Nuevo Leon
Past Producer
Mesa Los Altos Blancos Deposit
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Gypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
254: Salt-dome gypsum
Deposit size
Y
Materials
Ore minerals
Anhydrite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rock
Limestone,Evaporite · Potrerillos Formation (Difunta Group)
Associated rock
Mudstone,Siltstone,Limestone
Structure
Anticline, Breached Anticline
Tectonic setting
La Popa Basin, Coahuila Marginal Fold Belt
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10050164
MRDS ID
MX17043
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
26.07118, -100.74344
References
LAUDON, R.C., 1984, EVAPORITE DIAPIRS IN THE LA POPA BASIN, NUEVO LEON, MEXICO: GSA BULL., V. 95, P. 1219-1225CIMRI