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Caborca

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Limestone, General
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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 10023555
MRDS ID I000668
Record type Site
Current site name Caborca
Alternate or previous names Fronteras
Related records 10230694

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.26738, 30.70015 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM WEST OF THE TOWN OF CABORCA.

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

Comments on the location information

  • LAND STATUS WAS IN DISPUTE IN 1985.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result LIMESTONE CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 51% CAO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Cerro Prieto Formation;El Tren Formation
    Rock description Cerro Prieto Formation;El Tren Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.26738, 30.70015
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GONZALEZ (1985) REPORTS THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MILLIONS OF TONS OF LIMESTONE.

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 DARK-COLORED LIMESTONE, HOMOGENEOUS AND VERY HARD, WHICH CONTAINS SOME CALCITE VEINLETS. CLEAR CALCITE CAN BE FOUND IN PART OF THE DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

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