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Escalon

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Strontium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023352
MRDS ID I000234
Record type Site
Current site name Escalon

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.45048, 26.78365 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • TOWN OF ESCALON IS 10 KM TO SE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE CELESTITE IS USUALLY WHITE AND MEDIUM- TO COARSE-GRAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Sulfur Gangue
Fluorite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 249
USGS model code 35a.1
Deposit model name Bedded celestite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.45048, 26.78365
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MEXICO'S CELESTITE DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED SEAWARD OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS SHORELINE AS REPRESENTED BY THE COAHUILA PENINSULA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1991, CELESTITE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METALS BULLETIN PLC, P. 49-51.

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CELESTITE BEDS CONTAIN ANGULAR BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE THAT ARE RIMMED BY RADIALLY ORIENTED CALCITE CRYSTALS OR THE LIMESTONE HAS BEEN RECRYSTALLIZED AROUND ITS EDGES. THE LIMESTONE BLOCKS, THE PRESENCE OF CHERT NODULES AND PRESERVED CROSSBEDDING ARE INTERPRETED AS EVIDENCE OF FORMATION BY REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE. THE CELESTITE OCCURS AS ELONGATE, INTERGROWN BLADES AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-91 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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