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Maravilla

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049044
MRDS ID MX00255
Record type Site
Current site name Maravilla
Related records 10132948

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.93427, 29.07827 (WGS84)
Relative position 4KM SW OF HERMOSILLO, MX ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF CERRO TECORIPA. S OF SANTA EDUVIGES AND DIRECTLY N OF MARIA LUISA, NOCHE, AND CUATE MINES.

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

  • ESTIMATE TO WITHIN 1 KM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.93427, 29.07827
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEVERAL NARROW GRANITE TONGUES EXTEND INTO LIMESTONE, CONFINING ORE BODIES TO SHORT STRIKE LENGTHS AND PROBABLY CUTTING THEM OFF AT DEPTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hermosillo/Cerro Tecoripa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1.5 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1945

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 6M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO 6M SHAFTS IN TACTITE LENSES. ONE 3M SHAFT (MICA SHAFT) IN PEGMATITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE LENSES ALONG IRREGULAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT EXTEND TO 6 M DEPTH. SMALL BODY OF MUSCOVITE-RICH SCHEELITE-BEARING PEGMATITE CONTAINED ABOUT 2% WO3, BUT ONLY EXTENDED TO A DEPTH OF 3 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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