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Archipielago

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049117
MRDS ID MX00349
Record type Site
Current site name Archipielago
Related records 10158933

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.99092, 29.84741 (WGS84)

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
Copper Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.99092, 29.84741
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NS
    Dip W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Controlled.

Comments on the geologic information

  • REGIONAL GEOLOGY: ANDESITES, DACITES, ANDESITIC TUFFS, LITHIC TUFFS, RHYOLITES, AND TRACHYTES INTRUDED BY BODIES OF GRANODIORITE AND RHYOLITE DIKES. ALL UNITS OF LARAMIDE AGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Moctezuma

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    CENDEJAS F., C., Y BARCENAS R., A., 1978, GEOLOGIA DE LA REGION CUPRIFERA DEL TRANSVAAL, MUNICIPIO DE CUMPAS, SONORA: PRIMERO SIMPOSIO SOBRE LA GEOLOGIA Y POTENCIAL MINERO DEL ESTADO DE SONORA, RESUMENES 1, HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, P. 27-29.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION RELATED TO LARGE PORPHYRY SYSTEM (TRANSVAAL-SAN JUDAS).
Deposit COMPOSITE MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE LISTED FOR BUCKEYE, LAS CABEZAS, EL ARCHIPIELAGO, AND LAS CHANZAS MINES: CHALCOPYRITE + PYRITE + COVELLITE + BORNITE + TETRAHEDRITE + GALENA + SPHALERITE + ARSENOPYRITE + FREIBERGITE + MINOR AU (CENDEJAS AND BARCENAS, 1978). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey

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