Baja California Sur
Prospect

Santo Domingo

Baja California Sur, Mexico
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Quartz, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10303564
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates24.29039, -111.00063
References
ANGLEJAN-CHATILLON, B.F., THE MARINE PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT OFBAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO: PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND RECENTHISTORY, DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO,1965, 195P.BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4THEDITION, 1980.CLARKE, GERRY, MEXICAN PHOSPHATE - A STRIVE FORSELF-SUFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MAY, 1980, P. 79-91.DEVOTO, R. H., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, VOL. 1,GJBX-110(79), GRAND JUNCTION, 1979, P. 63-66.EMERY, K. O. AND DIETZ, R. S., SUBMARINE PHOSPHORITEDEPOSITS OFF CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO: CALIF. DIV. MINES ANDGEOL., VOL. 46, 1950, P. 7-15.ESCANDON, F. J., SANTO DOMINGO B.C.S., PROJECT DESCRIPTION,BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, PHOSPHATE FIELD TRIP, FEBRUARY 1981PHLEGER, F. B. AND EWING, G. C., SEDIMENTOLOGY AND OCEAN-OGRAPHY OF COASTAL LAGOONS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO:G.S.A., BULL. VOL. 73, 1962, P. 145-182.ROCA FOSFORICA MEXICANA, SA, PROYECTO SANTO DOMINGO BAJACALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO, 1980.GREEN MARKETS, OCTOBER 22, 1984, P. 8.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, JULY, 1988, P.35.HARRIS, R. ROFOMEX MOVES MEXICO TOWARD PHOSPHATE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. E&MJ, V. 182, JULY 1981, PP. 54-58.GREEN MARKETS, JANUARY 31, 1983, P.7.