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El Novillo Quartz Deposit

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Quartz
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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. 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 10023585
MRDS ID I000706
Record type Site
Current site name El Novillo Quartz Deposit
Related records 10182205

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.5673, 28.93355 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 18 KM S80W OF THE TOWN 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
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Mica Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES SHOW >95% SIO2.

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 > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.5673, 28.93355
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Major Fault Trending N-S, Smaller Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GONZALEZ INDICATES THAT THIS DEPOSIT CONTAINS GEOLOGIC RESERVES OF MILLIONS OF TONS.

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 QUARTZ BODY IS LESS THAN 2 KM IN LENGTH AND AVERAGES 10 M IN WIDTH AND 15 M THICK. THE QUARTZ BODY CONTAINS LOCAL CONCENTRATIONS OF MICA AND PYRITE, AS WELL AS OTHER MINERALS.

Reporter information

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

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