| Deposit ID | 10049041 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Juan De Dias |
| Related records | 10158348 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.92177, 29.07854 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DIRECTLY W OF CARNAVAL MINE, ON THE W SIDE OF GUAYMAS HIGHWAY, ABOUT 2KM S OF HERMOSILLO, MX. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY OF COMPOSITE SAMPLE OF DUMPS: 1.5% WO3 |
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| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.92177, 29.07854 |
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| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 150M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hermosillo/Villa Seris |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1945 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00252 |
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVEN SMALL LENSES OF SCHEELITE-BEARING TACTITE ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT OVER STRIKE LENGTH OF 150 M. TACTITE COMPOSED OF ABOUT 50% EPIDOTE, 50% QUARTZ-GARNET-SCHEELITE. SCHEELITE OCCURS IN SUBHEDRAL CRYSTALS UP TO 5 CM ACROSS, IN STRINGERS, AND DISSEMINATED IN TACTITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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