| Deposit ID | 10048972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00175 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Republicana |
| Related records | 10157955 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.2021, 30.93487 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 20 KM N OF CABORCA, 10 KM E OF TAJITOS IN SIMILAR ROCKS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -112.2021, 30.93487 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caborca |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00175 |
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAME AS SAN FELIX, POLYMETALLIC VEINS. DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ANDESITES AND PROBABLY A VOLCANIC SEDIMENTARY SERIES OF MID JURASSIC TO LOWER CRETACEOUS ROCKS. QUARTZ-GALENA-PYRITE-CHALCOPYRITE-LIMONITE-MALACHITE VEIN IN JURASSIC(?) PORPHYRITIC QUARTZ-FELDSPAR VOLCANICLASTIC UNIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.