| Deposit ID | 10048849 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Pascual |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.01727, 27.17945 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN THE VICINITY OF RANCHO DE PIEDRAS VERDES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Magnesite | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 52.80% TOTAL FE, 7.85% SILICA, 0.006% TOTAL S, 1.15% CAO, 0.086% P, 0.053% MN |
|---|---|
| Result | CABRERA, ET.AL., 1983, TABLE IV. |
| Model code | 158 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25i |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted magnetite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -109.01727, 27.17945 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | /Alamos |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 25000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00019 |
GOMEZ R., D., 1961, INVENTARIO DE LOS YACIMIENTOS FERRIFEROS DE MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES PUBLICACION 3 E, (SONORA LOC. 1).
PEREZ S., E., 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA, 1:250,000; UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA, PUBLICACION NO. 7, 66 P. AND PLATES.
CABRERA F., F.J., VEGA G., E.L., AND PEREZ S., E., 1983, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE FIERRO EN SONORA, EVALUACION GEOLOGICA REGIONAL: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA, Y ENERGETICOS, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, 64 P.
CABRERA, ET.AL., 1983, TABLE VI.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FE DEPOSIT IN VOLCANICLASTIC ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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