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La Morita

Past Producer in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Manganese, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098760
MRDS ID MX02088
Record type Site
Current site name La Morita
Related records 10255539

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.56716, 28.5072 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 8 KM E OF SAN FERNANDO - PUERTO SAN PEDRO BARITE MINE. 5 KM S OF PUERTO SAN PEDRO OCCURRENCE AND 7 KM SW OF ALAZANA MINE.

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

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. VILLAGE OF LA MORITA IN 2-4 KM W PF CERROS LA MORITA AND THE MN OCCURRENCE. 20 KMM N OF LA PERLA CITY. THE MINE AREA IS ON WEST SIDE OF RANGE ON THE S SIDE OF SAN FERNANDO WASH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 156
USGS model code 25g
Deposit model name Epithermal Mn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.56716, 28.5072
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT COMPRISED OF ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.BOTH BEDDED BARITE AND EPITHERMAL MN IN ECRET LIMESTONES CAPPED TO THE W BY TERT. VOLC..

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Mojina District- La Peila-La Morita Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLY EPITHERMAL BARITE ASSOCIATED WITH EPITHERMAL MN.
Deposit MINE IS LOCATED 6-10 KM WNW OF THE TOWN OF LA MORITA OFF THE LA PERLA - OJINAGA HIGHWAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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