Chihuahua
Occurrence

Manuel Benavides

Chihuahua, Mexico
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockHornblendite
StructureLarge Anticline.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10049515
MRDS IDMX02244
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.04607, -103.91714
References
GOMEZ R., D., 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3 E, (CHIHUAHUA LOC. 3).GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 170-177.COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, MANUEL BENAVIDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.GOMEZ, 1961.