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La Huerta

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10049759
MRDS ID MX02925
Record type Site
Current site name La Huerta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.25055, 26.167 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 10 KM DUE N OF TOHAYANA AND 8 KM DUE S OF CALABACILLAS.

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

  • 5 KM E OF EL RIO SINALOA AND 10 KM E OF SINALOA BORDER AT LATITUDE OF BASONAPA WHICH LIES 15 KM DUE E. LOCATION FROM 1:500,000 GEOLOGIC MAP; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G13-4 GUACHOCHI 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.25055, 26.167
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Faults

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • AG-AU IN QUARTZ VEINS IN VOLCANIC ANDESITE AND TO A LESSER EXTENT RHYOLITES AND TUFFS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Sinaloa Tohayana Area

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT NOT A MINE OPERATION

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 D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY MAPPED AS OLIGO-MIO AGE ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. MAPPED IN UPPER VOLCANIC SEQUENCE ON SOC. GEOL. MEX. A.C., 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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