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El Novillo Marble Deposit

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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 10023583
MRDS ID I000704
Record type Site
Current site name El Novillo Marble Deposit
Related records 10255024

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.60063, 28.96689 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 18 KM S80 W OF THE TOWN OF BACANORA ON THE WEST FLANK OF CERRO EL PEYOTE.

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
Marble, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE COLOR OF THE MARBLE VARIES FROM DARK GRAY TO WHITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.60063, 28.96689
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    GONZALEZ, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MARBLE IS INTERSTRATIFIED WITH SILICEOUS HORNFELS AND METASANDSTONE AND IN SOME PLACES CONTAINS CHERT NODULES AND ANDESITE DIKES. IN PLACES THE MARBLE CONTAINS WOLLASTONITE OR PYRITE. THE MARBLE BODY IS LESS THAN 2 KM LONG, AND AVERAGES 500 M WIDE AND 50 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

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