La Esperanza

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Reserves and resources
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023575
MRDS ID	I000693
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Esperanza
Related records	10230140

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-111.84513, 29.3752 (WGS84)
Relative position	90 KM N70W OF HERMOSILLO.

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
Gypsum-Anhydrite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Iron	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	80 SAMPLES: 40-80% GYPSUM

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-111.84513, 29.3752	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reserves and resources

Type In-situ

Estimate year 1985

Total resources 16600000mt ore

Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year

Gypsum-Anhydrite Gyp 50.56 wt-pct Gypsum-Anhydrite Major 1985

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000693

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	GYPSUM DISSEMINATE IN ROCK AND AS VEINLETS. ALSO 5 DEPOSITS IN A N-S ARROYO WITH ARE 200 M LONG AND 150 M WIDE WITH VARIABLE THICKNESS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1990	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.