Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryREE, Strontium
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT, MANTO
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlSOLUTION CAVITIES AND FRACTURES
Geology
StructureGENTLE NW-TRENDING SYNCLINES AND ANTICLINES
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1943
Identification
Deposit ID60001683
MRDS IDW006957
Alternate namesEl Camaron, La Encantada, Los Pinos, El Camaleon, Los Nuevos Pinos, Sabina, El Tres, San Isidro, El Pilote, La Cuchilla, Las Carmelas, Los Fresnos, La Fatima, El Once, El Nueve, El Triangulo
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates28.50026, -102.50043
References
PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS OF MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 688, 96 P.TEMPLE, A.K., AND GROGAN, R.M., 1963, MANTO DEPOSITS OF FLUORSPAR, NORTHERN COAHUILA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 58, NO. 7, P. 1037-1053.MAGLIOLA-MUNDET, M.H., 1972, GENERALISATION D'UN CONTROLE STRATIGRAPHIQUE DES GISEMENTS DE FLUORINE DU NORD DE L'ETAT DE COAHUILA, MEXIQUE: COMPTES RENDUS DES SEANCES DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES, V. 274, P. 3164-3167.KESLER, S.E., 1977, GEOCHEMISTRY OF MANTO FLUORITE DEPOSITS, NORTHERN COAHUILA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, P. 204-218.