Mine detail: Mesa Los Altos Blancos Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

26.07118, -100.74344

Resource(N)

Primary:	Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Anhydrite, Gypsum

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Potrerillos Formation (Difunta Group)
Host type:	Limestone,Evaporite
Associated type:	Mudstone,Siltstone,Limestone
Structure:	Anticline, Breached Anticline
Tectonic:	La Popa Basin, Coahuila Marginal Fold Belt

References

MRDS	MX17043
DEP	10050164
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Long, Keith R.)