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Bahia Kino

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Quartz, Silica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049214
MRDS ID MX00473
Record type Site
Current site name Bahia Kino
Alternate or previous names Bahia De Quino, Kino
Related records 10182309

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.03402, 29.03354 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 24 KM N20E OF THE TOWN OF BAHIA KINO.

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
Quartz Primary
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OF QUARTZ MATERIAL CONTAIN 87.2-90.6% SIO2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.03402, 29.03354
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.

  • 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 VEIN IS APPROXIMATELY 70 M LONG AND 25 M WIDE AND AVERAGES 10 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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