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Chorreras

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049775
MRDS ID MX02949
Record type Site
Current site name Chorreras

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.48381, 26.68365 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 5 KM W OF DIANA KAOLINITE LOCALITY AND 15 KM NE OF LA SOLEDAD (F)

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

  • APPROX. 7 KM NW OF SAN BLAS AND 7 KM NNW OF TEPATATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FLUORITE IN VEINS IN AND AROUND FELSIC IGNEOUS INTRUSIONS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 174
USGS model code 26b
Deposit model name Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.48381, 26.68365
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Host Most Of The Mineralization

Comments on the geologic information

  • FLUORITE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHLY FELSIC INTRUSIONS, GREISENS COMMONLY NEAR VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name San Blas District/ Tepetate Escalon Area

Comments on the workings information

  • MOSTLY EXPLORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN HALO AROUND VEINS AND IN VEINLET STOCKWORK
Deposit MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE AN EXTENSION OF THAT FOUND IN COAHUILA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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