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Galeana Sur

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049786
MRDS ID MX02963
Record type Site
Current site name Galeana Sur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.06721, 25.90034 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 5 KM SE OF GALEANA CENTER, 10 KM SW OF CEBADILLA.

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

  • APPROXIMATELY 30 KM SSW OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO AND 5 KM N OF SAN RAFAEL (AU-AG).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold 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) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.06721, 25.90034
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • AG-AU IN QUARTZ VEINS IN VOLCANIC ANDESITE AND TO LESSER EXTENT RHYOLITES AND TUFFS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galaena District / Mohinora Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY MAPPED AT OLIGO-MIO AGE ON 1:250000 GEOLOGIC MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-92 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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