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Polvo El

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049920
MRDS ID MX06190
Record type Site
Current site name Polvo El
Related records 10302938

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.58291, 27.95806 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2-10 KM NW OF MELCHOR MUZQUIZ.

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
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.58291, 27.95806
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 8 MINE AREAS ALONG 8 KM STRETCH OF ROAD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1975"

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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