| Deposit ID | 10023567 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | I000685 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Fortuna |
| Related records | 10255106 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.28395, 29.78353 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3.5 KM N9W OF TOWN OF HUASABAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Baucarit Formation |
| Rock description | Baucarit Formation |
| (1) | -109.28395, 29.78353 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional N-S Faults |
| Strike | N16W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 46SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | I000685 |
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
CIMRI
GONZALEZ, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GYPSUM OCCURS AS CAPS AND ADJACENT TO CLAYS. GYPSUM OCCURS AS ALABASTER, SELENITE, AND AS FIBROUS GYPSUM. SOME ORE BODIES ARE MANTOS 1 M THICK. IN OTHER AREAS GYPSUM IS MASSIVE, GREATER THAN 8 M THICK AND INTERBEDDED WITH CLAY (?) WITH GYPSUM VEINLETS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-90 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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