Santa Teresa

Occurrence in Baja California Sur, Mexico with commodity Manganese

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10049268
MRDS ID	MX00543
Record type	Site
Current site name	Santa Teresa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-111.584, 26.68362 (WGS84)
Relative position	30 KM SE OF GAVILAN DEPOSITS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Baja California Sur

Comments on the location information

ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 1 KM.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-111.584, 26.68362	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00543

Bibliographic references

Deposit

TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 293-295, TABLE 17

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	VEINLETS FROM 1 MM TO 15 CM THICK IN BASALT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1988	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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