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Bernal Quarry

Producer in Queretaro De Arteaga, Mexico with commodity Calcium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023363
MRDS ID I000247
Record type Site
Current site name Bernal Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.93145, 20.73779 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 KM EAST OF BERNAL

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
Calcium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Doctor Limestone
    Rock description El Doctor Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.93145, 20.73779
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LIMESTONE IS SUPPLIED TO A LARGE KILN FOR CALCINING AND PRODUCTION OF LIME. THE BERNAL-SAN PABLO AREA IS A CENTER OF THE LIME INDUSTRY WHICH SUPPLIES MARKETS IN THE HEAVILY POPULATED BAJIO REGION TO THE WEST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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