| Deposit ID | 10098737 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00184 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Javier |
| Alternate or previous names | San Juan, Animas, Buena Vista |
| Related records | 10135608 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.78674, 28.60995 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | 1 KM FROM SANTA ROSA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Graphite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Graphite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Barranca Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Barranca Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -109.78674, 28.60995 |
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| Strike | N 45-50 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Javier |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00184 |
COX, DENNIS P., SINGER, DONALD, A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, 397 P.
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 188.
NELSON, C., 1910, SAN JAVIER, AN OLD SILVER DISTRICT IN SONORA, MEXICO: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 90, P. 660-661.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LISTED AS COPPER-BEARING VEIN ASSOCIATED WITH GRANITIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS, (SALAS, 1975.) ; 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-FEB-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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