La Rosita Fluorspar Mine

Producer in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Calcium, Quartz

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10069435
MRDS ID	W006967
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Rosita Fluorspar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-100.16702, 21.58386 (WGS84)
Relative position	38 KM S OF SAN LUIS POTOSI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	San Luis Potosi

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical	Primary
Calcium	Tertiary
Quartz	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Quartz	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	CAF2 - 60%

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-100.16702, 21.58386	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Sierra Madre Oriental
Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Folding

Ore body information

General form PIPE

Plunge STEEP

Plunge direction EAST

Width 15M

General form	PIPE
Plunge	STEEP
Plunge direction	EAST
Width	15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Medium
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Rio Verde District

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Industrias Penoles And Fluorita De Mexico (Continental Ore Co.)

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Industrias Penoles And Fluorita De Mexico (Continental Ore Co.)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W006967

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30.
Deposit

VAN ALSTINE, R. E., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS OF MEXICO: USGS REPORT - OPEN FILE SERIES, NO. 688, P. 77 - 78
Other Database

CIMRI
Production

PICKARD, G. W., 1974, GEOL. OF MEX. FLUORSPAR

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation
Reporter	01-JUL-1975	Schruben, Paul G.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-MAY-1991	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	04-JAN-1995	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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