Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Baja California, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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 10049292
MRDS ID MX00572
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.88404, 28.33773 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST 15 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.88404, 28.33773

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 8M
    Length 1500M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name /El Barril

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ G., J.A., Y AMAYA M., R., 1980, PROGRAMA DE EXPLORACION POR ORO EN EL PROYECTO EL BARRIL, MINA LA SIRENA, BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE: SEMINARIO SOBRE EXPLORACION GEOLOGICO-MINERA 8, 1980, P. 137-162

  • Reserve-Resource

    GONZALEZ Y AMAYA, 1980.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYPSUM DEPOSIT, 4-8 M THICK, 1500 M BY 200 M, CONTAINS BANDS OF ARGILLACEOUS MATERIAL. COARSE-GRAINED IN UPPER PART OF BED, FINE-GRAINED AT BASE.

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.