Sonora
Occurrence

San Alberto

Sonora, Mexico
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureContact Zone Of Permian Limestone And Eocene Granodiorite
Tectonic settingMesozoic-Cenozoic Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1982
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10024778
MRDS IDISM0530
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates27.27667, -108.92699
References
MEAD,R.D., KESLER,S.E. AND POLAND,K.A. 1984, RELATION OF SONORAN TUNGSTEN M INERALIZATION TO THE METALLOGENETIC EVOLUTION OF MEXICO, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, VOL. 16, NO. 6, P. 591-592.ANSTETT,T.F. BLEIWAS,D.I. AND HURDELBRINK,R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 5 2 P.PA1: W. GREUNWEG (PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1985)