Barrial

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Copper, Silver, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092771
MRDS ID MX02223
Record type Site
Current site name Barrial
Alternate or previous names Barreal
Related records 10133104

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.12558, 31.30016 (WGS84)
Relative position MINERALIZED ZONE COVERS ABOUT 4 SQ. KM AREA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Paso(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST 15 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.12558, 31.30016

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 W
    Dip A90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /La Ascension

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CU-AG VEINS TRENDING N60W WITH NEARLY VERTICAL DIPS IN CRETACEOUS LIMESTONE. MINERALS PRESENT: CU CARBONATES, AG AND FE SULFIDES, FE OXIDES, CALCITE, AND QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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