Sonora
Occurrence
La Paz
Sonora, Mexico
Tungsten
Gold
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
Primary
Tungsten
Tertiary
Gold, Barium-Barite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit size
U
Workings
Surface/Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Barite, Gold, Scheelite
Gangue
Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Granite
Associated rock
Granite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1943
Identification
Deposit ID
10049061
MRDS ID
MX00276
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
28.77106, -109.89369
References
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130