La Encantada

Occurrence in Chihuahua, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049706
MRDS ID MX02844
Record type Site
Current site name La Encantada
Related records 10205855

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.45052, 29.20023 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM WSW OF PALO BLANCO ( SIMILAR TYPE GYPSUM DEPOSIT)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • SW SIERRA PULPITO, NW SIERRA PLACER DE GUADALUPE. 45 KM SW OF COYAME ON COYAME TO CHIHUAHUA HIGHWAY N SIDE 3 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.45052, 29.20023

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedded ?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coyame Gypsum District/ Coyame Area

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSITS OCCUR IN LOWER CRET MARINE SEDIMENTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO, 1983, OJINAGA CARTA GEOLOGICA: MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDDED(?) MARINE GYPSUM DEPOSIT IN CLASTIC ECRET SEDIMENTS
Deposit DEPOSIT OCCURS IN HILLS OUTLAYERS W OF RANGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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