Marcos Sierra San West

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity Copper
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049843
MRDS ID MX06076
Record type Site
Current site name Marcos Sierra San West
Related records 10206619

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.11709, 26.70033 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 12-15 KM NE OF TANQUE NUEVO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.11709, 26.70033

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E Dipping Thrust W Side Of Districts

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE"

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SALT EVAPORITES W EDGE OF DRY LAKE BED, SOUTH OF OTHER EVAPORITE PROSPECTS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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