Cerro Blanco

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Quartz, Silica

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023594
MRDS ID	I000716
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-109.16728, 27.16695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	25 KM NE OF THE TOWN OF NAVOJOA.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-109.16728, 27.16695	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Both
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000716

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.