Formation of the North-south Fractures of the Real del Monte Area, Pachuca Silver District, Mexico
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 47
- File Size:
- 1660 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1936
Abstract
THE Pachuca silver district, situated about 100 kilometers northeast of Mexico City (Fig. 1), covers roughly the southeastern half of the Sierra de Pachuca. The latter is a mountain range with northwest trend, and forms a part of the northeastern rim of the topographic basin known FIG. 1.-LOCATION OF PACHUCA DISTRICT AND OTHER MINING CAMPS. as the Valley of Mexico. The length of the Sierra proper is about 50 km., its greatest width about 9 km., and it rises to a maximum of 600 meters above the general level of the basin floor. The Pachuca district consists of two contiguous subdistricts, the Pachuca area and the Real del Monte area. The center of the Real del
Citation
APA: (1936) Formation of the North-south Fractures of the Real del Monte Area, Pachuca Silver District, Mexico
MLA: Formation of the North-south Fractures of the Real del Monte Area, Pachuca Silver District, Mexico. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1936.