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La Piedra

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Strontium
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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 10049748
MRDS ID MX02910
Record type Site
Current site name La Piedra
Alternate or previous names Laguna Pedra Cerro, Cerro El Arco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.75021, 26.89975 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 20 KM SSE OF LOS REYES AND 8-10 KM W OF CORRALITOS, Exact (+/- 10 Sec)

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

  • PROSPECT AREA LOCATED ABOUT 30 KM SE OF JIMENEZ, ON E SIDE OF CERRO LAGUNA PIEDRA. PROSPECTS ALSO LOCATED ON CERRO EL ARCO, HILL DIRECTLY N ABOUT 1 KM. ROAD ACCESS TO AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Strontium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.75021, 26.89975
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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 /Jimenez Area

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTING, NO MINNG

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

    SAN JOSE LAS AFARFAS G13B51, 1977, 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SE AND F IN LIMESTONE HOST
Deposit PROBABLY RELATED TO 30 MA RHYOLITE VOLCANICS AND SMALL PLUG 400M TO EAST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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