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Parras Sierra De

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. 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 10049946
MRDS ID MX06225
Record type Site
Current site name Parras Sierra De
Related records 10255138

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -102.49709, 25.4587 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Within 25 Sec

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

  • N-NW PART OF SIERRA DE PARRAS.
  • COAHUILA-NUEVA LEON BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -102.49709, 25.4587
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ew Folds And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Comments on the geologic information

  • LODE DEPOSITS IN N DIPPING CARBONATE SECTION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1972 "

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO SHOWN ROAD ACCESS ON 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC OR TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Reporter information

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

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