Palmillas

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092783
MRDS ID MX02307
Record type Site
Current site name Palmillas
Related records 10190964

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.66723, 30.56685 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 15 KM NW OF THE LOWN OF VILLA AHUMADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.66723, 30.56685

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Nw Trending 20 Km Long Normal Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULT AS WELL AS SMALL INTRUSIVE MAY HAVE EFFECT ON MINERALIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Villa Ahumada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLY SIMILAR TO SALINAS DE LA UNION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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