Neptuno

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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 10092791
MRDS ID MX02335
Record type Site
Current site name Neptuno
Related records 10279297

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.36722, 31.38349 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tornillo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM NE OF SAMALAYNA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Mixed Clastic/Carbonate Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.36722, 31.38349

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Presidio

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, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO SIERRA DE PRESIDIO CENTRAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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