Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFaulted Contact Between Limestone And Extrusive Rhyolite.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Iron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite,Chert · Cuesta Del Cura Limestone;
Associated rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureSierra Madre Oriental
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10069432
MRDS IDW006963
Alternate namesZaragoza, Minera Las Cuevas
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates22.53382, -101.10038
References
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