Elisa

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  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 10049278
MRDS ID MX00556
Record type Site
Current site name Elisa
Related records 10159769

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.35483, 30.99182 (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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 0.5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 58
USGS model code 18a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Mark3 model number 9

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Henrietta Formation
    Rock description Henrietta Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Escabrosa Formation
    Rock description Escabrosa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.35483, 30.99182

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Elisa Fault: E-W, Subvertical, Forms The N Side Of Large Horst.

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE OVERLAIN BY ALTERED DACITIC TUFF CONTAINING ABUNDANT EPIDOTE AND SERICITE. INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cananea

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST SEVEN ADITS AND ONE SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOMINANTLY CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE ASSOCIATED WITH GARNET-DIOPSIDE-QUARTZ ASSEMBLAGE WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND TETRAHEDRITE. SECONDARY ENRICHMENT TO CHALCOCITE-MALACHITE-AZURITE NEAR THE SURFACE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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