| Deposit ID | 10023526 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000620 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Valenciana |
| Alternate or previous names | Torreon |
| Related records | 10182832 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -101.66707, 26.41701 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Coahuila De Zaragoza |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ACID AND CERAMIC GRADE FLUORSPAR |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Georgetown Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Georgetown Limestone | ||||
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| (1) | -101.66707, 26.41701 |
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| Width | 12M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Paila - San Marcos District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Minera La Valenciana Sa |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000620 |
VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1961, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS OF MEXICO, IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH 1961--SHORT PAPERS IN THE GEOLOGIC AND HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES, ARTICLES 147-292: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 424-C, P. C212-C215.
GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41.
PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW, HIGH-GRADE MANTOS AND WIDE FLUORSPAR VEINS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF CALCITE GANGUE. THE MANTOS ARE IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE GEORGETOWN LIMESTONE AND AVERAGE OVER 85 PERCENT FLUORSPAR THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THE VEINS IN THE PAILA-SAN MARCOS DISTRICT ARE CONTINUOUS, AVERAGE SEVERAL METERS IN WIDTH, AND CONTAIN 50-60 PERCENT FLUORSPAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1992 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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