La Joya

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Stone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10023587
MRDS ID I000709
Record type Site
Current site name La Joya
Alternate or previous names El Trigo De Corodepe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.95061, 28.58357 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 4.5 KM SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF EL TRIGO DE CORODEPE.

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

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY ON THE EL CAJON RANCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tuff Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal- Kaolinization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.95061, 28.58357

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GONZALEZ, 1985

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KAOLINIZED RHYOLITE WITH VISABLE QUART GRAINS AND RED AND YELLLOW LAMINATIONS. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO AREAS OF INTEREST-- ONE 60 M X 60 M AND THE OTHER 210 M X 140 M.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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