| Deposit ID | 10048871 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cuesta De Fierro |
| Related records | 10279555 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.46312, 28.92939 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 30 KM NORTH OF LA DURA. |
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 |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 38.49% MAG, 56.00% TOTAL FE, 56.00% FE SOL, 1.50% FE++, 1.30% SIO2, .054 TOTAL S, TRACE CAO, .092% P, 1.593% MGO, .416% TIO2, 7.696% MN, .104% CU |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| (1) | -109.46312, 28.92939 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roof Pendant |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Many Nnw-Sse Trending Normal Faults Of Similar Age. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bacanora |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 860000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00042 |
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENICA DE SONORA 1:250,000
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 | IRON SKARN IN ROOF PENDANT. |
| Deposit | THERE ARE 3 OTHER LARGE IRON SKARN DEPOSITS WITHIN 5 KMS OF CUESTA DE FIERRO. THESE ARE LA NORTENA, SAN MARCOS, AND LA ESPERANZA. THE MINERALIZATION WAS CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH EMPLACEMENT OF THE LARAMIDE GRANODIORITE INTRUSION IN PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE. ; 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. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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