Mine detail: Orizabita-El Espiritu Pumicite

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Location: Hidalgo, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 20.40891, -99.18782
dep_id: 10023357
mrds_id: I000240
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Pumice
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
model: 161: Pumice scoria-volcanic cinders
Reporter: Orris, Greta J., Staude, John-Mark G.
hrock_unit: Tarango Formation
hrock_type: Gravel,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_unit: Tarango Formation
arock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
References:
  • Deposit:: SEGERSTROM, KEITH, 1961, GEOLOGY OF SOUTH-CENTRAL HIDALGO AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1104-C, 76 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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