| Deposit ID | 10049487 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02203 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sierra De Gomez |
| Alternate or previous names | Site N-2 |
| Related records | 10278606 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.70746, 28.97246 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 10 KM SE OF SITORRENO AND 40 M SW OF LA ENCANTADA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Ore |
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Selenite | Gangue |
| Result | MINERALIZED SAMPLES CONTAINED: 320-27000 PPM U, 10-320 PPM TH |
|---|---|
| Result | ONE SAMPLE WITH GARNIERITE RAN 1.70% NI |
| Result | POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT VALUES OF MO AND V ALSO FOUND. |
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sierra Gomez Ls | ||||
| Rock description | Sierra Gomez Ls | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -105.70746, 28.97246 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-S Assymetrical Syncline Bounded On The E And W By Steep Anticlinal Structures And Thrust Faults. Crosscut By High-Angle Normal Faults. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Gomez Uranium District/Aldama Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02203 |
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOLGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNEMNT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000
SPP, 1984, CIUDAD OBREGON
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED HEXAVALENT U MINERALS IN BRECCIA ZONES ALONG THRUST FAULTS IN MASSIVE LIMESTONE. U MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH FE-OXIDES AND CALCITE +/- FLUORITE. U MINERALS ALSO FOUND IN SILICIFIED AND IRON-ENRICHED COLLAPSE BRECCIA ASSOCIATED WITH PALEOKARST FEATURES IN LIMESTONE. ZONATION IN COLLAPSE BRECCIA CONSISTS OF LOOSELY CEMENTED LIMESTONE BRECCIA CORE, SURROUNDED BY THIN (5 CM) GARNIERITE-CALCITE ZONE, AND OUTER ZONE OF PURPLE FLUORITE (0.5 CM). |
| Deposit | SALAS (1975) REPORTS THIS AS A PB-ZN PROSPECT WITH MINOR U. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-88 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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