Galvez

Occurrence in Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049985
MRDS ID MX06285
Record type Site
Current site name Galvez
Alternate or previous names Mines Include: Canada Galvez
Related records 10182875

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.9698, 27.7753 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 9 KM W OF VILLA HIDALGO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palafox SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laredo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Laredo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Coahuila De Zaragoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gravel Ore
Sand Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Mt. Selman Formation
    Rock description Mt. Selman Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.9698, 27.7753

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDSTONES ARE RED, SHALES ARE GREEN, STRATIFIED AND CROSS-BEDDED PART OF THE MT SELMAN FORMATION.

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 SAND AND GRAVEL QUARRY; ABANDONED DIRT PILE FROM PEMEX.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA, GEOGRAFIA, E INFORMATICA 1:50,000 GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, 1978"

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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.