Tonichi

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024364
MRDS ID ISM0073
Record type Site
Current site name Tonichi
Related records 10206503

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.56729, 28.58356 (WGS84)

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
Graphite Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 69
USGS model code 18k
Deposit model name Amorphous graphite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.56729, 28.58356

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Explotadora Sonorense De Grafito Srl

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS NO. 250, P. 19-41.

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, 1987.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1984 Saam, Henning G. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)
Updater 01-JUN-1990 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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