| Deposit ID | 60001078 |
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| MRDS ID | MX29009 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Nuevo Mercurio District |
| Alternate or previous names | Opal District, Camacho District, San Marcos, El Amparo, Santa Maria, El Coyote, San Lorenzo, San Jose, Oisa, San Isidro |
| Geographic coordinates: | -102.36711, 23.08376 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Zacatecas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| (1) | -102.36711, 23.08376 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N 70 E FOLDS OF 3 SIZE ORDERS; THRUSTS DEVELOPED ALONG FOLD AXES AND ELSEWHERE; RETICULATE FRACTURES; N 10 E AND N 30 W; WIDE BRECCIA ZONES, N 70 E AND N 30 W. BAOUDARY FAULT, A RANGE FAULT, NW MORE HORST FAULTING ALONG N 70 E TREND, WITH GREATEST UPLIFT OF CENTRAL CLAVO BLOCK. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | REGIONAL TILT OF 25 SW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| District name | NUEVO MERCURIO DISTRICT |
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| District name | OPAL DISTRICT |
| District name | CAMACHO DISTRICT |
GALLAGHER, D., AND PEREZ-SILICEO, 1943, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON NUEVO MERCURIO: UNPUBLISHED USGS REPORT.
GALLAGHER, D., 1942, NUMEROUS LETTERS AND MEMOS TO MR. HEWETT, UNPUBLISHED.
BAILEY, E., 1959, NUEVO MERCURIO DISTRICT, UNPUBLISHED SUMMARY.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.