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Palo Blanco

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049708
MRDS ID MX02847
Record type Site
Current site name Palo Blanco
Related records 10182543

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.38385, 29.22523 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM S OF EL PASTOR (CU,BA) AND 18 KM SW OF EL LEON (GYPSUM).

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

  • 30 KM SW OF COYAME ON HIGHWAY BETWEEN COYAME AND CHIHUAHUA CITY. MINE IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY.

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 > Mixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.38385, 29.22523
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • UNSURE OF AGE BUT LIKELY TO BE SYNDEPOSITIONAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Coyame Gypsum District/ Coyame Area

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND SURFACE PROSPECTING UNSURE ABOUT EXTENT.

Comments on development

  • DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE LOWER CRET. MARINE SED. ROCKS

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 SIMILAR TO EL LEON AND OTHER GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN THE LOWER CRET MARINE CLASTICS AND CARBONATES. NOTE THAT ONE DOESN'T FIND GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN OTHER ROCKS. DEPOSITS APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR TYPE DEPOSIT .

Reporter information

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

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