| Deposit ID | 10049081 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00303 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granate |
| Related records | 10279410 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.64649, 28.97522 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | JUST W OF THE ROAD BETWEEN LAS NORIAS AND ZUBIATE, ABOUT 30 KM E OF HERMOSILLO AND 8 KM SW OF LAS NORIAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 42 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 14a |
| Deposit model name | W skarn |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.64649, 28.97522 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| District name | Zubiate |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00303 |
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 119
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SCHEELITE FOUND IN FLOAT ALONG POORLY EXPOSED CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND GRANITE. NO ORE FOUND IN PLACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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