Las Candelarias

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10049610
MRDS ID	MX02700
Record type	Site
Current site name	Las Candelarias
Alternate or previous names	Duarte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-106.11719, 26.81698 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	10 KM SW OF LAS ISABELAS F-OCCURRENCE, Est +/- 2min

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

SOUTHERN MOST F OCCURRENCE IN DISTRICT. 25KM W OF SANTA BARBARA, 22 KM WSW OF SAN FRANCISCO DEL ORO

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Fluorite	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Alteration

(Local) Silicification (Variable)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	174
USGS model code	26b
Deposit model name	Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-106.11719, 26.81698	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Nw Striking Normal Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

Principally Veins

Comments on the geologic information

FLUORITE VEINS IN FELSIC VOLCANIC HOST ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	El Sauce- Duarte District/San Francisco Del Oro Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX02700

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

MCDOWELL, F.W., AND CLABAUGH, S.E., 1979, IGNIMBRITES OF THE SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL AND THEIR RELATION TO THE TECTONIC HISTORY IN WESTERN MEXICO: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER 180, P. 113-124.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	AGE OF MINERALIZATION ABOUT 30 MA, +/- 10MA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-91	Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-NOV-91	Staude, John-Mark G.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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