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Cruces

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049692
MRDS ID MX02825
Record type Site
Current site name Cruces
Related records 10303006

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.33381, 28.65025 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ALAZANA (SYNONYM SANTA LUCIA) IS 20 KM WSW OF CRUCES F OCCURRENCE

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

  • OCCURRENCE IS 20 KM E OF LA PEILA OJINAGA. REACHABLE BY DIRT ROAD EXITING AT EL TRECE AND DRIVING E 20 KM TO SAN JUAN DE LA MONITA (SYM. SAN IGNACIO). THEN CONTINUE 3 KM MINE IS ON THE S SIDE OF ROAD.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-11 CD DELICIAS 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.33381, 28.65025
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name San Ignacio District / Ojinaga Area

Reference information

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

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984 CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLUORITE IN FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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