Matape

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Vermiculite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Mineral occurrence model information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10048891
MRDS ID	MX00064
Record type	Site
Current site name	Matape
Related records	10255355

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-109.93397, 29.16688 (WGS84)
Relative position	3 KM NORTH OF EL ZACATE TUNGSTEN 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	Sonora

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Talc-Soapstone	Primary
Vermiculite	Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	20
USGS model code	8f
Deposit model name	Ultramafic hosted magnesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-109.93397, 29.16688	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

METAMORPHIC TERRANE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name	Madera/Villa Pesqueira

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00064

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..
Deposit

SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-FEB-1988	Leonard, Kenneth R.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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