Limestone Quarry

Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. 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 10050442
MRDS ID MX17542
Record type Site
Current site name Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.47315, 26.97032 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 5.7 KM N30E OF LA ROSITA

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
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.47315, 26.97032

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER
  • FROM LOW GRADE ORE. BY SORTING 1-2% HG IS ATTAINED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES MAY BE CONSIDERABLE. NO EXPLORATION MINES EXIST.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DATA FROM 1:50,000 TOPO (1977) AND PHOTOGEOLOGIC (1978) MAPS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL VEINS IN FRACTURE ZONES AND BEDDING PLANES FOR MERCURY, REPLACEMENT FOR ANTIMONY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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