| Deposit ID | 10049049 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00261 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tecolote |
| Related records | 10254989 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.41729, 28.6669 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 20 KM N OF TONICHI, ON THE TECOLOTE RANCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -109.41729, 28.6669 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Discoverer | Martiniano Encinas |
| District name | /Tonichi |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00261 |
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINOR AMOUNTS OF SCHEELITE IN CONTACT METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE. NO MINABLE ORE BODIES. |
| 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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