Jalisco
Producer

San Nicolas Mine

Jalisco, Mexico
Diatomite
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Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model222: Lacustrine diatomite
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomaceous Earth, Diatomite
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10023372
MRDS IDI000262
Alternate namesCatarina
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates19.50061, -105.00046
References
KADEY, F.L., JR., 1975, DIATOMITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 605-635.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1987, DIATOMITE--NO SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD: NO. 236, P. 22-39.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1974, DIATOMITE: A WIDE RANGE OF USES FOR OLD SKELETONS: NO. 86, P. 8-25.CIMRI