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Piedras Verdes

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049640
MRDS ID MX02750
Record type Site
Current site name Piedras Verdes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.96724, 27.11696 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 KM DUE S OF URIQUE, 10-15 KM W OF BATOPILAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • 4-6 KM W OF BARRANCA URIQUE, NEAR VILLAGE OF LAS CUEVAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.96724, 27.11696
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Normal Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • EITHER CRETACIOUS SEDIMENTS INTRUDED BY LARAMIDE AGE FELSEC PLUTON OR FELSIC PLUTON AND TERT AGE VOLCANICS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Urique Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-93 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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