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Road Material Pit

Producer in Nuevo Leon, Mexico with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10050446
MRDS ID MX17550
Record type Site
Current site name Road Material Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.02397, 26.62894 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Nuevo Leon

Comments on the location information

  • NE OF LA PEINADA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A UNIQUE IRON-RICH ORE CALLED FIERROSO, OCCURRING IN THE GYPSIFEROUS DEPOSITS, IS STEEL GRAY WITH RED STREAK. IN THE GYPSUM (NORMAL) DEPOSIT, THE ORE IS METACINNABAR AND FIERROSO, AND FLOURITE AND BARITE ARE ABSENT. IN THE LIMESTONE (EXAMPLE: LA FE) DEPOSITS, THE ORE IS CINNABAR AND GAUDALCAZARITE; IN THIN STRINGERS WITH FLOURITE, QUARTZ, LOCAL BARITE.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -100.02397, 26.62894
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COMMONLY, BLACK ORE IS DISSEMINATED IN ALMENDRILLA (MUD AND GRAVEL) ABOVE THE GRADALCAZARITE AND CINNABAR, WHICH IS A STOCKWORK IN LARGER BLOCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • GREATEST PRODUCTION WAS BETWEEN 1850 AND 1900. BY WWII PRODUCTION WAS SMALL.
  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DATA FROM 1:50,000 TOPO (1977) AND PHOTOGEOLOGIC (1978) MAPS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLAN OF DEPOSITS IS IRREGULAR AS ROCKS ARE BROKEN BY GEYSERS.
Deposit ALSO SEE REPORTS ON GUADALCAZAR BASIN, REALEJO BASIN, SAN ANTONIO, AND EL QUIOTE. IN THE PAST THE MOST EFFECTIVE EXPLORATION METHOD WAS TO FOLLOW SANDY STRINGERS OR "PANINOS" UNTIL A MINERALIZED ZONE WAS REACHED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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