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Mesa Los Altos Blancos Deposit

Past Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050164
MRDS ID MX17043
Record type Site
Current site name Mesa Los Altos Blancos Deposit
Related records 10206606

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.74344, 26.07118 (WGS84)
Elevation 950
Relative position 2.3 KM N50E OF EL PAPALOTE, 13.5 KM S40E SAN JOSE DE LA POPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 254
USGS model code 35a.6 (35af)
Deposit model name Salt-dome gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Potrerillos Formation (Difunta Group)
    Rock description Potrerillos Formation (Difunta Gp)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.74344, 26.07118
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Breached Anticline

Ore body information

  • Length 2700M
    Width 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 MINES

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS OF EXPOSED GYPSUM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) U.S. Geological Survey

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