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Barison

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049246
MRDS ID MX00516
Record type Site
Current site name Barison
Alternate or previous names Barite of Sonora
Related records 10182833

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.01731, 28.91689 (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 NEAREST MINUTE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVE: 3.36 - 4.30 G/CC.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 212
USGS model code 31b
Deposit model name Bedded barite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.01731, 28.91689
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Nw Trending Normal Faults, Crosscut By Perpendicular Reverse Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM
    Strike NE TO E
    Dip SE TO S

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORD-DEV SHALES, MUDSTONES, CHERT AND BARITE HORIZONS BELOW ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY WITH PERMIAN REEF LIMESTONE AND TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE, SANDSTONE AND SHALE (BAUCARIT FM.). CRETACEOUS BIOTITE-GRANITE CROPS OUT IMMEDIATELY NE OF THE MINE AREA. ORD. SECTION INTRUDED BY HORNBLENDE-DIORITE TO THE SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Villa Pesqueira

Production statistics

  • Year 1985
    Material ORE BA
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Density: 4.2%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Barium-Barite Barium 4wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BULK ORE: ITEM 1> PROVEN, ITEM 2> PROBABLE, ITEM 3> POSSIBLE.
  • SPLIT OUT BY ORE TYPE: 1> MASSIVE ORE, 2> MASSIVE ORE (LOWER GRADE), 3> "ALTERNATING-TYPE", 4> NODULES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DAMON, P.E., CLARK, K.F., SHAFIQULLAH, M., ROLDAN Q., J., ISLAS L., J., 1981, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN SONORA AND THE SONORAN SIERRA MADRE OCCIDENTAL (ROADLOG) IN ORTLIEB, L. AND ROLDAN Q., J., (EDS.), 1981, GEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA; FIELD GUIDES AND PAPERS: HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, U.N.A.M., P. 383-386.

  • Deposit

    PEREZ SEGURA, E., 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000; UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, PUBLICACION NO. 7, 64 P., GEOL. MAPS, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Production

    PEREZ, 1985.

  • Reserve-Resource

    DAMON, CLARK, ET.AL., 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONFORMABLE DEVONIAN BARITE HORIZONS, 0.05-15 METERS THICK, IN ORD-DEV SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. BARITE OCCURS IN MASSIVE LAYERS, "ALTERNATING-TYPE" ORE CONSISTING OF BARITE INTERLAYERED WITH SHALE AND CHERT HORIZONS, AND NODULES.

Reporter information

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

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