| Deposit ID | 10049483 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02196 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casas Grandes Pb-Zn |
| Related records | 10133433 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.91365, 30.38851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTHERN PART OF CASAS GRANDES AREA, (GONZALEZ, 1956). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -107.91365, 30.38851 |
|---|
| Strike | NS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | /Casas Grandes |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02196 |
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.
GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 44.
CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL, P.C., (EDS.), 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA: EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, GUIDEBOOK, 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, 0CT. 7-9, 1983, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500000.
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.
SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1983, NUEVO CASAS GRANDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPARSE PB-AG MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH CALCITE AND BARITE IN VEINS TRENDING N-S WITH VERTICAL DIP. AVE. WIDTH: 1 M. (GONZALEZ, 1956) NOTE: THIS REFERENCE MAKES NO MENTION OF ZN, AU OR CU MINERALIZATION, ALTHOUGH THESE COMMODITIES ARE LISTED IN SALAS (1975). |
| Deposit | ALSO SEE CASAS GRANDES (MN) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1990 | Staude, John-Mark G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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