Sonora
Occurrence

Cuesta De Fierro

Sonora, Mexico
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlSkarn Deposit At Contact Between Intrusion And Limestone Roof Pendant.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureRoof Pendant, Many Nnw-Sse Trending Normal Faults Of Similar Age.
Tectonic settingLaramide Intrusions Along Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048871
MRDS IDMX00042
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates28.92939, -109.46312
References
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENICA DE SONORA 1:250,000CABRERA F., F.J., VEGA G., E.L., AND PEREZ S., E., 1983, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE FIERRO EN SONORA, EVALUACION GEOLOGICA REGIONAL: GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA, Y ENERGETICOS, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, 64 P.CABRERA, ET.AL., 1983, TABLE VI.