Mine detail: Tio Pepe

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Location: Baja California, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 32.18342, -115.90082
dep_id: 10049024
mrds_id: MX00232
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Scheelite
gangue: Diopside, Garnet
model: 42: W skarn
Reporter: Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.), Leonard, Kenneth R.
hrock_type: Marble
arock_type: Diorite,Hornblendite
Structure: Major Fold Axes Trend N 25-35 W. Prevailing Dips Of Metasedimentary Rocks 40-65 Degrees. Dip Of Foliation In Schist Is Generally Greater Than 75 Degrees.
References:
  • FRIES, CARL AND SCHMITTER, EDUARDO, 1945, SCHEELITE DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF SIERRA DE JUAREZ NORTHERN TERRITORY LOWER CALIFORNIA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946-C, P. 73-101
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