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Balsequillo

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086701
MRDS ID MX02894
Record type Site
Current site name Balsequillo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.43384, 26.66699 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM NNE OF BALDERNAMA (MN)- LOS CHARCOS (MN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • APPROX LAT-LONG MINE LOCATED 40 KM SE OF HIDALGO DEL PARRAL, ABOUT 10-15 KM NE OF RANCHO TORREONCITOS, AND 15 KM SW OF LOS GUERAS.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G13-5 HIDALGO DEL PARRAL 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.43384, 26.66699
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hidalgo Del Parral Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE NEAR VOLCANIC- CET SEDIMENTARY SHALE- LIMESTONE- CLASTIC CONTACT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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