Geology and mineral deposits of the Boleo copper district, Baja California, Mexico / by Ivan F. Wilson in collaboration with Victor S. Rocha.
| Author/creator | Wilson, Ivan F., 1916- author. |
| Other author | Rocha, Victor S. (Victor Santiago), author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1955. |
| Description | vi, 134 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded, color), diagrams, tables ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Geological Survey professional paper ; 273 Geological Survey professional paper 273. ^A16492 |
| Contents | Abstract -- Introduction -- Location of the area -- Purpose and scope of the investigation -- Acknowledgments -- Previous literature -- Geography -- General geographic features -- Accessibility and transportation-- Topography and drainage -- Climate -- Vegetation -- Water supply -- Natural resources -- Towns and mining camps -- Geology -- Stratigraphy -- Stratigraphic section -- Quartz monzonite (pre-Tertiary) -- Commondú volcanics (middle? and late Miocene) -- Boleo formation (early Pliocene) -- Gloria formation (middle Pliocene) -- Infierno formation (late Pliocene) -- Santa Rosalía formation (Pleistocene) -- Tres Vírgenes volcanics (Pleistocene and Recent) -- Terrace and gravel deposits (Recent) -- Alluvium (Recent) -- Structure -- Structure of the Comondú volcanics -- Structural features of the Pliocene and Pleistocene formations -- Geomorphology -- Paleogeology -- Geologic history -- Copper deposits -- Mining of the copper deposits -- Description of principal mines -- Nomenclature of mines -- San Luciano mine (ore bed no. 1) -- Montado mine (ore bed no. 1 and Sin Nombre ore bed) -- Ranchería mine (ore bed no. 1) -- Cino de Mayo mine (ore bed no. 1) -- Smaller mines in ore bed no. 1 -- Mines in ore bed no. 2 -- Providencia group of mines (ore bed no. 3) -- California-Lugarda mine (ore bed no. 3) -- Humboldt mine (ore bed no. 3) -- Purgatorio mine (ore bed no. 3) -- Amelia and Curuglú mines (ore bed no. 3) -- San Agustín and San Luis mines (ore bed no. 3) -- Santa Rita, San Antonio, and Santa Marta mines (ore bed no. 3 and Falsa Tercera ore bed) -- Mines in Arroyo del Boleo and Cañada de la Gloria (ore beds no. 3 and no. 4) -- Mines in Arroyo del Infierno (ore bed no. 3) -- Reserves and possibilities -- Other mineral deposits in the region -- Manganese deposits -- Metals present in minor qualities in the copper ore -- Gypsum -- Limestone and calcareous sandstone -- Sulfur -- Building stone, pumice, and perlite -- List of fossil-collecting localities -- References cited -- Metric equivalents -- Index. |
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| General note | Part of illustrative matter in pocket. |
| General note | Prepared in cooperation with the Instituto Nacional para la InvestigacioĢn de Recursos Minerales under the auspices of the Technical Cooperation Administration of the U.S. Dept. of State. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-132) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Wilson, Ivan F. (Ivan Franklin), 1916-. Geology and mineral deposits of the Boleo copper district, Baja California, Mexico |
| LCCN | gs 56000111 |
| Govt. docs number | I 19.16:273 |