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Tepochique

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049659
MRDS ID MX02778
Record type Site
Current site name Tepochique

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.41726, 27.48361 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 10-15 KM SE OF BATOSEGACHIC

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

  • GUAZAPARES IS 20 KM TO THE SE, TEMORIS IS 30 KM TO THE S, GUADALUPE VICTORIA IS 10 KM TO THE WNW

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.41726, 27.48361
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Reg.Struct: Photolineament Interpretation Shows Many N-S Trending Faults That Do Not Offset Contacts.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: ANDESITE VOLCANIC AND LOWER CRET. LIMESTONES SHOWN ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tepochique District / Temoris Area

Comments on the workings information

  • UNSURE IF OCCURRENCE IS MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIDAD 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 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, CIUDAD OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EITHER VOLCANIC OR CARBONATE HOSTED VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.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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