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Jarilla Mountains

Past Producer in Otero county in New Mexico, United States with commodity Gemstone
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062517
MRDS ID TC36008
Record type Site
Current site name Jarilla Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.10916, 32.40902 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States New Mexico Otero

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BLUE COLORED, FADED IN SUNLIGHT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Turquoise Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.10916, 32.40902
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year <1892
Discoverer Indians

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL AMOUNT, COLOR FADED AT SURFACE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC36008

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTER, M.D., 1977, GEM MATERIALS, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 87, P. 267-276

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey