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El Arco

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Stone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023558
MRDS ID I000673
Record type Site
Current site name El Arco
Alternate or previous names Cucurpe
Related records 10279444

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.66734, 30.36684 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 6.5 KM N15E OF TOWN OF CUCURPE., Estimated Location, Probably Within 4 Minutes.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tuff Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.66734, 30.36684
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GONZALEZ (1985) REPORTS A LARGE VOLUME OF TUFF SUITABLE FOR DIMENSION AND CONSTRUCTION STONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ S., J.R., 1985, RECURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, 44 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE PACKAGES OF TUFF ARE SUITABLE FOR DIMENSION STONE: 1) A VERY POROUS ROCK WITH LITHIC FRAGMENTS THAT IS A CLEAR GREEN COLOR; 2) A CLEAR PINK TUFF WITH A FINE-GRAINED SANDY TEXTURE WITH PSEUDOSTRATIFICATION; 3) A WHITE TUFF WITH KAOLINIZED LITHIC FRAGMENTS. WHERE THE ROCK IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPLOITED, IT IS 5 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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