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Bermejillo South

Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Strontium
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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 10023355
MRDS ID I000237
Record type Site
Current site name Bermejillo South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.58378, 23.83376 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS NORTHWEST OF TORREON.

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

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE CELESTITE IS USUALLY WHITE, MEDIUM- TO COARSE-GRAINED, AND FORMS ANHEDRAL, EQUANT CRYSTALS UP TO 0.75 INCHES LONG.

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) -103.58378, 23.83376
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MEXICO CELESTITE DEPOSITS ARE FOUND 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

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 DEPOSIT OCCURS IN LIMESTONE AND IS VIRTUALLY MONOMINERALIC CELESTITE. THE CELESTITE BEDS CONTAIN ANGULAR BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE THAT HAVE BEEN RECRYSTALLIZED AROUND THEIR EDGES. THE LIMESTONE BLOCKS, CHERT NODULES, AND PRESERVED CROSSBEDDING ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EVIDENCE OF REPLACEMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1992 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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