| Deposit ID | 10049280 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00558 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cananea-Duluth |
| Related records | 10205943 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.30066, 30.96265 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Mesa Volcanics |
| Rock description | Mesa Volcanics |
| (1) | -110.30066, 30.96265 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00558 |
EMMONS, S.F., 1910, CANANEA MINING DISTRICT OF SONORA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 5, P. 312-356.
PERRY, V.D., 1961, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES: A.I.M.E. TRANS., V. 220, P. 216-226.
EINAUDI, M.T., 1982, DESCRIPTION OF SKARNS ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY COPPER PLUTONS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA IN TITLEY, S.R., (ED.), ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, P. 171-175.
BUSHNELL, S.E., 1980, SULFIDE ZONING AND THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF TETRAHEDRITE AND SPHALERITE IN THE CANANEA-DULUTH BRECCIA PIPE, CANANEA, SONORA: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 12, NO. 7, P. 397.
RUBEN VELASCO, J., 1956, GEOLOGIA DEL MINERAL DE CANANEA, SONORA, MEXICO IN GEOLOGIA MINERA DEL NOROESTE DE MEXICO; DEPOSITOS DE COBRE DE CANANEA, SONORA Y DE COBRE Y MANGANESO DE EL BOLEO Y LUCIFER, BAJA CALIFORNIA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, XX, EXCURSIONES A-1 Y C-4, P. 43-51, FIGS. 2-7.
MEINERT, 1982.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ELLIPTICAL BRECCIA PIPE, 330 M X 65 M IN PLAN, CUTTING SLIGHTLY INCLINED BEDDED TUFFS AND ASSOCIATED VOLCANICS. PERIPHERY OF PIPE CONSISTS OF CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE-BORNITE WITH MINOR TETRAHEDRITE, SPHALERITE AND GALENA IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE-ADULARIA GANGUE CEMENTING BRECCIA FRAGMENTS IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE. SECONDARY CHALCOCITE FOUND COATING PRIMARY SULFIDES IN ZONES OF SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT. |
| Deposit | VERTICAL ZONATION: AG/CU RATIOS INCREASE TO A MAXIMUM IMMEDIATELY BELOW ZONE OF INCREASING CU VALUES DUE TO SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT. ZN/CU AND AG/ZN RATIOS SHOW SAME BEHAVIOR. SIMILAR DEPOSITS: LA DEMOCRATA, AMERICA-BONANZA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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