Roque

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092761
MRDS ID MX02137
Record type Site
Current site name Roque
Related records 10279282

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.33384, 28.63358 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM N OF LA AMARGOSA MINE AREA

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

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. 70-80 KM DUE E OF CHIHUAHUA. W FLANK OF SIERRA ROQUE- SIERRA LA AMARGOSA. 35 KM NNE OF VILLAGE OF JULIMES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

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) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.33384, 28.63358

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREDOMINANTLY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF MIOGEOSYNCLINAL TYPE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Roque District / Chihuahua Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT NOT MENTIONED IN MEGAW, ET AL , 1988, BUT IS OF SIMILAR AG-PB-ZN CARBONATED HOSTED MINERAL DEPOSIT AS ONE FINDS AT SANTA EULALIA.

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.