Mezcal Canon El

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity 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. Ore body information
  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 10049877
MRDS ID MX06127
Record type Site
Current site name Mezcal Canon El

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.23792, 26.4134 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 11 KM NNE OF CUATES DE AUSTRALIA-SIERRA LOS ALAMITOS REGION.

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

Comments on the location information

  • CENTRAL SPINE OF SIERRA LA PAILA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.23792, 26.4134

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE"

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1 KM LONG E-W F VEIN.
Deposit 2 MINES ALONG ROAD IN CRET LIMESTONE WITH TRACES OF GYPSUM IN CARBONATE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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