Mine detail: Mesa Los Altos Blancos Deposit

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Location: Nuevo Leon, Mexico, North America
Lat / long: 26.07118, -100.74344
dep_id: 10050164
mrds_id: MX17043
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anhydrite, Gypsum
model: 254: Salt-dome gypsum
Reporter: Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.)
hrock_unit: Potrerillos Formation (Difunta Group)
hrock_type: Limestone,Evaporite
arock_type: Mudstone,Siltstone,Limestone
Structure: Anticline, Breached Anticline
tectonic: La Popa Basin, Coahuila Marginal Fold Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: LAUDON, R.C., 1984, EVAPORITE DIAPIRS IN THE LA POPA BASIN, NUEVO LEON, MEXICO: GSA BULL., V. 95, P. 1219-1225
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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