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Boquillita

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10092749
MRDS ID MX02016
Record type Site
Current site name Boquillita
Alternate or previous names Alicia
Related records 10302967

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.64217, 29.2919 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM N OF GIOCONDA (CU) AND 15 KM S OF CERRO DE PARADO (CU)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Redford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. SOUTHSIDE OF ARROYO BLANCO, 25 KM S OF CUCHILLO PARADO VILLAGE. 60 KM WSW OF OJINAGA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.64217, 29.2919
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins?

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREDOMINANTLY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF MIOGEOSYNCLINAL TYPE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Cuchillo Parado District/Ojinaga-Coyame Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR DEPOSIT TO CHILICOTE(AG,PB) OCCURENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit EPITHERMAL - MESOTHERMAL VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-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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