La Presa Mine

Producer in Queretaro De Arteaga, Mexico with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106735
MRDS ID I000245
Record type Site
Current site name La Presa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.98701, 21.10194 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF PALMAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Queretaro De Arteaga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.98701, 21.10194

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • RHYOLITE TUFF IS 8 M THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAY IS AN ALTERATION PRODUCT OF THE CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION OF THE RHYOLITE TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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