Bermejillo North

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Strontium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023354
MRDS ID	I000236
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bermejillo North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-103.66712, 23.9171 (WGS84)

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

LATITUDE-LONGITUDE ARE FOR A LOCATION JUST NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF BERMEJILLO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Strontium	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

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

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Celestite	Ore

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)	-103.66712, 23.9171	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

THE MEXICO CELESTITE DEPOSITS OCCUR JUST OFFSHORE OF THE E. CRET. SHORELINE AS REPRESENTED BY THE COAHUILA PENINSULA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000236

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THE CELESTITE BED(S) ARE HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. THE CELESTITE BEDS CONTAIN BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE THAT HAS BEEN RECRYSTALIZED AROUND THEIR EDGES. THE BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE, CHERT NODULES, AND PRESERVED CROSSBEDDING ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EVIDENCE OF A REPLACEMENT PROCESS. ALL THE FAULTS IN THE AREA ARE POST ORE. THE BERMEJILLO NORTH DEPOSIT IS VIRTUALLY MONOMINERALIC CELESTITE. THE CELESTITE OCCURS AS ELONGATE, INTERGROWN BLADES AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES LONG.

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

THE CELESTITE BED(S) ARE HOSTED BY LIMESTONE. THE CELESTITE BEDS CONTAIN BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE THAT HAS BEEN RECRYSTALIZED AROUND THEIR EDGES. THE BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE, CHERT NODULES, AND PRESERVED CROSSBEDDING ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EVIDENCE OF A REPLACEMENT PROCESS. ALL THE FAULTS IN THE AREA ARE POST ORE. THE BERMEJILLO NORTH DEPOSIT IS VIRTUALLY MONOMINERALIC CELESTITE. THE CELESTITE OCCURS AS ELONGATE, INTERGROWN BLADES AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES LONG.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1991	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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