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El Gallardo

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049166
MRDS ID MX00415
Record type Site
Current site name El Gallardo
Related records 10182415

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.3812, 31.30709 (WGS84)
Relative position 16 KM E OF AGUA PRIETA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East of Douglas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 1 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES SHOW 80.0-93.5% GYPSUM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.3812, 31.30709
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Thickness 5.7M

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK (INDICATED BY MAP SYMBOL AND LEGEND): UPPER TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE, SANDSTONE, TUFF, IGNIMBRITE, AND BASALT UNIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 119500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gypsum-Anhydrite Gyp 87.7 wt-pct Gypsum-Anhydrite Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.

  • 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 GYPSUM DEPOSIT OF IRREGULAR FORM HAS A SURFACE AREA OF 23 HAS AND HAS A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 5.7 M EXPOSED IN WORKING IN THE EXTREME SE OF THE BODY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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