Mina Francisca

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Vermiculite
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098115
MRDS ID I000669
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Francisca
Alternate or previous names Los Animas
Related records 10279642

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.36179, 30.196 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 24 KM N83W OF BENJAMIN HILL., Estimated Location, Probably Within 5 Seconds., Estimated Location, Probably Within 5 Seconds., Estimated Location, Probably Within 5 Seconds.

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
Vermiculite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Vermiculite Ore

Analytical data

Result AT UNCONTROLLED TEMPERATURES, SAMPLES EXPANDED 0.3, 0.5 AND 1.2 TIMES INITIAL VOLUME.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.36179, 30.196

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THERE IS NO WATER IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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 SMALL BODIES OF VERMICULITE IN A BELT 80 M LONG AND 30 M WIDE AND MINERALIZATION IS UP TO 6 M THICK.THE VERMICULITE IS HOSTED BY GREEN-COLORED ROCK THAT IS VERY DENSE AND FINE-GRAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.