| Deposit ID | 10048870 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caracahui |
| Alternate or previous names | Cornelio |
| Related records | 10229968 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.034, 30.25434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 800 |
| Relative position | 30KM S OF SANTA ANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Vesuvianite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Result | 60.80% TOTAL FE, 0.60% SILICA, 1.385% TOTAL S, TR. CAO, 0.152% P, 0.20% MN |
|---|---|
| Result | CABRERA, ET.AL., 1983, TABLE IV. |
| Model code | 62 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18d |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Fe |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Represo |
| Rock description | Represo |
| (1) | -111.034, 30.25434 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roof Pendant |
| Length | 150M |
|---|---|
| Width | 10M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Santa Ana |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 172500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00041 |
CABRERA, F.J., 1983, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE FIERRO EN SONORA, TESIS PROF., DEPT. DE GEOL. UNI-SON, 56 P.
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250,000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA, GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 61P.
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 | ACTINO;ITE SKARN AND PYROXENE HORNFELS DEVELOPED AT CONTACT BETWEEN ALKALINE GRANITIC PHASE OF A GRANODIORITE PLUTON AND LIMESTONE. ORE: 60-80% SPECULAR HEMATITE, 20-40% MAGNETITE. OREBODY 5 M THICK AND 150 M LONG. ALSO: HEMATITE IN QUARTZ-BARITE VEINLETS. |
| Deposit | CARACAHUI IS AN IRON SKARN DEPOSIT FORMED BY THE INTRUSION OF A UPPER K (LARAMIDE) GRANODIORITE INTO LOWER K REPRESSO FORMATION LIMESTONES. THE LIMESTONES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS VOLCANISM. THE IRON SKARN IN THE REGION TYPICALLY HAVE HIGH FE PERCENTAGES, (41.2-66.8%). THE CARACAHUI DEPOSITS CONTAIN ONLY 60% SI AND LOW S (1.385%). LESS THAN 5% OXIDIZED MAGNESIUM AND .020% MN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| 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. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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