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Boquilla

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092769
MRDS ID MX02199
Record type Site
Current site name Boquilla
Related records 10133555

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.9005, 29.4169 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Redford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mexico Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. NOT ON SOC GEOL MEX A.C., 1985 MAP; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = H13-8 OJINAGA 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.9005, 29.4169
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Replacement.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT: PREDOMINANTLY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF MIOGEOSYNCLINAL ORIGIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Cuchillo Papado District/Ojinaga Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 189.

  • Deposit

    SPP, 1983, OIJNAGA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT MIGH BE SIMILAR TO CUCHILLO PARADO (MX02272) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit POSSIBLY POLYMETALLIC REPLACEMENT (MODEL 19A) FORMED FROM CAVERN-FILLING AND METASOMATIC REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT IN CRETACEOUS LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-88 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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