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Zapatero Sierra El

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049924
MRDS ID MX06195
Record type Site
Current site name Zapatero Sierra El
Alternate or previous names Mines Include: Cueva De Guano
Related records 10133026

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.97066, 26.52673 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 23 KM SSW OF SAN ANTONIO. 3 KM S30W OF SAN JUAN.

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

  • ROAD ACCESS FROM E, E SIDE OF RANGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.97066, 26.52673
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Large Nnw Striking Anticline, Mine On E Limb.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • ABANDONED CAVE FLOOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1973 "

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BAT GUANO IN ABANDONED CAVES.

Reporter information

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

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