Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs.
N 36° 18.334 W 106° 03.122
13S E 405548 N 4018354
The Ojo Caliente springs range in temperature from 95 to 111 F. The spring waters probably gain their heat by deep circulation in fractures of the Precambrian metarhyolite after recharge from rain and snow in the highlands to the north.
Waymark Code: WM1213
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2006
Views: 108
The thermal waters at Ojo Caliente discharge along the northeast-trending Ojo Caliente fault zone that juxtaposes the Precambrian metarhyolite footwall to the west against Tertiary basin-fill deposits in the hanging wall to the east. Five different developed springs that go by the names "Iron", "Sodium Sulfate", "Soda", "Arsenic", and "Lithia" are found on the Ojo Caliente Spa location. The hot springs at Ojo Caliente are associated with calcium carbonate deposits of tufa or travertine. A shallow, 87 ft. deep, hot well produces 128 to 132 F water. The well and spring waters have total dissolved solids between 3,600 and 3,700 mg/L.
Temperature (F): 105
Temperature (C): 40
Type: Developed
Cost?: Use Fee
Open to the Public?: yes
Clothing Optional?: no
Other Amenities:
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