Polvorn Cerro El

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Limestone, General, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095868
MRDS ID MX35287
Record type Site
Current site name Polvorn Cerro El
Related records 10303012

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.96994, 28.98913 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(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

  • 4 SYMBOLS ON MAP OM N SIDE OF RAILROAD TRACKS LOCATED ON SOUTHERN TIP OF CERRO EL POLVORN RANGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
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) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.96994, 28.98913

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHILICOTE (H13-D51) 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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