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Yeso Sierra El

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10092881
MRDS ID MX06206
Record type Site
Current site name Yeso Sierra El
Related records 10206070

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.7504, 25.13371 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5 KM N OF SABANILLA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Comments on the location information

  • PHOSPHORITE PROSPECTS E SIDE OF TOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.7504, 25.13371
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO MAPPED INTRUSIVE OR EXTRUSIVE MAGMATISM ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLES; CONGLOMERATE UNDERLIES LIMESTONE-SHALE WHICH USUALLY HOSTS THE PROSPECTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY PROSPECTS IN AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1972 "

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO MARKED MINERAL OCCURRENCES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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