La Gloria

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092707
MRDS ID MX00352
Record type Site
Current site name La Gloria
Related records 10206225

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.22006, 29.30993 (WGS84)

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

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 > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.22006, 29.30993

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK MAPPED AS JURASSIC TO CRETACEOUS (UNDIVIDED) SCHIST, VOLCANICLATIC, SHALE AND LIMESTONE UNIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sahuaripa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1 wt-pct Tungsten 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

    RADELLI, L., 1985, SCHEELITE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO: BOLETIN DEL DEPATAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA UNI-SON, SEGUNDA EPOCA, V. 2, NUM. 1-2, P. 65-73.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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