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La Nortena

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Iron, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049139
MRDS ID MX00379
Record type Site
Current site name La Nortena
Related records 10230254

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.50395, 28.85744 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 5 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Iron Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Powellite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Cordierite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Scapolite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.50395, 28.85744
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE LOCALIZED IN APICAL PORTION OF GRANITIC-GRANODIORITIC PLUTON THAT INTRUDED CARBONACEOUS LIMESTONE. SMALL OUTCROPS OF HORNBLENDE MICRODIORITE IN AREA. SKARN FORMATION CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH SERIES OF PALEOCENE(?) ANDESITIC DIKES AND PEGMATITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bacanora/Sierra De La Campaneria

Reference information

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.

  • Deposit

    VEGA GRANILLO, R., Y ARAUX SANCHEZ, E., 1985, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA SIERRA LA CAMPANERIA Y SUS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES: BOLETIN DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA UNI-SON, SEGUNDA EPOCA, V. 2, NUM. 1-2, P. 74-84.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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