| Deposit ID | 10048850 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aurora |
| Related records | 10158075 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.62146, 28.52662 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 KM SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO DE LA HUERTA; 150 KM EAST OF HERMOSILLO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Barranca Formation |
| Rock description | Barranca Formation |
| (1) | -109.62146, 28.52662 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Local Structure Trends N 80 E |
| General form | HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Year of first production | 1889 |
| District name | Huerta |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00020 |
PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 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 | CONCENTRATION OF COPPER ALONG E-W TRENDING BRECCIA ZONE. SULFIDES SUCH AS TETRAHEDRITE ARE PRESENT IN VEIN SYSTEMS. GOLD WAS DISCOVERED BOTH AS PLACER AND VEIN DEPOSITS IN 1889. 5 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST DISCOVERY THERE WERE OVER 5 THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING THE AREA NEAR SANTA CLARA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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