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San Francisco

Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Graphite
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023540
MRDS ID I000639
Record type Site
Current site name San Francisco
Related records 10158160

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.33397, 28.41691 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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
Graphite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coal Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 69
USGS model code 18k
Deposit model name Amorphous graphite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Barranca Formation
    Rock description Barranca Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.33397, 28.41691
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Grafitera De Sonora Sa De Cv
    Home office Guaymas, Sonora

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1988, MEXICO'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MEETING MANANA'S CHALLENGE: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 250, P. 19-41.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, GRAPHITE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 122-129.

  • 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

  • Production

    GRIFFITHS, 1988.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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