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Micaela

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Mica
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023584
MRDS ID I000705
Record type Site
Current site name Micaela
Alternate or previous names Las Guasimas, Bacanora
Related records 10255508, 10230205

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.48395, 28.96689 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 9 KM S80W OF BACANORA.

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
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Lepidolite Gangue
Phlogopite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Vermiculite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.48395, 28.96689
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Economic information

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MICA CRYSTALS FROM A FEW MILLIMETERS TO 6 CM IN SIZE.

Reporter information

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

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

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