Arripilachic

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092794
MRDS ID MX02348
Record type Site
Current site name Arripilachic
Related records 10181748

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.51726, 28.03359 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10 KM E OF EL ZAPOTE

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

  • ALONG MORIS RIVER 7 KM UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH BATOPILLAS RIVER. 25 KM S OF MORIS, 35 KM SW OF OCAMPO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.51726, 28.03359

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Moris

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1982, MORIS (H12D88) TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:50,000.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, TECORIPA: CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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