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Tinajas Sierra Las

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049961
MRDS ID MX06247
Record type Site
Current site name Tinajas Sierra Las
Alternate or previous names Mines Include: Puerto Ixcateco
Related records 10230742

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.12538, 25.05317 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 6.7 KM ESE OF RUNUELOS, WHICH IS 15 KM SW OF AGUA NUEVA.

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
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.12538, 25.05317
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N45e Strike Slip Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO MAPPED INTRUSIVE OR EXTRUSIVE MAGMATISM ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLES; CONGLOMERATE UNDERLIES LIMESTONE-SHALE WHICH USUALLY HOSTS THE PROSPECTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY PROSPECTS IN AREA.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINES CONCENTRATED IN LIMEY SHALE BEDS.

Reporter information

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

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