Cerros Gueros

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Quartz, Silica
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023574
MRDS ID I000692
Record type Site
Current site name Cerros Gueros
Related records 10280012

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.91733, 29.2502 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM N10W OF HERMOSILLO.

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
Quartz Primary
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.91733, 29.2502

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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