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El Palmar

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodity Uranium
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  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 10049298
MRDS ID MX00579
Record type Site
Current site name El Palmar
Alternate or previous names La Tinaja
Related records 10305589

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.73257, 29.40438 (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 5 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.73257, 29.40438
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Caldera Complex.

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK: PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE AND SANDSTONE, OVERLAIN BY TERTIARY TUFFS AND IGNIMBRITES. INTRUDED BY ANDESITES AND GRANODIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Pedro De La Cueva/Arizpe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARQUINA MARTINEZ, O.E., 1983, ALGUNAS EVIDENCIAS URANIFERAS EN ROCAS VOLCANICAS FELSICAS EN LA PORCION NORTE-CENTRAL DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: GEOMIMET, V. 3, NUM. 123, P. 63-74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOW-GRADE U MINERALIZATION IN THREE IGNIMBRITE LAYERS. KASOLITE AND AUTUNITE ASSOCIATED WITH "OXIDES AND SILICA" IN SMALL VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN CONTACT ZONES BETWEEN DACITIC IGNIMBRITE AND ANDESITIC INTRUSIVES.

Reporter information

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

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