| Deposit ID | 10050459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX25000 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chapeno Salt Dome |
| Alternate or previous names | Mina De La Pita |
| Related records | 10158163 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.51196, 25.43538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 |
| Relative position | 33 MI SE OF MATAMOROS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brownsville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Tamaulipas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Model code | 255 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.7 (35ag) |
| Deposit model name | Salt-dome sulfur |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -97.51196, 25.43538 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Salt Diapir |
| General form | OTHER |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX25000 |
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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