La Estrella

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048865
MRDS ID MX00035
Record type Site
Current site name La Estrella
Related records 10182465, 10206284

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.07839, 28.79051 (WGS84)
Relative position SAN MIGUELITO (FE DEPOSIT) IS 5 KM TO THE N.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Sonora

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.07839, 28.79051

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Large Normal Fault Cuts Region.

Ore body information

  • Strike N48W
    Dip 43 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK MAPPED AS UPPER CRETACEOUS SHALE, ANDESITES, TUFFS AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tecoripa/Tacupeto

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.