Viboras Las

Producer in Guanajuato, Mexico with commodities Silica, Quartz, Feldspar
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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050108
MRDS ID MX10076
Record type Site
Current site name Viboras Las

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -101.63372, 21.30054 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM N OF LEON, SIERRA DE LEON AREA., Est +/- 2 Minutes., Est +/- 2 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Guanajuato

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Quartz Primary
Feldspar Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Esperanza Formation
    Rock description Esperanza Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -101.63372, 21.30054

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Se Control

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Las Viboras

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CONSEJO RECURSOS MINERALES, 1992, GEOLOGICAL-MINING MONOGRAPH OF THE STATE OF GUANAJUATO: SECRETARIA DE ENERGIA, MINAS E INDUSTRIA PARAESTATAL, 136 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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