Sonora
Occurrence

Tres Piedras

Sonora, Mexico
CopperMolybdenumTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formSTOCKWORKS, BRECCIA PIPE
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Scheelite
Geology
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite
AlterationSericitic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10049084
MRDS IDMX00306
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates28.46552, -109.11728
References
WIESE, JOHN H., AND CARDENAS, SALVADOR, 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF SONORA, MEXICO: USGS BULL 946, P. 103-130.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.MEAD, R.D., AND KESLER, S.E., 1984, RELATION OF SONORAN TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION TO THE METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. ?, NO. ?, P. 591-592.