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Amador Camacho

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023559
MRDS ID I000676
Record type Site
Current site name Amador Camacho
Related records 10303753

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.1173, 31.08349 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 50 KM S60 E OF AGUA PRIETA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

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Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OF THE LIMESTONE CONTAIN FROM 49.2% TO 54.8% CAO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.1173, 31.08349
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Local Folding

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    GONZALEZ, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PRINCIPAL LIMESTONE BODY EXTENDS AT LEAST 5 KM AND THERE AT 20 SQ KM OF CALCAREOUS ROCKS EXPOSED. THE LIMESTONE CONTAINS ABUNDANT MOLLUSK FOSSILS.

Reporter information

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

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