Zitacuaro

Occurrence in Michoacan De Ocampo, Mexico with commodity Mercury

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10050125
MRDS ID	MX14000
Record type	Site
Current site name	Zitacuaro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-100.33368, 19.50062 (WGS84)
Relative position	ABOUT 20 MI NW OF TUZANTLA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Michoacan De Ocampo

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mercury	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Cinnabar	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-100.33368, 19.50062	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 0.01M

Thickness	0.01M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX14000

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MINING REPORTER, 1906, MERCURY DEPOSITS IN MEXICO, 15-10-06

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1979	Slagle, Letha P. (Rytuba, J.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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