Land Use Data for Latitude 34.75 Longitude -107.75

Locations

El Malpais National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Luvisols
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
	Fluorine-Fluorite
(Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Acomita Pit (Surface)	Limestone, Dimension
Balo Deposit	Uranium
Limestone Quarry (Surface)	Limestone, Dimension
Mack Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite
Materials Pit (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Materials Pit 57-76-F (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Materials Pit 79-13-S (Surface)	Sand and Gravel, Construction
Prospector Deposit 1966	Fluorine-Fluorite
Quelites Mineral Springs (Well)	Geothermal
Twenty - One and Twenty - Seven Fluorspar Mines	Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz, Calcium
Twenty-One & Twenty-Seven	Fluorine-Fluorite
Twenty-Seven Mine (Underground)	Fluorine-Fluorite