Sonora
Occurrence

Cobachi

Sonora, Mexico
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model212: Bedded barite
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTRATIFORM
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Siltstone,Sandstone,Limestone,Chert · Guayacan Group
StructureBroad Nw Trending Fold Axis., Ne Trending Folds In Lower To Mid Paleozoic Strata; Thrust And Reverse Faulting Along Sw Dipping Fault Planes; Typical Horst And Graben (Basin And Range) Style Block-Faulting.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID10049010
MRDS IDMX00216
Alternate namesCerro Cobachi
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates28.82939, -110.19647
References
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.NOLL, J.H., 1981, GEOLOGY OF THE PICACHO COLORADO AREA, NORTHERN SIERRA DE COBACHI, CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 99.PREGGER, B.H., 1981, A RECENTLY DISCOVERED DEVONIAN BEDDED BARITE DEPOSIT IN CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 101.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. 381-382.SALAS, G.P., 1982, RECENT MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PACIFIC METALLOGENETIC PROVINCES OF MEXICO, IN WATSON, S.T., ED., TRANSACTIONS OF THE THIRD CIRCUM-PACIFIC ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE, AUGUST 22-28, 1982, HONOLULU, HAWAII:POOLE, F.G., MURCHEY, B.L., AND STEWART, J.H., 1983, MIDDLE AND UPPER PALEOZOIC BEDDED BARITES IN CENTRAL SONORA, MEXICO [ABS.]: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 15, NO. 5, P. 299.GONZALEZ S., J.R., 1985, RECURSOS MINERALES NO METALICOS Y ROCAS INDUSTRIALES DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: HERMOSILLO, SONORA, DIRECCION DE MINERIA, GEOLOGIA Y ENERGETICOS, 44 P.CIMRI