal-
pit
Capitan NE
7%
Enci"o.0 74
Hydrothemal-
pit
Hydrothermal-
curs, t r e n c h e s
trenches,
pits
plcI11
Yein
Win
33.34T7SR14~
E"CinO.0
3T8SR15E
EnFinosO 74
Hydrothermal-
199
Uranium Co.
1 4 , ~
(CPU 11-18)
Fuzzy Nut 1-18
ISpairky 1-31
Mprian Springs
11TBSRlSE
ED0i"O.O
74
HydrothermalYein
pit8
20.
Mina Tic0 E s t r e l l a
SEk27TBSR16E
33'34'N 105'21'W
capiean
Peak 7%
201
Bear Canyon
Group (Mert,
Big Chief,
EbPTBSR17E
33'37'30"N 105°16'00"W
capitan
Peak 74
Hydrothermal-
pits, trench,
80
a l a( 3dfs eki t.i t e ,
con6 of 0.021
UfO8 shipped,
vein
7%
NO.
198
~
14531DEB-RR-452r
C o l l i n s , 19568
FN 6/4/81
GriSvald, 19591
r a d i o a c t i v e breccia vein i n
T e r t i a r ya l a e k i t e , allanite, FN 5/8/81,6/4/81
twioe bafkground radioaotivity
r a d i o a c t i v e Vein i n Tertiary BLH C l a i m notices,
aleskire
t h o r i v n vein in Tertiary
sleskife
a l a s k i t e . 0.003-0.0109
U i O g , 3.57% Tho2
SElr36T7SR14E
C 31T7SR15E
33'38'31"N 105'25'45"W
197
CapiZm
USREC PRR DEB-PCollins,
radioactive vein in T e r t i a r y USREC. P
k~DEB-P-
c a p i t a n Pa98
7i
McCrory
(North Group)
196
Souece of d a t a
r a d i o a c t i v e veins in T e r t i a r y USREC, 1970,p.
U a S k i t e s UP to 20 times
658 FN 5/8/81,
background
radioaotiviry
Collins,
1956
r a d i o a c t i v eb r e c c i a zone i n
USREC, 1970,
p.
621
T e r t i aar lya o k i e e ,
0.03FN 5/8/81
7i
SEklGT8SU5E
33'36'40"N 105'28'25"H
rock, m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
Hydrothermalvein
p i ttsr,e n c h e s
pits
vein
vain
SilYer Dollar,
Eusy Bee, D u t o h n )
us
thorium vein i n T e r r i a r y
aleskire
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a r y
alaskite.purplefluorite,
UP t o 64 times background
radioactivity
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a r y
e l a s k i t e , 0.06-0.18% U$Oe,
0.35-1.008 Tho2
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a r y
aleskite
r a d i o a c t i v e Vein in T e r t i a r y
e l a s k i t e .. 0.002-0.051\
UaO8, 0.349 Tho2
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n T e r t i a r y FN 8/13/81
B l a b k i t e ,a l l a n i t s .
t i t s n i t e , 3-4 timesbaskground radioaceivitv
raiioaccive v e i n i n T i r t i a rLyi n c o lcno u n c y
six-seven times
c o u r t h o ~r es c~o r d s i
background
radioaotiviey
FN 8/14/81
gove'nmenr
ore production
HydrothermalYei"
203
204
Sa" Pedro-LinK-
SWlr35TBSR17E
Capita"
33'33'50"N 1 0 5 D 1 5 ~ 0 0 " ~ Peak74,
NOb Hill claims
(Ease Group)
Arabela 7%
Otex County [Orogrande D i s t r i c t )
Torbemire Claim
3T22SRBE
Omgrande N
7%
HydrothermalYein
BydrorhermalYein-
reports 1948-19701
r a d i o a c t i v e magnetire veins
FN 7/16/81,
a l a s k i C ein
, Terciary
Li"C0l" covncy
twice background radiaCoyerhous~r e c o r d s
activity
pit
r a d i o a c t i v e v e i n i n T e r t i a r y FN 8/21/81> Lincoln
aleskire,
Courthouse
twice
County
background
records
radioaorivity
3 pits
p i t as d, i rt sa d i o a c t i v e
Formacion
COPPCL
veins in
Chupadera
USREC
PRR
1106
DEB-RNL
contact-
oecasomaric(,l
205
Uevellyn
[Cornudar Hills]
SWllZT26SR14E
WcYeigh Hills
7b
Hydrorhemlvein
Hydroehermalvein
207
Wind Nountain
north
Of Wind Mouncain
(1 mile1
vein i n i l l r e r e d
s y e n i t e sill i n t r u d i n g
Permian HYBCO Formation,
0.021-0.047~ usee, 0.07%
Zh, 0.7% Nb, 0.7% Zr
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n s y e n i t e
diinkcer u d i n g
Permien
25 f t . a driat d i o a c t i v e
Hydrochermal-
vein
Bone s p r i n g Lime.fons,
0.03% Th
208
s i e r r a C o ~ l n t y [san Mate0 Mountains and Sierra CuchilLol
T e r r y Praspecr
26TlOSR6W
7%
"onricello
33'24'45"N 107'25'36"W
(Jan. mulagray, PiTshhlende
1-4, llrnosh ninol
Collins, 19581
Zapp. 1941
Collins, 1958;
Zapp, 1941
n
248
H4P
NO.
209
Name
,
Locatio"
Fifty-fifty
( W e s t = Blanc.%
canyon1
(La Queseal
Lookout
211
NO.
1
NEkBTlISR5W
33'23'11"N 107D23'16"A
Dum!,
(Marjery,
Lost Mine
5TlOSR5W
SWfl3Tl58R9W
32'53'20"N 107'45'00"W
No. 2, operating)
214
215
216
217
B
.12
219
B a r i c e Hi11 No. 1
(Hope, Midnight)
NEk13T155R9W
32'59'57"N 107'42'57"W
RedRook
Red
Rook
NO.
1
NO. 3
volcanogenic
pits
Monticello 74
volcanogenic
H i l l s b o r o 15'
Hydrothemalvein
HillsborO 15'.
Apache Peak
74
Hydrothermalvein
120 f t . inclined shaft,
2 shafts
464 f C . a d i t ,
100 f t . raise,
100 f f . a n d
40 f r . levels
radioactivelead-silvergold veins in Preoanbrian
Tertiary granite
san Lorenzo
VOlEBnOgenic
radioactivemffaceous.
rhyolite
Williamsbvrg
74
HydrorhemalYein
S429T16SR4W
32'52'50"N
107'15'36'~W
Caballo74
Hydrorhemalvein
r a d i o a c t i v e shear zone i n
Precambrian mczamorphic
rocks end granite
r a d i o a c t i v e f l u o r i t e vein i n
PrecambL-ia" granite,
r a d i o a c t i v i t y twice backgrraodui no da cHt iavr il teyy ,
NEk33TlSR4W
32'52'40"N 107'15'17"W
Caballo 74
33T16SR4W
32'52'19N
15'
Garfield 7$
107'15'28"W
27T17SR4W
G a r f i e l d 74
upham 15'
s h a f t s ,p i r s ,
adit
pits,
HydrothermalYein
pits
CO"TaCt-
pits
- merasomacic
CYtS
29,3617SR4W
HydrothermalYein
Mogollon74
Hydrorhemal-
vein
224
225
Evelyn No. 1 and
2
N45TllsrU9W
33'23'OO"N 10SD49'3O''W
7.8WSR16W
11.12l3SR17W
H O l C MOYDTBin
74
HydrothermalTelephone
Veincanyon
74
HydrothermalVein
Harley,19341
Bauee, 195obi
Hedlund,1977;
Elston and others,
1975
E.". Hale, X . , persona1 E 0 m " " i E B t i o n , 5/18/81>
Hedlund.' 19771
~~
USAEC
PRR
Berry
DES-P-4-1454:
and others. 1980,
84, FN 6/18/81
E.H. sale, a , , personal comunication, 6/18/81;
Iledlund,1977
USAEC, 1970,p.179
USAEC, 1970, p . 190
Staarz a n d o t h e r s .
19651 Xelleyand
Silver, 1952,
19341
McAnUlty, 19781
Nelson, 19758 FN
7/9/80
S ~ a a t zand others.
19658 Boyd and
Wolfe,1953:Kelley
S i l v e r , 19528
USAEC, 1970,p.
195
r a d i o a c t i v e zone along
contaot between Precambrian
granite and CambrisnO r d o v i o i m Bliss Formarion
r a d i o a c r i v e syenite M i e s
Boyd and Wolf, 19531
i n Precambrianqranite
xelley and Silver,
1952, USAEC, 1970,
p. 75, 159; StCiEitZ
and others, 1965:
FN 7/9/80
USI(EC, 1970, p. 184,
vranaphane i sni l i c i f i e d
loneGa1
alr9of1ni egl d
f a u l t in Permian Ab0
Formation
Hydmrhemal-
G a r f i e l d 74
r a d i o a c r i v se y e n i t b
e odies
i n Precambrian granite,
0.005P U ~ O QINM Bureau
Chem 10/29/80)
Lab,and
USAEC PRR 0-687,
189, Andello", 1989
Melancon,19521
FN 7/9/80
Melanoon, 1952
vein
H o t Rock NO. 2,4
r a d i o a c t i vs iel v e r - g o l d g a l e n a - s p h a l e r i t e vein
a l o n g s h e a r zones i n
PIecambriQn or Terriar"
granite, r a d i o a c t i v i t y
UP to 1 5 times background
r a d i o a c t i v i t y( l o c a l l y 1
HydrothemalVein
4'217SR4H
222
radioaotivelead-silverg o l dv e i n ,r a d i o a c t i v e
ilmenite f l o a t sample,
1.4% eU
Apache Peak
74
Coral snake,
35T17SR9W
llidden valley
[Caballo Mouorainrl
Claims
walker
4T14SR4W
Lydia K Wine
Monricello 74
Type
SEk35T9SR6W
33'2S159"N 107'25'13''U
[Kingston D i s t r i c t ]
Virginia-Templer212
NEk26T15sR9w
Keystone Mines
32'58'50"N 107°44'00"W
1nger~011
213
Quadrangle
r a d i o a cstiilvi ec i f i e d
vein in Pen"Sy1"anian
MagdalenaGroup
130 and 40 ft.
a d i t s 0 tons
Of 0.10% U108
shipped1
a d i t 165 fZ.
long1
pits
I
Melanoon, 1952
USAEC PRR DEB-P-4,1461, USAEC or8
production records,,
C o l l i n e , G.E., 19571
Anderson, O.J.. 1980,
Weher and Willard,
1959ai FN 4/8/818
White and FOSLBT,
1981, h l
r a d i o a o t i v cs h e a r zones in
USAEC PRR OES-RRAT e r t i a r y Whizavater Creek
1438;
C o l l i n s , G.E.,
1957,weberand
rhyolite
Willard, 1 9 5 9 ~
mite and F O B ~ B ~ ,
1981,82
r a d i o a c t i v e o p a l i n Tertiary USAEC PRR D-311
lavas andLuffs,
slightly
above background radiaacfiYity
r a d i o a c r i v e pwple f l u o r i t e
Vein i n shear zones w i t h
p y e i r e i n Tertiary l a s t
Chance A n d e s i t e i n t r u d i n g
HhiteVateZ CPeek r h y o l i t e ,
up tn 3.18% "3OB
249
Quadrangle
sa" lorenzo
15'
2
a
Black RangeWilderness Area
2,11,14T14SR10W
33'5'N 107°51"W
r a d i o a c r i vaisrsyo c i aLt ea dv e r i1n9g5, 6 ,
or o p ai nl
with
Oherz
rhyolite
boulders,
0.16,
0.0689 U ~ O Q
victoria
Peak74
P i t c h b l e n df el o a t
(Could
nOL b ev e r i f i e d
by Granger
and Bauer, 1950b)
[Fierro-Hanaver]
228
Chino
229
Fierro-Hsnover
(Continental
MinesComplex)
Mine
1santa R i t a 1
.
4.9TllSR12W
32'50'31'N 108'5'9'W
sane= R l t a
34T17SRlZW
32'47'38"N 108'3'57"W
sanm Rita
74
Orthamagmacic
74
open p i t ,
shaft
Orthomagmaric,
open
hydrorhermelvein
pit
Porphyry
copper
dewsit<
0.3-0.8 ppm U
Granger e nodt h e r s ,
19521 USAEC PRR
38791 FN 1/21/80
Granger and Bauer,
1950b
Jones a nodt h e r s ,
19671 Davisand
CYilbert,1973
r a d i o a o r ivveei n s
and
n aavGni usdi l b e r f ,
disseminations i n south19731 Foram and
western p a r t Of p i t ,
Perhao, 1954)
.002-.0039 U108, toebeenire Granger and Ofhers,
19521 A l l i s o n a n d
we, 1957sKerr
and DzhCEs, 13508
l l e e ~ nand OChem,
[Burro M o u n t a i n s D i s t r i c t ]
14.22.23T19SR15W
32'38'25"N 108'22'20"W
230
Wrone Copper
Nine
231
Anomaly NO. 1
INigger
Canyon)
Anomaly No. 2
( L i t t l e Bvro
232
1964
Tyrone74
orthaaagmacic
open
NWllllTlOSRlSW
32'40'30"N 108'21'55'%7
Tyrone 14
Hydrorhemalvein
USAEC, 1970, p.
SWk2T19SR15W
32'40'40"N 108'22'5"W
Tyrone 74
Hydrorhermelvein
USREC, 1970,p.
30311 A l l i s o n and
w e , 19578Hcdlund,
19788
32USAEC, 1970,p.
331 Allieon and
Ove, 19578 lledlund,
1978aiO'Ncill
and
Thiede, 1981, "37
USAEC, 1970, p. 34361 Allisonand
W e , 1957; USAEC
PRR DEB-P-4-14781
Hedlund.1978a;
O ' N e i l l and Thieds,
1981, 136
pit
porphyry copper deposit,
torbernire and autunite
i n L a o l i n i z e d areas o f
quartz m o n z o n i t e l a o c o l i t h
Kolessar, 1910;
G i l l e m n , 19641
Paup, 1953,
Hedlund,1978fi
26-271 A l l i s o n
and m e , 1957,
Hedlund,
1978f
USAEC, 1970, p.
28-29; A l l i s o n a n d
O w , 19571lledlund,
Mrs.)
1919f
Wind
MO""C.3i"
74
234
AnOmdlY No. 4
NEb28Tl88RlSW
32'43'5"N 108'23'45"W
Wind
Mountain
74
Hydrothermalvein
pits
Section
21
185
15W
21r28T185R15W
( lli n e ) y
~
~ No. 5,~
l i t t l e Bwro M t s . , 32'43'21',N 10S023'31"W
O i l Center mol CO.,
Redrock Canyon)
Wind
Movnrai"
74
HydrorhermalYein
P i t 3 137.52
tons of
236
copper King 1.2
(mitewater
Conyo")
Hind
Mountain
74
HydrothermalYein
231
Anomaly
SEk36TUSRl6W
Wind
32'31'5"N
108'26'50'W Precambrian
Mountain
granite
75
HydrothermalYeins
U.S. governmen= ore prod u c t i o n rep o r t s , 19481970)
30 f t . caved
r a d i o a c e i v iaf v
s s o c i a t eOd' N e i l l
a d i t , p i t , 60
Hich coppe; m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
ana 200 ft.
a l o nf rge C t l Vi w
n
PIBCML. . s h al fs tws e br ermidm
anice.
0.0050.016O-u
by Tyro&
dumps)
radioactive veins in
( L i t t l e Buezo
TunOCO Mining,
Redrackcanyon1
.32
NO.
MEs.,
10
15T19SR15W
32'24'30"N 108'23'40"W
0.040 UaOe,
and Thicde.
1981; U381 USRFC.
PRR-"854,
0-694,
Hedlund,
19180,
lll0
USAEC, 1970. p.
49521 A l l i s o n and
w e , 1957, Hcdlund.
1918a
238
239
210
Rnomly
NO.
9
SWk36Tl8SR16W
32'31'5"N 108'27'00"W
[Black Hawk o i r t r i c r l
S i l v e r King
NE421Tl8SR16W
(Hobson1
32°43"40"N 108'24'55'.W
BlaSX Hawk
Mine (Good
Hope, Alharnbra,
Alhambra
radiAacriVe veins
in
Precambrian gr'anite
USREC, 1910, p . 46481 A l l i s o n a n d
O w , 19571 Uedland,
1978a
Hind
Mountain
74
Hydrothermalvein
300 fi? a d i c ,
2 inclined
shafrs
21T18SR16H
32'43'35"N 108'30'00"W
Wind
inolined
Mountain
74,
Redrock 1 5 '
UydmrherrnalVein
5 shafts, 1
SWh21TlBSR16W
32'43'10'N 108'29155"W
Redrook
15'
Hydmthemlwin
350 f t . i n - p i t c h b l e n d e r e p o r t e d i n
alone f a u l e zone
c l i n esdh a fV
t .e i n s
Hunocke)
241
Wind
Mountain
74
pitchblende reported in
veins within a faule
zone i n Precambrian
granite
p i t o h b l e nrdeep o r tiend
v e i n s along f a u l r *one
shaft, trenches,cuttingPrecMlbrian
p i c a( p r e s e n t l y
granite
being dewateredl
420 fr. shaf;,
adit
c u t t i nPgr & & r i a n
quartsg dn ieoi rs ist,e
sample 0.17% us08 I N H
Bureau Chem Lab 10/20/80)
Gillelman and Whitebread, 19561
G i l l e m a n , 1964, p.
1491Redlund,19789
h201 FN 1/23/80
Gillelman, 1964119681
Keith, 19451 USAEC
PRR-Dil85, b-186.
0-188. D-189,0-197,
O'Noill andThicdo.
1981,829,
3 0 , 31,
32)Hedlund,1978at
and
Oille-n
Hhifebread, 19561
Granger, 19508 PN
7/23/80
and mitebread,
19568 O ' N e i l l and
Thiede, 1981, h331
FN 7/23/80
250
N*P
No.
242
NBme
MCaLiD"
28.29 ( l i n e ) T18SR16W
32'42'50"N 108°30'40"H
Rose
Quadrangle
Host Zock, m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
Redrock15'
pitchblende reported in
v e i n s along f a u l t s
EUCcing Pcecambria"
Burro noun.ain
243
Osmer S i l v e r
SE'I29T18SR16H
32'42'10"N 108'29'50"W
244
Unknown ( L i t t l e
Cookie NO. 11)
Piman Claims
granice
Hydrothermal"el"
40 fL.
Pitchblende reparted i n
veins cuzting
Precambrian
8wr.a MDYDTain g r a nTiht ei e d e .
18T20SRl6W
32'34'5"N 108'32'20"W
Redrook 1 5 '
Hydrorhermal-
s h a fpt i, =
CNL119T2OSR16W
32'33'35"N 108'32'10"H
Redrock15'
radioactivepsilomelaneand
FN 7/22/80
qYarcz Yeins i n Precambrian
g r a n i t e , 2-3 times hackground redloaccivicy
radioactive psilomelane
USREC, 1970, P. 23;
Veins i n Precambrian
FN 7/22/80, O'Neill
granite. CVIC~
background
end
Thisde.
1981,
radioactivity
~ 5 2 ~
O ' N e i l l and Thiede.
zadioaccive vein
1981,h53
O'Neill andThlede.
1981, R54
Shaft
with drift
"Si"
Unknown
NWlrSZ'ISE'I30T20SR16W
32°32'00"N 108'31'51"W
SH'rNE'rSE'I6T21SR16W
32'30'25"N 108'31'23"W
[Telegraph o i s t r i s t ]
P u r p l e RDck Mine
NL122T18SRlSW
32'43'40"N 108'41'25"W
Redrook 1 5 '
247
Unk~wn
Redrock 15'
15.22 ( l i n e ) T18SRl8W
32'44'OO"N 108'41'25"W
Redmok 1 5 '
C 1T18SR17H
32'46'15''N108D33'20''N
Cliff 15'
Sandy
249
Gmup
mmbling
250
Ruby
Hydrothermal-
pits
"el"
246
248
m d r o r h e r snhaal -f t
"el"
HydrothermalShaft
"el"
Redrock 15'
Hydrothemal-
radioactive
qUaTtz-flYollite
Gilleman.
1964:
veins in Tertiary Lhyolite
Heuitr,1959,
p.
dike intruding Precambrian
1241 USAEC PRR DEBsraniee, 0.002-0.0146 U10s
A-5328NcAnUltY,
19781 WOlfe, 1953,
p. 1Qi FN 8/19/8Qt
O'Neill andThiede,
1981."20
r a d i o a c t i v eq u a m e - f l u o r i t e
USAEC PRR A-22)
veins i n fraiEtUres in
llewitt, 19591
O'Neill and ThIede,
Prec.mb.iQ"
granite,
0.036 U ~ Q Q
1981, P2lY
veins
Gilleman,
1964)
Ladioaccive
quartz
and c a p p el nr i n e r a l i r a t i o n
m 8/21/80
i n Precambrian Burro
Mouneein granite, tvice
backgroundradioactivity
autunite assoOiated
with
USAEC PRR DEB-P-414471 USAEC
PRR
f r a o r u r e s i n S h e a r zone
OEB-P-4-14461
i n Precarnbria" granite,
O'Nei11 and Thiede,
0.14% UlOg. 0.19% ThOz
1981. 827.
28
80 f ts. h a f t ,
"el"
pits
p i e s ,s h a f t ,
trenches
HydrothermalYein
*
252
Reed Mine
of d a t a
Redrook 1 5 '
[Halone b i s r r i c r l
245
SOUICB
G i l l e m a n , 19641
G i l l e m a n and
Hhitebread, 19561
Granger, 19501
O ' N e i l l and
TNede, 1981, 1341
FN 7/23/80
G i l l e m a n , 1964, p.
1511 O'Neill and
1981.
13541 FN 7/23/80
l12T18SR17W
32'46'10"N 108'33'40"W
Cliff 15'
H y d r o e h e m l1- 0
Yein
NL12Tl8SR17W
32'46'25"N 108'34'20"W
Cliff 15'
Hydrothermal"el"
ft. pic
3 shafts,
trenches,
open cuts
253
Purple Heart
Mine
254
lld
Area
255
256
Springfield Claim
Y*O"
GrOUp
(my Day 1,21
257
Unknown-cliffGila area
[GILA
15'
SRW18SRllW
32'46'00"N 108'35'00"W
Cliff
NE'IlOTlBSRl7W
32'45'25"N 108'34'40"H
C l i f f 15'
9TlSSR17W
32'45'15"N
C l i f f 15'
HydrothermalVein
65 and
108
a d i ts h a f t s ,
Hydrothermal180
ft.
f ta. d i t ,
108°36'00"W
35T17SRl7W
2 ~ 1 8 ~ ~ 1 7 ~
32'46'30"N 108'34'20"W
Cliff 15'
SH'I22T16SRl7H
32'53'52"N 108'35'40"W
Cliff 15'
FN 7/22/80
USAEC PRR DHB-P-414481 O ' N e i l l and
Thiede,
1981,
h24, 26Y
veins i n h i g h l O
y m d e i laln T
d hiede,
s h a f rrsa d i o a c t i v e
1981. A25
a l r e r e d SchoOlhOUSe..
MOUnfain v01canics
r a d i o a o t i v em i n e r a l as l o n g
f a u l t zone i n Preearahrian
g r a n i t e , 0.086 U s 0 8
Hydrorhermalcaved
2
v e i n l?l
DISTRICT1
Canfee"
Hydrothermalshaft.
trenches,
radioactive
fluorite
C8"YO" 7L1
"el"
canyon H i l l
7%
258
in
p i tbsf r,i el laoidcnigtes
in
[Clhite Signal Oistricrl
259
"nkMW"-Wro"e
260
Unknown-Tyrone
261
Unknown-Tyrone
2@
AYltin-AIOaZOn
Mine IHi4h Foine
NE'ISE'ISE'I27T19SR15W
3Z037'14"N108'22'34'~H
SC'ISWlrSWC28T19SR15W
32'37'15"N 108'24'12"H
NElrSE'INE'I32T19SRl5W
32'36'52"N 108'24'30""
25.26.35.96T19SR16W
32'36'50"N 108'27'40"W
Bizsoy, 1977, FN
7/25/80i
Williams,
1966
T e r t i a r y latita. andesite.
0.29 PPI u, 0.09 ppmTh
radloaczive anomaly i n
~ e r r i a r y~ y r o n e S t o c k
radioactive anornnly in
pits
Tertiary Tyrone Stock
r a d i o a c t i v e anomaly i n
Tertiary Tyrone Stock
radioactivity associated
200-400 f t .
s h a f t ps ,i t s ,
W iot ho p pne irn e r a l i z a t i o n
t r e n c h e s s, h o r at l o n gf a u l t
zone I n
Precambrian g r a n i t e I n adit8
truded by r h y o l i t e ,
andesite.and quartz
monzonite d i k e s
O ' N e i l l andThiedo,
1981,"41
O'NeillandThiodo.
1981, 139
O'Neill and Thiede.
1981, 140
G I l l e m n , 19646 FN
7/22/80,lladlund,
19781.1251
USAEC
PRR 1040
251
HOSZ r o c m
k ,i n e r a l i z a t i o n
radloaccive anomaly in
Precembeia" granieo
r a d i o a c t i v e vein i n Precmb r i a n granite a n d r h y o l i t e
dike
Thvaete, Wild
11IEhm."
Elaims1
2
6
a S A C IHeS Williams C 23T20SR16H
S h a f t , Hope, NO. 1) 32-34'15"N lOS'27'5O"W
266
268
L i t t l e Cookie
tl
High Noon No. 1
Claim (Unnamed,
ourm
Peak 7h
Hydrorhermal75
vein
lOT2OSR15W
Burro Peak
7%
Hydrothermal"si"
NElr16T2OSR15W
32'34'15"W10Oo24'O0"W
O U L ~ OPeak 74
Hydmthermal-
vein
ft. shaft,
pits
3 pits, a d i t ,
open C U t
17,20TZOSRl5W
32'33'50"N 108'24'30"H
Pegtnarire)
269
270
WnarFh
Buckhorn No. 2
claim
No. 2,
Moneymaker,
Hild-Irishman
Claim8
Burro Peak 74
Hydrothermal-
19T2OSR15H
3 2 ' 3 3 ' 5 0 " ~ 100'26'30"H
Burro Peak
74
Hydrothermal-
271
Pegmatites
Bnrm Peak
7%
272
Paymaster, S i l v e r
Burro Peak
74
Hydrothermal2
"4"
Pemfitc
pit
f l u o r i t e and autunite i n
veins cuering r h y o l i t e
d i k e endPrecambrian
0Yrr.a MO""L.3i"
granite,
0.0110 u
5-10 f e p e g n e L i i e I" w e Cambrian ourro Mountain
2 pits
granite. euxenice
lode
shafts, pits,
adit
r a d i o a c t i v e veins in rhyol i t e and basic dikee and
Precambrian B Y r m Mountel"
granite
.72
Lindaey No. 2
r a d i o a o r i v e vein in Pzecmb r i mb a s i cd i k ei n t r u d i n g
granite
274
Bell R2-Lindsey
NClr21T20SRlSU
32'33'28"N 100~23'50"W
Burro Peak 7h
Hydrothermalshafts,
2
"el"
trenoh, pirs
1 2 (Denverclaims1
redioaofive w i n s along
fractured diabase dike
in Precanibrisn Burro
Mountain granite, "eta-
F o r b e r n i r e , twice baskground
radioactivity
Thiede,
and
1981,
275
276
277
Lettie nay
Floyd Collins
(reach4
Burro Peak 7h
21.22 ( l i n e ) T2OSRl5H
32'33'15'w 108'23'25"~
Burro Peak
74
Hydrothermal-
Hydrothemal-
"el"
Win
B u ~ r oPeak 7L1
Hydrothermal150
Yein
22,27T2OSRlSW
32'32'45"N 108°22'50"H
Acme-UtahCalifornia
(Hill Claimll
2 shafts,
2 pits
"mer
r a d i o a c t i vqeu a r t z - p y r i t e
Veins in Precambrian
BYrrO MOunLain granite
40 f f . and 00
r a d i o a c t i v e veins i n
fr. s h a f t s ,
slzered d i a b a s e d i k e a n d
Precambrian Burro Mountain
p i t s , open outs
(165 tons 0.15% granite, autunite, torbern i t e , 0.77% U ~ O S , up t o 30
UsOe produced,
times background radioU.S. govermenf
USAEC PRR 3877,
O'Neill and Thiede,
1901, 151Yi Keith,
1945
usmc PRR 3 ~ 3 7 5 ~
l o v e r i n g , 19561
aauer, 1 9 5 0 ~ ~
Granger and OLhers,
1952
G i l l e m n , 19641
Hedlund,19701,
11281 RI 7/25/00
G i l l e m a n , 19648
Iledlund,19781,
161
O'Nei11 andThlede,
198;. 1164Y. 667,
6lY
USREC PRR D-1961
Hedlund,
1978ii
O ' N e i l l end Thiede,
1901. 16OY. 70Y
G i l l e m a n , 1964,
Keith. 19458
Hedlund,1978i,
84;
merson, O.J., 1900;
FN 7/12/80,
O'Nei11
hG9, USAEC PRR 0187, 0-191. 0-1921
USREC, 1970,p.21
USREC PRR 0-194;D-191
Hedlund,1978ir
O ' N e i l l and Thiede,
1981. " 8 5 . 8.
6.
"~.,
G i l l e m a n , 1964113531
Keith,1945;
FN
7/12/80, USAEC PRR
0-190) AnderaonaEQ
O'Neill end Thledc,
:1981, 171; I l i l p e r t , ,
1969;Hedlund,
",",
Merry Widow
(Leach*Claims,
Hill Claims1
278
27@
22T20SR15W
32'33'2O"N 108°23'15"W
"0
USAEC PRR 0-2791
G i l l e m a n . 19641
Hedlund,19701,
I18
radioactive psilomeane
USREC, 1970,p.20,
v e i n in Precamblli."
O'Neill and Thiede,
Burro MOYntBin granite
,1981.t1221
r a d i o d c f i vf ea u l t
gouge,
USAEC PRR 3909,
0.007% U
19781. Hedlund,
1130, Gillerman,
19648 O'Neill &d
Thiede,1981,
h62
pegmacite i n Precambrian
Gillemen. 1964,
granite. e u x e n i t e
Hedlund;19701.
129,O'Neilland
m i e d e , 1981. 163Y;
PRR OEE-P-4-1455r
Adarns and Ofhers,
1980
Tadloactive vein in Precambrian qranite
vein
PRR,
r a d l o a c x i v e Vein a l o n gb a s i c
dikeintrudinggranite,
copper Oxides
Pit
Vein
Source of data.
O'Nei11 and Thiede,
1981, 1148
O'Neill andTlliede,
1981, ~ 5 0 Y . USREC
Burro Peak 74
Hydmthermal-
vein
Gillerman,1964,1953
fc. S h a f cr a, d i o a c r i vqeu a r t z - p y r i t e
pt ri e ns ,c h e s .
vein aal tndedir ae bd a s e
19581 Xeith,1944,
19451 FN 7/13/80i
1 f6rs.h a fdt i k e
in Precambrian Burro
Hedlund,
1978i.
(unknown radium
WOYDfain granite, roberproduction in
nite, aueunite, 0.029 U ~ D B Ulli Anderson, O.J.,
1920'81
19801 O ' N ~ Iand
I~
(NM Bureau Chem t a b
Thlede,1981,i72i
10/20/001, up t o 15 times
lovering, 1956,
background r a d i o a c t i v i t y
Granger and Others,
19521 USAEC PRR D196,3072,3913
USREC PRR DE8-P-414451 O ' N e i l l and
Thleda,1981,
0.026-0.1099 B U ~ O B
x76~
2 shafts I18
r a d i o a c e i v e vein in PrecamG i l l e m a n , 1964,
and 35 fbcd
r.i)iaa, nb a s e
and r h y o l i t e
Hedlund,
1970,
89,
pits, road
d i k e i n Burro Mountain
108 USREC PRR 3918,
CYLS
gmnito
39121 O'Noill and
Thlede,1981,
173751 Keith, 19458
FN 7/12/80
'
252
location
Type
sydrothemalYein
C 34T20SR15W
32'31'29"N
L i t t l e Bwro
Mountains
281
2
8
w Malone
Shaft
Bisbee
283
108'22'50"W
27,2Br34T19SR15W
Hydrothermal
vein
SEilGT20SR16W
Hydrothermalvein
SEk27TZOSR15U
32'32'00"N 108'23'00"W
284
Edwards No. 5
Claim
27T2OSR15W
32'32'00"N 108'22'35"W
285
Jay
Blue
23rZGT20SRLSW
32'32'40"N 108'21'50"W
286
Banner
N1,26,27TZOSR15W
32'32'40"N 108°22'25"W
287
Red Bird
SW~23T20SR15W
32°33'00''N 108'22'15"W
280
Shamrock
SWi23TZOSR15H
32'33'12"N 10S022'5"W
290
Calamity Mine
SEiZJT2OSRlSW
32'32'55"N 108'21'30"W
291
Paddy Ford (Book
Claims,
Wisconsin
S~i23~20sR15~
32'33'5"N 108921'40"W
292
293
294
NE'r23TZOSR15W
32'33'00"N 108'21'25"W
combination
NEi23T20SR15W
32'33'3O"N 1OEo21'25"W
23.24TZOSR15W
32'33'15"N lOB'21'1O"W
-
HOSt
Source of d a t a
r om
c ki n, e r a l i r e e i o n
r a d i o a c t i wv e i ni n
PrecamHedlund.
197%
171
G i l l e m a n ,1 9 6 4
beinn Burro Mountain
O'Neill and Thiede,
granite
1981. #75Y
r a d i o a c t i v ev e i ni n
Precm- Iledlund.197Si:
b r i a ng r a n i t ea n dB e a r t m t hG i l l e m a n ,
1964
q"artLite
shaft
s h a f pt .i trsa d i o a c t i vvee i ni sn
brian granite
rec cam- Heqlund.
19781.
627
Cillerman,
1964;
Hedlund,1978ir
iB;
O ' N e i l l and
Thiede.
1981. X78Y
B u m 0 Peak 7L1 HydeothemalWAEC PRR D-178;
vein
brim g r a n i t e
O'Neill
Thiede.
and
1981. 177Y
p i t tar,e n c h ersa, d i o a c t i vqeu a r t z - p y r i t e
HydrothemlUBAEC PRR D-170;
White S i g n a l
vein
s hGarfat n g e r
VaelB
G
oiJnnlaiulgylee m a n .
19641
71,
and others,
F a u litn
Precambrian Burro
Hedlund, 19781.
1952
reported
Mountain
granite.
0.019P21 Anderson, O.J..198
2400 t o n s of
0.22% U, t o r b e r n i t e ,
M 7/12/80? O ' N e i l l
0.04-0.01% U
BULUnite, p i t c h b l e n d e
andThiede, 1981,
reserves)
AlOO, 101, 106:
reporxed
Granger and 8a.Yer-r
1951:Granger and
others. 1952
mite s i g n a 1
HydrothemalS h aprfiatd,s i o a c tqi vu ea r t z - p y r i t e
Hedlund.
19783,
I6i
vein
vein along Blue Jay EaUlt
G i l l e m a n , 1966;
7L1
i n Precambrian Bur0
O ' N e i l l andThiede.
1981. 880, 8 1 ~ .
Mountain g r a n i t e
107Y
White Signal
Hydrothermal200 sf ht .amf it n e r a l i zqe ud a r t z - p y r iGt ei l l e m a n .
1964;
Yein
Vein i n r h y o l i t e d i k e and
71,
Hedlund, 1978j. 111
Precambrian Burro Mountain
Keith, 1945:
g r a n i t et a, d i o a c t i vcel aOy ' N e ial lnTdh i e d e .
1981. 682: U S E
PPR 3963
30 ft. s h a fr ta,d i o a c t i v
q eu a r t z - p y r i t e
UmEc PRR 39391
WhiteSignal
Ilydrothemalvein
pits, t r e n o h evt ei i ni ns
2 diabase
dikes
Anderson.
1960;
75
andPreoambrian Burro
Keith.1945:
Mountain g r a n i t e ,r o r b e r n j t eG i l l e m n ,
1964:
O'Neill and Thiede.
1981, 184: Hedlund,
1978j.#5
White s i g n a l
Hydrothermal2 s h a f t s (now
Cobernite-bearing
quartzGilleman.
1964.
p.
coveredvein
by
7L1
Pyrite veins in dinbase
96-97; Keith,1945;
Highway 180)
dike
intruding
Presambrinn
Hedlund,
1978ji
B u m 0 Mountain g r a n iOt e' M e i l l
and Thiede.
1981, 694Y
Hydrothermalshafts,
2
White Signal
r a d i o a c t i v ev e i ni n t e r s e c t sG i l l e m a n ,
1968:
vein
trenches.
diabasedikeinPrecambrianHedlund.1978j;
71,
granite
pits
Thiede.
O'Neill and
19811 699;
Anderson, O.J., 1980
Hydrothermal120
ft. s h a f t
white signal
quartz-pyrite vein with
G i l l e m a n , 19641
vein
75 *
secondary uranium minerals
Hedlund,1978j:
along diabase and rhyolite
Keith, 1945:
d i k e s i n Precambrian a r a n i t e O'Neill end Thiede,
1 9 ~ 1 .195
White s i g n a 1
Hydrothermal85
f t . shaft.
r a d i o a c t i vq eu a r t z - p y r iG
t ei l l e r m a1n9, 6 4 .
p.
vein
7L1
trench, E a t ,
vceuitnrt ihnygo l i t e
98-99; Hedlund.
d i k e i n Precambrian
O'Neill
19785,#21;
Pit
1981,
Thiede,
and
granite
h93Y; USAEC PRR
3944
mire s i g n a 1
Hyddrothemal3 shafts,
m t a t o r b e r n i t e i n p a r a l l eGl i l l e m a n .
1964;
pits
7L1
vein
Veins
cutting
Precambrian
Keith.
1945: USAEC
granite
PRR 39491 O ' N e i l l
andThiede,1981,
#91i Hedlund. 19785
B u r 0 Peak 11,
Sll23T2OSrU5W
32'33'8"N 108'22'18"W
Development
White s i 9 " a l
75
HydrothemalYein
Hydrothemnal.vein
295
24T20SR15W
Signal
32'33'12"N 10ED21'00"W
white
75
H y d r o t h e mPai lt -s
vein
296
SEi24T2OSR15W
32'32'50"N 108'21'5"W
mite s i g n a 1
Hydrothermalvein
71,
80-90 f t .
s h a f t ,1 0 0
ft. adit.
pits
r aPdi it o aPcrviteniecvim
en -
r a d i o a c t ivveei inn
Precamb r i a n Burro Mountain
g r a n i t ed. i a b a sde i ke n d
dike rhyolite
Pits
open c u t s ,
100 f t . a d i t :
P i t s ,s h a f t
(262 tons
0.16% UIOB
Produced, U.S.
g o u e r m e n t ore
Production rep o r t s , 194819701
622,
weekly r a d i a a d i v ed i a b a s e
dikes in Precambrian
Burro Mountain g r a n i t e
t o r b e m i t e and p y r i t ev e i n s
i n Precambrian 8u1.m
Mountain g r a n i t e
radioaotive quartz-pyrite
veins and diabase dike
intruding Precambrian
B u r 0 Mountain g r a n i t e ,
torbernite
USAEC PRRD-159, 162,
163. 164: K e i t h ,
19451 O ' N e i l l and
Thiede,1981,
(191.
96. 98; Hedlund,
197Bj
usmc PRR 3950:
O'Neill
Thiede,
and
1981. R97y
Anderson, o.J., 1980,
G i l l e m n , 1964,
p. 93; s i 1 p e r e .
19698 Hedlund, 1978j
k4.10; O'Neilland
Thiede,1981,
8108.
109Yi Keith,1945
lacation
Quadrangle
24T20SR15W
32°33'10"N10S02d'30"W
White s i g n a l
74
2 shafz8, pits,
trenches
298
Eugenie
NEh26T20SR15W
32'32'30"N lOS'21'30"W
Hhize signal
74
Hydrothemalvein
SO ft. ShafC
299
Unknom
NEhNEIISEII26TTZOSRl5W
32'31'45"N 108'21'25"W
White s i g n a 1
74
Hydrothermal-
small p i t
Wi"
300
Rlnnel Site No. 1
26T2OSRl5W
32'32'25"N 108'21'20"W
White s i g n a l
74
Hydrothermal
vein
301
Rlllock P e a
IAnWaly NO.
8 , White
Signal)
SEII25T20SRl5W
32'32'20"N 10S021'40"W
White Signal
74
Hydrothermal3
vein
25T20SR15W
32'32'20"N 10S02O'20"W
in
White s i g n a 1
Hydrorhermalvein
Wh3OT2OSRl4W
32'32'8"N 108'20'10"W
White S i g n a l
74
Pegmatite
open
3511205815W
32'31'30"N 108'21'50"W
White Signal
74
Hydrothermalopen
29-32~20~~14~
32'31'30"N 108'18'45"W
mite s i g n a 1
Ilydrothemal-
303
Unknown Pegmacites
d74
ike
diabase
74
"ei"
Wi"
radioactive quartz-pyri~e
veins and mafic dike intruding Precambrian
g r a n i t e , 0.0209 u, copper
o x i d e s , w i c e background
radioactivity
radioaocivequartz-pyrite
y e i n i n ereoambrian
g r a n i t e , 292 ppm UaOg,
copper Oxides
10 f t . s h arfatd, i o a s r iqvuea r t = - p y r i t e
vein ca ol onnt agc t
250 f t . a d i t
with 20 f f .
between Precambrian
and 40 fgtr. a n i t e
eTnedr t i a r y
urihnydroei klsier,e
0.001% u
veins
s h a f t s ldaepradioactive
coppee
est to 260 f t . ) ,
i n Precambrian BYL-na
pits, OYCS
MDYnLain granite and
d i a b a s e d i k e , rorbernire
s h aafrdtai,dt i o a c t ivveeai nnsd
Precambrian Burro Mountain
granite
CYIS
cur lno
wrkings
found7/21/50)
pits, shafts,
edits
p e w a t i r e in Precmbr1.m
granite w i t h r a r e - e a r t h
and uranium m i n e r a l s
r a d i o a c t i vvee i n
i n ereoambrian granite
v e i n along Uncle Sam
f a u l t i n Precambrian
granite, "P 10 f0"I
times background radio-
USAEC PRR U-164,163,
159,162;Hedlund,
1978j. h 9 1
G i l l e m a n . 1964,
P. 101,O'Neill
andThiede, 1981,
11110, 111, 1123
FN S/20/00
Anderson, 0.3.1 19808
G i l l e m n , 1964,
Iledlund,
19781,
131 OINeilland
Thiede, 1981. 11021
USAEC PRR 0-173
O ' N e i l l and Thiede.
1981, hlO4Y1 USAEC
PRR 0-1758 lledlund,
1978j
Granger and Bauer,
1950a; Granger and
USAM:
Others,1952;
PRR 0-1742 Hedlund,
1978j. 13Ai O'NeIll
andThiede,1981.
b1031 l a v e r i n g ,
1956, FN 7/21/80
G i l l e m a n , 1964;
K e i t h . 1944'
Hedlund,1978jr
171
O'Ncill and Thiede,
1981. 111058
Allison and W e ,
1957; PN 7/21/80)
USWC, 1970. p.4345
G i l l e m a n . 1964,
llsi
Hedlund;19781.
O ' N e I l l andThiede;
1981."113,
FN 6 / 2 0 / 8 0
Hedlund,197Sj.
(1261
O'Neill andThiede.
1981, 1114. 115
U.S. Bureau o f Mines
classified rewets
USAEC, 197O.p.40-42
Granwr and others.
19i28 G i l l e m n , '
1964, 1968: Iledlund.
19781, 1168
BCtiYitY
306
301
308
309
Red Wdson
23T20SR14W
32'33'17"N 108O16'45"W
Whiw Signal
14T2OSR15W
32'34'15"N 108'21'40"W
WhireSignal
74
HydrorhermalYein
pits, s h a f t
(80-90 f t .
deep)
Eh14T2OSR15W
32'34'5"N 108'21'30"W
White s i g n a 1
HydrothermalVein
pics, 200 f f .
a d i t , 60-80
f t . Shafx
Unknown
32'34'15"N
108'21'52"W
7'1
74
.HydrothermalPizs
vein
Whim Signal
74
Hydrotheml-
Wi"
310
UnkW"t3
13T2OSR15W
32'34'2"N 108'20'50"W
White Signal
74
Hydrotheml:
Yein
311
Apache T r a i l Black Car
NE42T2OSRlSW
32°36'00"N 108'21'20"W
mite
Hydrothermal-
signa1
74
r a d i o a o c i v e vein i n PreCambrian g r a n i t e
Yd"
radioactivity along vein
a n d d i a b a s e d i k e int r u d i n g Presambrian Burro
Mountain G r a n i t e , twice
background radioactivity
radioaocivity associated
w i t h q u a r t z - p y r i t e vein
i n Precambrian 0uzm
Mountain Granite
radiooaccive vein i n Preoambrian granite
radioactive vein in m e cambrian granite
200 f t . S h a f t ,
inclined
s h a f t ,p i t s
r a d i o a c t i v e f a u l t zone i n
Precambrian granite inrruded by q u a r t z v e i n s ,
diabase dike, rnefarorbernice, 0.008-0.0419 U ~ O B ,
copper mineral*
312
HISS V i r g i n i a
Lode
SWhNWbSPb36T19SRl5W
32'36'27"N 108'20'50'W
Wl,ire s i g n a 1
74
32'36'25';N
White Signal
74
108'21'7'%
Hydrothermal10-15
fZ.
shaft,
radioactive
Vein
along
"=I"
2 pice
favlf i n Precsmbrlan
graanite, B"Z""1te
39541 USAEC, 1970,
p. 228 O ' N C i l l and
Thiede,1981.
"116121, FN 7/12/80
USAEC PRR, no number,
O ' N e i l l and Thiede,
1981, 161Y
O'Neill and Thiede,
1981. a s , 59;
G i l l e m B n , 1964, p.
991 Hedlund,19781,
11151 FN 7/12/80
G i l l e m e n , 1964.
p.100;Hedluid,
197Sj,kl4,
FN
7/12/80,
USAEC PRR, no namberi
O ' N e i l l and Thiede,
1981, t87Y
USAEC PRR, no numberl
O'Neill and Thiede,
1981. 191Y
G i l l e m a n , 19641
Iledlund.1978j.
b23i USAEC PRR DESP-4-1464, 1467, 01818 Keith, 1945,
Bauer, 19518
O ' N e i l l and Thiede,
1981, 147Yi
Granger and Othars,
1952
USAEC PRR 0-1841
Iledlund, 1978 j 8
O'NeIll andThioda,
1981. ,44Y
USAEC PRR, "0 number,
O'Neill and Thiede,
1981, k46Y
254
HAP
Name
NO.
314
Unknown
315
Unknom
Mcazio"
c
Quadrangle
SOYTCB
of d a t a
HOSE cock, m i n e r a l i z a t i o n
NEbSWbNW$36T19S€UW
32'36'45"N 10So21'10"W
WhiteSignal
74
HydrorhemalVein
SW'rSW$NW'r36T19SR15W
32*36'45"N108'21'17'~w
WhiteSignal
74
Hydrothermal.
vein
NEb34T21SRl4U
32'26'25"N 108'16'40"W
wcrney Hill
Rydroehemalvein
74t r e n c h e ps i t ,
r a d i o a c t i v e anomaly i n Precambzian g r a n i t e
40 f Z . s h a f t ,
USAEC PRR 0-183;
O ' N e i l l andThicde,
1981, I42Y
USAEC PRn D-182,
O'Neill and Thiede,
1981, R43Y
O ' N e i l l and Thiede,
1981, R601 FN
8/20/801Hedlund,
19789. 111, M v e r i n g
1986, G i l l e r n a n ,
1952, 19642
r a d i o a c e i v e zones a l o n g
f a u l t and bedding planes
in b r e c c i a zone c u t t i n g
Cambrian Bliss Sandstone,
0.004-0.0279 U B O ~ ,0.02%
UlOe INN Bureau Chem
Lab 10/20/80)
up to 40
times background radio. . aCLiViLy
radioactive veins along
C O O Z ~ E Zbstween execambrim granite and Beartooth quartzite
r a d i o a c t i v e Y e i n s along
contact between precamb r i a n g r a n i t e a n d Beartooth quartzite
radioactive Veins along
confact between Precambrim g r a n i t e and Beartooth quartzite
zoned r a d i o a c t i v e p e g m a t i t e
intruding Precambrian
granite
~
317
Anomaly No. 1 5
(Gold H i l l )
NWb31T21SR15W
32'26'20"N 108'26'15"W
318
Anomaly No. 1 6
(Gold H i l l 1
NC$31T21SR15W
32'26'15"N 108°25'50"W
AnomDily
No.
17
(Gold H i l l )
S431T21SRL5W
32'26'00"N 108°26'00''W
319
HydrorhemalYein-
veinUnconformity-
C-Bar
Ranch 74
[Gold
Hill District]
Grandview
321 Group
North and South
Pegmatite5 (Whire
W D..
. Cold l l i l l
Pegmatires1
cwp nine area
(Goad Luck1
322
323
Pit
'
USAEC, 1970,P.52)
A l l i s o n a n d Ove,
19571lledlulld,
197m
USAEC, 1970.P.
53,
Allison and O w ,
1957sHedlund,
1978h
USAEC, 1970, e. 541
A l l i s o n a n d Ovel
19571Hedlund,
17~18~22.23T22SR16W
32'23'30"N 108'30'45"W
Gold H i l l 74,
LiabO" 74
Hydrochemalvein
2 pits
SEb29T21SR16W
32'27'28"N
108°29158"W
Gold Hill 71r
Pegmatire
40 f Z . e d i t ,
SE'r29SWlr28
TZiSR16H
32'27'10"N 108'29'58'.W
Gold l l i l l 7%
SEC13
T21SR16W
32'30'00"N
Gold H i l l 74
Pegmatire
Gold Hill 74
Redrook 15'
Pegmatite
Ninetysix
Ranch 71r
llydrorhemalvein
Pit
Hydrothemsl
vein
s h a f t s p, i t s
vein in
sedimentary
open p i t
20 f t . s h a f t ,
pits
Hydrochermdl-
vein
shaft,pits,
adits
r a d i o a c t i v e v e i n s i n mecam- USAEC PRR DES-P-4hrian granite and basic
1449;O'Neill and
dikes,0.0679
Thiede,1981,
hog
158Y
pegmatices intruding Precam- Hedlund,
197Sd.
1251
b r i a n Burro Mountain
G i l l e m a n , 1964;
g r a n i t e , euxeniee, samarsFN 7/13/SO; Boyd
andwolfe,1953
kite
radioactive s i l v e r - l e a d
G i l l e m a n , 19641
veins i n f a u l t s u r r i n g
Iledlund,1978d.e22
FN 7/13/80; O ' N e i l l
Precambrian B w r o Mountain
and Thiede,1981,
g r a n i t e , 235 ppm uaoe
1157
Pegmatices
325
nhoda 81-8, Besl
111-2, Ruby "1-5,
RugbyR6-15,
Sidney 81-7
108'33'14"W
1.12T21SR17U
6.7T21SR16W
32'29'N 1OS032'W
r a d i o a c t i v e zoned pegmatito
intrudinaPrecambrian
g r a n i t e ,e u x e n i c e .a l l a n i r e
samarskite
pits, 20 f t .
r a d i o a c t i v e zoned pegmatite
intrudingPrecambrian
s h a f t , 10 f t .
a d i t , r o a d outs
g r a n i t e .e u r e n i t e ,
a l l a n i f e ,s a m a r s k i t e
pits, t r e n c h
~
G i l l e m a n , 19648
Iledlund.1978d.124r
O'Neill'and
Thlede;
1981, 1155
USAD2 PRR DES-A-515,
O'Naill and Thiede.
1981, 156x
LLangford Disrrist]
326
tdngford
FlYorspBr
327
Carlisle C l Y h S
25,36T22SR16W
32'21'35"N 10S026'28"W
(Steeple Rock O i r t r i c r ]
1.12T17SRZlW
328
.
r a d i o a c t i v e b r c c o i a zone
5 E t . wide i n Precambrian
g r a n i t e which is i n t r u d e d
by rhyolite and diabase
d i k e s ,a u t u n i t e ,f l v o z i e e
Redlund,19780.
i2r
G i l l e m a n , 19521
.
. 1964;
G i l l e m n and
Granger. 19521
Granger and o t h e r s ,
19521 O I N e i l l and
Thiede, 1981, "5%
r a d i o a c t i v e f a u l t ; zones
in Tertiary rhyolite
U S E , PRR DEB-RRA-
fa"1L zone i n CretaceOYs
Sarten Sanderone
Walronand ochers.
19808 USNC PRR
DEB-RRA-1196
USAEC, 1970, e. 571
Haltan and others,
1980; May and
rock
329
330
331
'7
Unknovn IAnimes)
8.9T29SR21W (unsurveyed)
31'48'N 108'59'W
Pz8t.L 1 5 '
volcanogenic
Napone (Occidental,
Yucca.. N u t s h e l l )
8425T29SR14W
31'45'15"N 108'12'50"W
viotoria
Ranch 74
Hydrorhemalvein
Unknown-Gold Hi11
15.22TZlSR17W
Gold R i l l
neqlnatire
74
311
UnknowtI-MrdYbUrg
34T22SR19U
32'20'59"N
108'47'25"W
Gary 7'1
votcanogenic
duceion reporcs,194819701
pits
r a d i o a c t i v e zone i n cong 1 m e r a r e i" T e r t i a r y
volcanic brecoia,
0 . m euloB
radioactive "aim i n
s i l i c i f i e d U-Bar
M m a t i o n - O y s t e r Member,
0.084-0.474a u30S.UP to
60 times backgmund radioaEtiYiCY
pegmatite mLrodIng Precambrian granite,
BUXOOiCB. n11anite.
C y x t o l i t e ,s a m a r s k i t e ,
rsdioaotive magnetite
s l i g h t l y r a d i o a c t i v e zone
i n r h y o l i t e and a n d e s i t e
( T e r t i a r y ) .j a r o s i r e
r e p o r t e d b u t not seen on
12/1/81
1169
others, mal.
Andarum. O.J..
19801
ElSFan.1965,p.
212; H i l p e r t , 19691
Waltanand o t h e r s ,
1980; Nay and
others, 1981, R81
FN 12/2/81
USAEC PRR DCB-A-5I81
Boyd andWolfe,
1953, p. 1421
' G i l l e r m a n ,1 9 6 4 ~
Adand oLhor8,
1900
USAEC PRR DEB-A-519,
FN 12/1/81
255
Quadrangle
DWelOpmeW
31T30SR15W
e
Big Hatchet
HydrothemalPeak 15'
vein
Mountains)
33
Ananaly NO. 1 3
336
Opporeunicy
Claims
INeglecC,
Clainsl
2OT32SR14W
Big Hiltchef
Peak 1 5 '
Orrhmagmaric
Dog MounrainS
Volcanogenic
2
pits
15'.
Wg hlOY"C.i"*
SL: 711'
337
338
Anwaly No. 14
Luna covntr
C m k s peak
14T34SR16W
29TZOSR8H
Host
rook, minera1izarion
r a d i o a c t i v e o p a l i" f a u l t
zone cutring T e r t i a r y
r h y a l i c e , 0.002~ uloe
r a d i o a o c i v e f a u l t zone
between Precambrian
granite a n d a r k o s i c
sediments, o.oo5a UIOB
radioactive Tertiary
rhyolite
South
Pyramid
Volcanogenic
Peak 711
radioaccive opal veins i n
fault: zone Cutting TerCiar,
Oak Creek Tuff l r h y o l i t e ) ,
0.16-0.776 U$oe, up LO 22
rimes background radio'. - e o r i v i r y I F N ~12/3/81)
radioactive Precambrian
geanite
lske v a l l e y
15'
Duyer I S ' ,
lake Valley
Hydrorhemalvein
s h a f r 8 , pies.
a d i t s t, r e n c h e s
Hydrothermalvein
open cuts
r a d i o a c t i v e fracrures and
lenses i nM i s s i s s i p p i a n
Lake Valley Limestone.
copper Oxides
r a d i o a c t i v e fluorire-galena
veins
15'
Allison and W e .
1957
Allison and Ove,
1957
A l l i s o n e n d We,
1957
ElStOn
I
and Erb, 1979,
USAEC PRR DEO-
RRA-1437, na1ton
and others, 19808
Xeith. 19691 R e i t e q
1980; May a d
o t h e r s , 1901, "7
Allison and Ovc,
1951
USAEC PRR DEB-RRR1145
usnwz
1970, p. 69:
K i l l l a m s , 1966;
ROthrockand
othezs, 1946
12T29SRllW
Hemanas 711
USIIEC PRR DEB-P-4vein
2T2SOR9W
Columbus 74
Hydrothermal-
vein
SW'rNW'r2STZ4SR3E
32'22'25"N 107°35'42'w
tiishop
cap 711
limestone breccia,
awunire reported
radioacrive
quartz-pyrire
2 shafts, p i m
vein
1457
USREC PRR DEB-RRR-
1191
U W C , 1970, p. 158
Williams, 19661
seager, 19731
USAEC PRR F-1036)
A"dOZ-'BO", 1'100,
N E A D u l t y , 1'170, p.
24;KottloWSki.
1961
MeSillaPark
Oishop
cap 711
USIIEC PRR DEB-RRA1424
(See above)
256
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and magnetic surveys done in New Mexico
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Carson Helicopters, Inc., 1981a, NURE aerial gamma-ray and magnetic reconnaissance
survey of portions of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas;
Vol. Mexico11, New
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23 p., maps.
Carson Helicopters, Inc., 1981b, NURE aerial gamma-ray and magnetic reconnaissance
Vol.
Texas-New
survey of portions of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas; 11,
Mexico - El Paso NH 13-1 quadrangle:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept.
GJBX-412 (81), 14 p., maps.
Carson Helicopters, Inc., 1981c,
NURE aerial gamma-ray and magnetic reconnaissance
survey of portions of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas; Vol. 11, New
- Mexico
Las Cruces NI13-10 quadrangle: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX412 (81), 16 p., maps.
Carson Helicopters, Inc., 1981d,
NURE aerial gamma-ray and magnetic reconnaissance
survey of portions of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas;
11, Vol.
New Mexico Fort Sumner NI 13-5 quadrangle:U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX412(81), 18 p., maps.
Carson Helicopters, Inc., 1981e, NURE aerial gamma-ray and magnetic reconnaissance
survey of portions of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas;
Vol. Mexico11, New
Carlsbad NI 13-11 quadrangle:U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX412(81), 14 p. maps.
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SOC.', Geol.
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1 inch = 1 mi.
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Dempsey, W.J. and Hill,M.E., 1950, Aeromagnetic map of parts of Guadalupe and
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Survey, Geophys.Map GP-16, scale
1 inch = 1.mi.
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Guadalupe Counties (R. 21 E.-R. 25
E. and T. 6 N.-T. 12 N.): U.S. Geophys.
Map GP-17, scale
1 inch = 1 mi.
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Guadalupe Counties (R.21 E.-R. 25 E. and T. 6 N.-T. 10..N., and..part of
..
&ltOTi
W C Q "Grapt)
.....U.S.,
.& Geophys~. Map GP-18, scale
1 in = 1 mi.
.... . :.
Dempsey, W.J., Long, C., and others, 1963, Aeromagnetic map of parts of southern
Mora, northern San Miguel, and western Harding Counties:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Geophys. Map GP-356, scale
1 inch = 1 mi.
Dempsey, W.J., Page, E., and others, 1963, Aeromagnetic map of parts of southern
Colfax, northern Mora, and western Harding Counties:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Geophys. Map GP-355, scale
1 inch = 1 mi.
Dempsey, W.J., Petrafeso, F.A., and others, 1963, Aeromagnetic map of central part of
San Miguel County:. U , S . Geol. survey,.Geophys. Map GP-357, scale
1.inch = 1 mi.
Ericksen, G.E., Wedow, H.J., Eaton, G.P., and Leland, G.R., 1970, Minera1:resources of
the Black Range Primitive area, Grant, Sierra, and Catron Counties, New
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Geodata International, Inc., 1976a, Aerial-radiometric and magnetic survey,
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1:250,000.
Geodata International, Inc., 197633, Aerial-radiometric and magnetic survey,
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U.S. Energy Research
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Geodata International, Inc., 1976c, Aerial-radiometric and magnetic survey,
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U.S. Energy
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vol. (NI-13-9), scale
1:250,000.
Geodata International,:.Inc., 1979a, Aerial-radiometric and magnetic survey,
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1 inch = 1 mi.
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area, New Mexico and Texas:U.S. Geol. Survey, Geophys. Map GP-462,
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U.S. Geol. Survey,
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Geological Survey, 1966, Aeromagnetic map of San Simon Valley
..
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Geological Survey,1971, Aeromagnetic map of south-central New Mexico:
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U.S.
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0
0
LaS Cruces 1 by 2 quadrangles, southwestern New Mexico: U.S. Geol.
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Geological Survey, 1975a, Aeromagnetic map of an area
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Albuquerque,
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Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 75-184, scale 1:125,000.
U.S.
U.S. Geological
Survey, 1975c, Aeromagnetic map of an area north of
and east
Socorro, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 75-185, scale
1:125,000.
U.S. Geological
Survey, 1975d, Aeromagnetic map of Albuquerque and vicinity,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 75-186, scale
1:125;000.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1975e, Aeromagnetic map of an areaofnorth
Albuquerque,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 75-187, scale 1:125,000.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1976a, Aeromagnetic map of an area north of Abiquiu,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 76-503, scale 1:62,500.
U.S.
Geological Survey,197633, Aeromagnetic map of Wheeler Peak and vicinity,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 76-504, scale 1:62,500.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1976c, Residual magnetic intensity
of central
map
New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. survey, open-file Rept. 76-806, scale 1:250,000.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1976d, Aeromagnetic map of Carson and vicinity, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. survey, open-file Rept. 76-686, scale 1:62,500.
260
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1979a, Aeromagnetic map of the north and west parts of
0
0
the Silver City1 by 2 quadrangle, New Mexico and Arizona:U.S. Geol..
Survey, Open-file Rept. 79-1452, scale 1:62,500.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1979b, Aeromagnetic map of the Malpais area, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 79-1644, scale 1:250,000.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1980a, Aeromagnetic map of northeast Arizona and northwest
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept.80-614, scale 1:250,000,
4 sheets.
U.S.
Geological Survey, 1980b, Aeromagnetic map of the Pecos area, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept.80-671, scale 1:62,500, 4 sheets.
U.S.
Geological Survey,U.S. Bureau of Mines, and New Mexico Bureau of Mines and
Mineral Resources,1980, Mineral resources of the Pecos Wilderness and
adjacent areas, Santa
Fe, S a n Miguel, Mora, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 80-382, 103 p., aeromagnetic
map.
Zietz, I. and Kirby, J.R., 1968, Magnetic map fromlooo to 1120 W. longitude:
U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Geol. Inv. Map 1-533A, scale
1:1,000,000.
261
Appendix I11
of water
Reports containing uranium and thorium chemical analyses
and stream-sediment samples (the
H S S R studies) done in New Mexico
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., Griffitts, W.R., Siems, D.L., Kraxberger, V . E . , and
Curry, K.J., 1975a, Map showing anomalous distribution
of lead, tin, and
bismuth in stream-sediment concentrates from the Sierra Cuchillo-Animas
uplifts and adjacent areas, southwestern New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Misc. Inv. Ser. 1-881, 2 sheets, scale1:48,000.
-197533, Map showing
anomalous distributionof molybdenum, copper, and zinc in
stream-sediment concentratesfrom the Sierra Cuchillo-Animas uplifts and
adjacent areas, southwesternNew Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Inv.
Ser. 1-882, 2 sheets, scale1:48,000.
---1975c,
Map showing anomalous distribution of tungsten, fluorite, and silver
in stream-sediment concentrates from the Sierra Cuchillo-Animas uplifts and
adjacent areas, southwestern New Mexico:U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Inv.
Ser. 1-880, 2 sheets, 1:48,000.
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., and Siems, D.L., 1972a, Maps showing fluorite
distribution in the Winston and Chise quadrangles and in the west
the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Misc. Field Studies Map MF-402,
3 sheets.
part
of
197233, Maps showing lead distribution
in the Winston and Chise quadrangles
and inthe west part
of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies MapMF-398, 3 sheets.
”
-1972c, Maps showing molybdenum distribution in the Winston and Chise
quadrangles and in
the west part
of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra
County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-399,
3 sheets.
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., and Siems, D.L., 1972d, Maps showing silver and gold
distribution in the Winston and Chise quadrangles and in the west part
the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Misc. Field Studies Map MF-400,
3 sheets.
of
-1972e, Maps showing tungsten
distribution in the Winston and Chise quadrangles
of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New
and in the west part
3 sheets.
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-401,
-1973a,
Maps showing barium distribution in the Winston and Chise quadrangles
and in the west part
of the Priest Tank quaarangle, Sierra County, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-496,
3 sheets.
-197333,
Maps showing beryllium distribution in the Winston and Chise quadrangle
and in the west part of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field studies Map MF-498,
3 sheets.
-1973c,
Maps showing tin distribution
in the Winston and Chise quadrangles
and in the west part
of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra County, New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-499,
3 sheets.
262
-1973d,
Maps showing zinc and antimony distribution in the Winston and
quadrangles andin the west part of the Priest Tank quadrangle, Sierra
County, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-500,
3 sheets.
Ch
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., Siems, D.F., and Kraxberger, V.E., 1978, Map showing
anomalous copper distribution in stream,sediment concentrates, Hillsboro
and San Lorenzo quadrangles exclusive of the Black Range Primitive area,
Sierra and Grant Counties, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field
Studies Map MF-gOO-D, scale
1:48,000.
Alminas, H.V., Watts, K.C., Siems, D.F., and Kraxberger, V.E.,
1978, Molybdenum
in stream sediments, Hillsboro and San Lorenzo
auadranales.
Sierra and
Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Misc. Field Studies Map MF-900-E,
scale 1:48,000.
Grant
Barker, F.B. and Scott, R.C., 1958, Uranium and radium of the Llano Estacado,
Texas and New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept.,13 p., 6 fig.,
also inA
m. Geophys. Union (EOS), Trans., v. 39, no. 3 , p. 459-466.
Berry, V.P., Nagy, P.A., Spreng, W.C., Barnes, C.W., and Smouse,D . , 1980,
Uranium resource evaluation, Tularosa quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept.
Energy, Prelim. Rept. PGJ-004(80),31 p., 3 figs., 10 pls., 4 appendices.
Boliver, S.L., 1978, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
of the Aztec NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-129(78), 75 p.
0
Boliver, S.L., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
data release for the Santa
Fe NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico, including concentrations of42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX-197
(80), 135 p., 4 figs., 5 pls., map scale 1:250,000.
Broxton, D.E., 1978, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
of the Tularosa NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-104(78), 81 p., 6 tables, 2 figs., 4 pls.
Burnside, S.S. and Wenrich-Verbeck, K.J., 1976, Chemical analyses and statistical
data for water samples collected
in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona as
part of a study of surface-water and stream-sediment sampling techniques
used in uranium exploration: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 76-851,
314 p.
0
0
Green, M.W. and others, 1980a. Uranium resource evaluation, Aztec 1NTMS
bu.2
quadrangle, New Mexico
and^ .Coloradoi U.S. .. Dept;~Energy, Prelim. Rept.
PGJ-QL.+l46-p.; -tables,
'3.-~i-gs-:,~,~3::~~s,,
5 appendices. ..
Green, M.W. and others,1980.',Uranium resource evaluation, Albuquerque
10 by20
quadrangle, New Mexico: U.S. Dept. Energy, Prelim.Re@.
pGJ-Ql6,
168 p., 3 tables, 3 figs., 10 pls., 5 appendices.
LaDelfe, C.M. and others,1981, Detailed geochemical survey data release for the
San Andres-Oscura Mountains, special study area:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Openfile Rept. GJBX-215(81),88 p.
263
Landis, E.R., 1960, Uranium content of ground and surface waters
in a part
central Great Plains: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 1087-G, p. 223-258.
of
the
Maassen, L.W., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
data release for Saint Johns NTMS quadrangle, Arizona/New Mexico, including
concentrations of 42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-191(80), 158 p., 4 figs., 6 pls., map scale 1:250,000.
Maassen, L.W. and Bolivar, S.L., 1979, Uranium hydrogeochemical and streamsediment reconnaissance of the Albuquerque NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico
including concentrations of 43 additional elements:
U.S. Dept. Energy,
Open-file Rept. GJBX-145(79).
Maassen, L.W. and LaDelfe, C.M., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment
reconnaissance of the Gallup NTNS quadrangle, New Mexico/Arizona, including
concentrations of42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-186(80), 164 p. 5 tables, 6 figs., 3 pls., map scale1:250,000.
Mallory, E.C., Jr., Johnson, L.O., and Scott, R.L., 1969, Water load of uranium,
radium and gross beta activity at selected gaging stations, water year
1960-1961: U.S. Geol. Survey, Water-supply Paper 1535-0,
31 p., 8 tables,
2 figs., 1 pl.
McCarn, D.W. and Freeman, R.W., 1976, Chemical analyses of ground- and surfacewater samples from parts of the United States 1956-1975:
U.S. Energy
Research Dev. Adm., Open-file Rept. GJBX-51(76),
540 p.
Morgan, T.L., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
of the Dalhart NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma, including
concentrations of42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-207(80), 108 p. 3 tables, 5 figs., 6 pls., map scale 1:250,000.
Morgan, T.L., 1981, Uranium hydrogeochemical survey of well waters from an area
around Pietown, Catron County, west-central New Mexico, including concentrations of 23 additional elements:U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept.
GJBX-23(81), 43 p . , 1 table, 3 figs., 2 pls., 3 appendices.
Morgan, T.L. and Broxton,D.E., 1978, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment
reconnaissance of the Raton NTMS quadrangle New Mexico:
U.S. Energy
Resources Dev. Ah., Open-file Rept. GJBX-138(78).
Morgan, T.L. and Durson, J.D., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment
reconnaissance of the Shiprock NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico, Arizona,
including concentrations of
42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Openfile Rept. GJBX-143(80), 194 p., 3 tables, 9 figs., 5 pls.
Nichols, C.E., Kane, V.E., Browning, M.T., 'and Cagle, C.W., 1976, Northwest
Texas pilot and
geochemical survey, national uranium resource evaluation
program (NURE): U.S. Energy Research Dev. Adm., Open-file Rept. GJBX-60(76).
Olsen, C.E., 1977, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment pilot survey
of
the Estancia Valley, Bernalillo, Santa
Fe, San Miguel, and Torrance
Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Energy Resources Dev. Adm., Open-file Rept.
GJBX-21(77).
L
264
Pierson, C.T., Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J., Hannigan, B.J., and Machette, M.N.,
1981, National uranium resource evaluation, Socorro quadrangle, New
Mexico: U.S. Dept. Energy, Prelim. Rept. PGJ-068(81),81 p. 3 figs.
13 pls., 3 appendices.
Planner, H.M., 1980, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
data release for the Socorro NTMS quadrangle, New Mexico, including
concentrations of42 additional elements: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-12(81), 145 p., 1 fig., 1 pl., map scale 1:250,000.
Purson, J.D. and others, 1981, Detailed uranium hydrogeochemical and streamsediment reconnaissance data release for the Grants special area,
study
New Mexico, including concentrations of 43 additional elements:
U.S. Dept.
Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX-351(81), 311 p.
1 table, 5 figs. 2 pls.,
2 appendices.
Scott, R.C. and Barker, F.B., 1962, Data in uranium and radium
in groundwater in
the United States 1954
to 1957: ,U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper
426,
115 p., 2 tables, 7 figs., 2 pls.
Sharp, R.R., Jr., Morris, W.A., and Aamodt, P.L., 1978, Uranium hydrochemical and
stream-sediment reconnaissance data release for the New Mexico portions of
the Douglas, Silver City, Clifton, and St. Johns NTMS quadrangles, New Mexi
Arizona: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX-69(78), 122 p.,4 tables,
5 figs., 12 pls., map scale 1:250,000,4 appendices.
Union Carbide Corp.,1981a, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Douglas quadrangle, Arizona/New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. of
Energy, Open-file Rept. GJBX-244(81), 57 p.,
7 tables, 1 fig., 2 pls.,
1 appendix.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981b, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Hobbs quadrangle, New Mexico/Texas:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Openfile Rept. GJBX-288(81), 93 p., 7'tables, 1 fig., 2 pls., 1 appendix.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981c, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Brownfield quadrangle, New Mexico/Texas:
U.S. Dept. Energy,
Open-file Rept. GJBX-319(81), 89 p.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981d, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Silver City quadrangle, New Mexico/Arizona:
U.S. Dept. Energy,
Open-file Rept. GJBX-320(81), 111 p.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981e, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Aztec quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-321(81), 173 p.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981f, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Tularosa quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-326(81), 183 p.
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981g, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
basic data for Raton quadrangle, New Mexico:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file
Rept. GJBX-358(81), 185 p.
265
Union Carbide Corporation, 1981H, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
U.S. Dept. Energy,
basic data for Clifton quadrangle, New Mexico/Arizona:
Open-file Rept. GJBX-359(81), 129 p.
Union Carbide Corporation,
19811, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
U.S. Dept. Energy, Openbasic data for Carlsbad quadrangle, New Mexico:
file Rept. GJBX-415(81), 189 p.
Union Carbide Corporation, 19815, Hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance
U.S. Dept. Energy, Openbasic data for Carlsbad quadrangle, New Mexico:
file Rept. GJBX-416(81), 203 p.
U.S.
Geological Survey,U.S. Bureau of Mines, and New Mexico Bureau of Mines and
Mineral Resources, 1980, Mineral resources of the Pecos Wilderness and
adjacent areas, Santa Fe, San Miguel, Mora, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties,
New Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept.80-382, 103 p., geochemical
anomalies maps (including radon).
Warren, R.G. and Nunes, H.P., 1978, Uranium hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment
reconnaissance data release for the New Mexico portions of the Hobbs
Brownfield NTMS quadrangles, New Mexico/Texas: U.S. Dept. Energy, Openfile Rept. GJBX-103(78),61 p., 3 figs., 6 pls., map scale 1:250,000.
and
Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J., 1977, Anomalous uranium in the waters of the Rio Ojo Caliente,
New Mexico,in Short papers of the
U.S. Geological Survey, uranium symposium:
U.S. Geol. Survey, Cir. 753,p. 73-75.
Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J., 1978, The effectiveness of stream-sediment sampling along
the Rio Ojo Caliente, New Mexico:
U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 78-843,
9 p.
Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J. and Suits, V.J., 1979, Chemical data and statistical analyses
drainage basin,
from a uranium hydrogeochemicalsurvey of theRio Ojo Caliente
New Mexico, PartI; Water: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 79-996.
Wenrich-Verbeek, K.J. and suits, V.J., 1979, Chemical data and statistical analyses
Ojo Caliente drainage basin,
of the Rio
from a uranium hydrogeochemical survey
New Mexico, Part
11; Stream sediments: U.S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Rept. 79-997.
266
Appendix IV
Bibliographies
and mapping indexes used for
Annotated Bibliography Section
compilation
of
the
Anonymous, 1980, Aeromagnetic and airbourne-radioactivity maps and profiles in
New Mexico published or open-filed by U.S.
the Geol. Survey: New Mexico
Geology, V. 2, no. 4, p. 55-58, 2 figs. (map indexes).
Burks, M.R., and Schilling, J.H., 1955, Bibliography of New Mexico geology and
mineral technology through 1950: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Bull. 43, 198 p. (index).
Chenoweth, W.L. and Learned, E.A., 1979, Selected references on uranium aeoloav
<*
and potential resources of uranium:
U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept.
GJBX-108(79).
_I
Cooper, M., 1953, Bibliography and index of literature
on uranium and thorium
and radioactive occurrences in the United States,1;part
Arizona, Nevada,
and New Mexico: Geol. SOC. America, Bull.,v. 64, no. 2, p. 197-234 also
U.S. Atomic Energy Comm., Open-file Rept.
NO-928”
Curtis, Dane, 1958, Selected annotated bibliography of the uranium of
geology
igenous and metamorphic rocks in the United States:
U.S. Geol. Survey,
Bull. 1059-E, p. 178-205,1 pl.
Dean, B.G., 1960, Selected annotated bibliography of the geology of uraniumU.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 1059-G,
bearing veins in the United States:
p. 327-440, 1 pl.
Finch, W.I., Wright, J.C. and Sullivan, M.W., 1975, Selected bibliography
pertaining to uranium occurrence in eastern New Mexico and west
nearby parts of Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas:
U.S. Govt. Printing
Office, PB-241629,98 p. (indexed).
Texas
Hall, C.R., 1976, Selected references on alkalic igneous rocks of the United
States: U.S. Energy Research Dev. Adm., Open-file Rept. GJBX-4(76).
Heljeson, D.M. and Holts, C.L.,1981, Supplemental bibliography of New Mexico
geology and mineraltechnology through 1975: New Mexico Bureau Mines
Mineral Resources, Bull. 108, 140 p. (index).
Johnson, J.B., 1981, Bibliographic index of Grand Junction Office uranium
reports: U.S. Dept. Energy, Open-file Rept:GJBX-l27(81), microfiche (index).
Koehn, M.A. and Koehn, H.H., 1973, Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral
technology, 1966-1970: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Bull.. 99,
288 p. (index).
Kursiewski, s.V., 1973, Availability of USAEC geology-mineralogy reports:U.S.
Atomic Energy Comm., U.S. Govt. Printing Office, PB-187559 (rev.), 124 p.
McIntosh, W.L. and Eister, M.I., 1979, Geologic map index of New Mexico:
U.S.
Geol. Survey, Map index.
McIntosh, W.L., and Morgan, I.M., 1970, Geologicmap index of New Mexico,B,Part
1956-58: U.S. Geol. Survey, Map index B.
and
267
New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
1981, Publications Available:
price list15, 32 P. (including mapping indexes and list of Bureau
open-file
reports,
index).
"
Schillinz;.C:F: and ,%hilling,
J.H., 1956, Bibliography of New Mexico geology
"
and mineral, technology, 1951-1955: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Bull. 52, 136 p. (index).
Schilling, C.F. and Schilling, J.H., 1961, Bibliography of New Mexico geology
and mineral technology, 1956-1960: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral
Resources, Bull. 74, 124 p. (index).
Ray, T., 1966, Bibliography of New Mexico geology and mineral technology,
19611965: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.
90, 124 p. (index).
Ridge, J.D., 1972, Annotated bibliographies
of mineral deposits
hemisphere: Geol. SOC. America, Mem. 131, 681 p.
in
the
western
Robertson, J.M., 1976, Annotated bibliography and mapping index
of Precambrian
of New Mexico: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources, Bull.
103,
92 p. (index).
Wright, A.F., 1979, Bibliography of geology and hydrology, San Juan Basin, New
Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah:U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 1481,
123 p., over 2,500 references cited.
Wright, A.F., 1980, Bibliography of geology and hydrology, southwestern New
Mexico: U.S. Geol. Survey, Water Resources Inv. 80-20, 255 p., over
2,700 references cited.
Wright, J.R. and Russell, J.A.,1977, Bibliography of New Mexico geology and
mineral technology, 1971-1975: New Mexico Bureau Mines Mineral Resources,
Circ. 106, 137 p. (index).
/
in Mew Mexico