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Fatima

Past Producer in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities REE, Strontium, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050002
MRDS ID MX06315
Record type Site
Current site name Fatima
Alternate or previous names El Tres
Related records 10303183

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.51293, 28.55026 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM SSW OF LA ENCANTADA-LA MORADA 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Strontium Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.51293, 28.55026
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N80e Lineaments, N30w Folds

Ore body information

  • General form MANTO

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fatima District (Part Of La Encantada Region)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "1:250,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE/1:50,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE/LOOK AT MRDS RECORD W006957"

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN CARBONATE HOST.
Deposit FOR COMPLETE RECORD OF DISTRICT OVERALL, SEE ENCANTADA-BUENAVISTA, THIS RECORD IS FOR A PORTION OF THE 120 KM SQ DISTRICT FLUORSPAR REGION.
Deposit PART OF BUENAVISTA-ENCANTADA FLUORSPAR REGION

Reporter information

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

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

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