Los Duartes

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Barium-Barite

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10048987
MRDS ID	MX00191
Record type	Site
Current site name	Los Duartes
Related records	10184450

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-109.84924, 28.74745 (WGS84)
Relative position	5 KM E OF GUADALUPE, 10 KM N OF TECORIPA.

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
Barium-Barite Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Barite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-109.84924, 28.74745	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Normal Faults And Associated Breccia Zones.

Ore body information

General form BRECCIA

Strike N 24 W

Dip 60 NE

General form	BRECCIA
Strike	N 24 W
Dip	60 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Tecoripa

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00191

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-NOV-1987	Leonard, Kenneth R.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.