| Deposit ID | 10049067 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Adair |
| Related records | 10302949 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.66742, 31.55012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 35 KM N OF PUNTO PENASCO ON THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA (SEA OF CORTEZ). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Quitobaquito Hills(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lukeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sodium | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -113.66742, 31.55012 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Desierto De Altar |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00284 |
SALAS, GUILLERMO, 1973, LOS RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE REC. NAT. NO RENOVABLES, BOLETIN 73, P. 84-85
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NA-CARBONATE, GYPSUM, AND ANHYDRITE IN LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS IN A DRY LAKE BED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.