La Cantera

Past Producer in Queretaro De Arteaga, Mexico with commodity Stone, Dimension

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
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	10023362
MRDS ID	I000246
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-99.57505, 21.09472 (WGS84)
Relative position	7.5 KM NORTHEAST OF BUCARELI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Queretaro De Arteaga

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Stone, Dimension	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

CUT STONE WAS USED TO BUILD LA MISION, A LARGE CHURCH NEAR BUCARELI.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-99.57505, 21.09472	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Year of first production	1860

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000246

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SEGERSTROM, KEITH, 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BERNAL-JALPAN AREA, ESTADO DE QUERETARO, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1104-B, 68 P
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BRECCIA IS ALTERED AND CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF LIMESTONE AND IGNEOUS ROCK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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