| Deposit ID | 10088920 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX02755 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tahonas Porphry Copper |
| Geographic coordinates: | -107.73668, 27.01697 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1400 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Chihuahua |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -107.73668, 27.01697 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Batopilas District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX02755 |
SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, SAN JUANITO (G13-2); INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.
WILKERSON, G., 1983, THE BATOPILAS MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: PH.D DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY TEXAS, EL PASO, 642 P.
WILKERSON, G., DENG, Q., LLAVONA, R., AND GOODELL, P., 1988, BATOPILAS MINING DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 83, P. 1721-1736.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A WELL-DEVELOPED PATTERN OF MINERALOGIC ZONATION EXISTS IN THE DISTRICT. THE ZONASTION IS CONCENTRIC AROUND THE TAHONAS PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT. PRELIMINARY INCLUSION STUDIES DOCUMENT HOMOGENIZATION TENPERATURES BETWEEN 217 DEGREES AND 434 DEGREES CENTIGRATE, AND SALINITIES OVER 20 EQUIV WT % NACL FOR QUARTZ FROM THE TAHONAS PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT. STUDIES ON QUARTZ FROM OUTLAYINGREGIONS GIVE HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE RANGES OF 24 DEGREES TO 351 DEGRSS C, AND SALINITIES OF FROM 9 TO 18 EQUIV WT % NACL STUDIES OF THE LATER GENERATION OF CALCITE, SILVER, AND MINOR SULFIDES GIVE TH VALUES BETWEEN 137 DEGREES AND 257 DEGREES C FOR CALCITE AND 170 DEGREES TO 196 DEGREES C FOR SALINITIES IN CALCITE ARE CONCENTRATED BETWEEN 7.6 AND 13.2 EQUIV WT % NACL. |
| Deposit | THE TAHONAS PORPHYRY IS BELIVED BY WILKERSON, ET AL, 1988 TO BE THE CENTER (HEART) OF THE BATOPILAS DISTRICT, WITH CONCENTRIC ZONING AND MINERALIZATION AROUND INTRUSIVE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-91 | Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.