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El Virulento Uno

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Tin
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049691
MRDS ID MX02824
Record type Site
Current site name El Virulento Uno
Related records 10133120

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.31715, 28.83358 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM NNW OF EL VITULENTO DOS. 15 KM N OF CRUCES MINE.

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

  • SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF SIERRA DE SAN CARLOS VOLCANIC FIELD THE OCURRENCE IS IN THE SIERRA EL VIRULENTO, NORTH OF CERROS AGUIAS LOS BAJIOS. THE OCCURRENCE IS 60 KM NNE OF LA PEILA VILLAGE AND LIES 18 KM E OF THE LA PERLA-OJINAGA HIGHWAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.31715, 28.83358
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Ignacio-Escobillas District/ Ojinaga Area

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL PROSPECT

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.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984 CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCURRENCE IS ALONG THE STEEP N-S TRENDING SIERA EL VIRULENTO RIDGE WHICH MAY BE FAULT BOUNDED? ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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