Prieto

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Strontium, Fluorine-Fluorite
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. 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 10049746
MRDS ID MX02906
Record type Site
Current site name Prieto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.65882, 26.8892 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 5 KM DUE S OF LAS ESCUADRAS CLAY MINES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • FIVE PROSPECTS ALONG TOP OF RIDGE OF CERRO PRIETO. ABOUT 30 KM SE OF JIMENEZ

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.65882, 26.8892

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name /Corralitos-Jimenez Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIVISION DEL NORTE G13B52, 1976, 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 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.