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El Topo Mine, Los Gavilanes, Mun. de Tecate, Baja California (Baja California Norte; BC Norte), Mexico

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 32° 13' 33'' North , 116° 0' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 32.22583,-116.01250
GeoHash:G#: 9mtx24d30
Locality type:Mine
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Name(s) in local language(s):Mina El Topo


Scheelite mine 2.5 kilometers SSW of the Los Gavilanes town-site.


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6 valid minerals.

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Cretaceous
66 - 145 Ma



ID: 3186295
Mesozoic intrusive rocks

Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma)

Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Cretaceous
66 - 145 Ma



ID: 2429991

Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma)

Lithology: Acidic igneous intrusive

Reference: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Conjunto de Datos Vectoriales Geológicos. Continuo Nacional. Escala 1:1’000,000. [63]

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Fries and Schmitter (1945), Scheelite deposits in the northern part of the Sierra de Juarez, Northern Territory, Lower California, Mexico, USGS Bulletin 946-C.

 
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