Alamitos Sierra Los Fluorite

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049853
MRDS ID MX06092
Record type Site
Current site name Alamitos Sierra Los Fluorite
Alternate or previous names Mines Include: Las Encantadas, Encantadas Dos, Abandonada Many of These
Related records 10230138

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.96708, 26.20867 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 18 KM NNW OF SAN ANTONIA DEL CABLE VILLAGE.

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

Comments on the location information

  • WESTERN SIDE OF SIERRA LOS ALAMITOS FLUORITE MINES AND PROSPECTS. BOTH TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC MAPS SHOW MANY MINES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.96708, 26.20867

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N10-20w Faults, F Veins N60e

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC AND TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE, 1972"

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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