| Deposit ID | 10049419 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Sotolar |
| Related records | 10303391 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.8463, 29.15857 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 30 KM W OF LAS MANAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lajitas OE S(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chisos Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Emory Peak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Result | RANGE: 0.01%-12.5% U. GENERALLY 0.05-0.2% U. |
|---|
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -103.8463, 29.15857 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Anticlinal Axes. Nw Limbs Of Anticlines Faulted Into Blocks With Upward Displacements Greater Than 100 M. |
| General form | FISSURE VEINS, CAVERN-FILLINGS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ojinaga/Manuel Benavides |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02060 |
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.
GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 165-170.
SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, MANUEL BENAVIDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.
CIMRI
GONZALEZ, 1956.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CARNOTITE IN SECONDARY CALCITE-GYPSUM-CLAY GANGUE FILLING FRACTURES AND CAVERNS IN LIMESTONE ALONG S LIMB OF ANTICLINE. INDIVIDUAL OREBODIES: 10 CM TO 2.3 M IN DIAMETER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-91 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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