| Deposit ID | 10102212 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000645 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Josefina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.56711, 23.63377 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 KM EAST OF SOMBRERETE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Zacatecas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -103.56711, 23.63377 |
|---|
| Width | 4M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 90M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1944-1953 |
| District name | Frio District |
|---|
| Year | 1953 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1944-1953 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^60% Caf2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000645 |
PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30
CIMRI
PICKARD, 1974.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE FLUORSPAR WAS DEPOSITED ALONG A SERIES OF PERSISTENT FAULTS IN LIMESTONE. THE MAIN ORESHOOTS ARE 2-4 M WIDE AND AS DEEP AS 90 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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