| Deposit ID | 10092698 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00300 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lluvia De Oro |
| Related records | 10158261 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.98457, 30.62516 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7 KM NW OF MAGDALENA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Model code | 281 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 37b |
| Deposit model name | Gold on flat faults |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -110.98457, 30.62516 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M |
|---|---|
| Length | 2000M |
| Width | 1000M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Magdalena |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00300 |
GILES, D.A., SILBERMAN, M.L., AND WENRICH, K.J., 1986, GNEISS-HOSTED GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MULTIPLE FLAT GOLD-COPPER BEARING QUARTZ VEINS HAVE BEEN MINED OVER 1-3 M WIDTH IN AN AREA 2 BY 1 KM. HOST ROCKS ARE SCHISTS DERIVED FROM LIMESTONE, SHALE, AND SANDSTONE. VEINS CONTROLLED BY SERIES OF CLOSELY SPACED THRUST FAULTS THAT CARRY LATER STAGE SIDERITE-SPECULARITE MINERALIZATION. |
| Deposit | AREA DESCRIBED AS A "CORE COMPLEX" BY JAIME ROLDAN. DEPOSIT OCCURS AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF METAMORPHIC BELT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.