| Deposit ID | 10049300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00582 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Miguel |
| Related records | 10279610 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.75064, 29.85019 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 KM NW OF MOCTEZUMA. LOCATION PLOTTED FROM DESCRIPTION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tellurium Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Rickardite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 84 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22b |
| Deposit model name | Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins) |
| Mark3 model number | 80 |
| (1) | -109.75064, 29.85019 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | /Moctezuma |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00582 |
GAINES, R.V., 1970, THE MOCTEZUMA TELLURIUM DEPOSIT: MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 1, NO. 2, P. 40-43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE-QUARTZ VEIN CARRYING PYRITE, NATIVE TE, TETRAHEDRITE, AND RICKARDITE(?). SECONDARY MINERALS PRESENT INCLUDE: JAROSITE, MACKAYITE, MINOR EMMONSITE AND TELLURITE OXIDES, UNCOMMON CLIFFORDITE AND CERARGYRITE, AND RARE URANYL TELLURITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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