| Deposit ID | 10048876 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Blanco |
| Related records | 10230242 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.19232, 29.5377 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 KM NW OF MAZOCAHUI. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Result | 61.00% TOTAL FE, 7.20% SILICA, 0.114% TOTAL S, 0.10% CAO, 0.048% P, 0.0195% 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 > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.19232, 29.5377 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Roof Pendant |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 150M |
| Width | 10M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hermosillo |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 322500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00047 |
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.
BRACHO, F. V., 1960, YACIMIENTOS DE ESTANO EN LA SIERRA DE CHAPULTEPEC, ZAC.: MEXICO CONSEJO DE RECURSOS NATURALES NO RENOVABLES, BULL. 48, 116 P.
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 | PYROXENE HORNFELS AT BASE OF LIMESTONE ROOF PENDANT OVERLYING GRANITE. ORE: 70-80% MAGNETITE, 10-20% HEMATITE, 10% GOETHITE. TABULAR OREBODY 10 M WIDE BY 150 M LONG. |
| 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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