| Deposit ID | 10049288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00568 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Cobota |
| Related records | 10279629 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.10488, 31.59596 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
La Lesna Mountains(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Lukeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lukeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.10488, 31.59596 |
|---|
| Strike | 1>N 65 E; 2>N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 1>60 NW; 2>60 NW |
| Strike | 1>N 65 E; 2>N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 1>60 NW; 2>60 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | /Sonoita |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00568 |
CABRERA F., F.J., VEGA G., E.L., AND PEREZ S., E., 1983, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE FIERRO EN SONORA, EVALUACION GEOLOGICA REGIONAL: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA, Y ENERGETICOS, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, 64 P
CABRERA, ET.AL., 1983.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO IRON-BEARING VEINS. 1> N 65 E, 60 NW, 60 M LONG BY 2 M WIDE. 2> N 80 E, 60 NW, 1.5-2.0 M OF FE ORE WITH ABUNDANT SILICA. AG AND CU OXIDES FOUND IN OLD WORKINGS. NUMEROUS SPECULARITE-HEMATITE VEINLETS IN WALL ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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