Organos Sierra Los

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049913
MRDS ID MX06178
Record type Site
Current site name Organos Sierra Los

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.10877, 26.65865 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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

  • SW END OF LOS ORGANOS MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.10877, 26.65865

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • FE MINE.

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 SCATTERED GYPSUM AROUND FE PROSPECT. GYPSUM OVER 3 RANGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-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.