Elana Santa

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049926
MRDS ID MX06198
Record type Site
Current site name Elana Santa
Related records 10230607

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.58379, 27.90028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM ESE OF BOQUILLA PB ZN.

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

  • NO MINE SYMBOL ON 1:50,000 MAP BUT DESCRIBED GEOLOGY ON BACK OF 1:50,000 LOCATES GYPSUM HERE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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) -103.58379, 27.90028

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ns Anticline Gentle Fold 2 Km Period

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Comments on the geologic information

  • FLAT LYING LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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.