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Cueva Canon La

Past Producer in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, REE, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049862
MRDS ID MX06106
Record type Site
Current site name Cueva Canon La
Related records 10158461

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.56711, 28.54193 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 13 KM S80W OF LA MORADA-LA ENCANTADA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
REE Critical Secondary
Strontium Secondary

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) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.56711, 28.54193
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N80e Lineaments, N30w Folds

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE EXPLORATION IN 1977 ON REGION W OF SIERRA BUENAVISTA AT THIS LAT-LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "1:250,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE/1:50,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE/LOOK AT MRDS RECORD W006957"

  • Deposit

    INEGI, TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1:50,000 SCALE MAP

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN CARBONATE HOST.
Deposit PART OF BUENAVISTA-ENCANTADA FLUORSPAR REGION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1992 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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