El Palpito

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Barium-Barite, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049563
MRDS ID MX02314
Record type Site
Current site name El Palpito
Related records 10279287

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.47552, 29.47522 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 45 KM SW OF SAN EDUARDO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF SIERRA LA TASAJERA, WESTSIDE OF SIERRA EL PULPITO. 35 KM DUE W OF COYAME. MINE SYMBOL ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.47552, 29.47522

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline In The Cret. Limestone, Deposit Is On The East Limb And Dips West.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coyame/Coyame

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1983, OJINAGA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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