| Deposit ID | 10048984 |
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| MRDS ID | MX00188 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Mexico |
| Related records | 10182199 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.41868, 28.8655 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FROM A FEW OZ/TON UP TO 200 OZ/TON AG, (HYNES, 1912). |
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| Model code | 85 |
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| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Barranca Formation |
| Rock description | Barranca Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -109.41868, 28.8655 |
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| Strike | N 50 W |
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| Dip | 52 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bacanora/Sahuaripa |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Length | 883.92M |
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00188 |
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 | VEINS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 2 FT IN WIDTH (AVE: <1 FT) CONTAIN BANDED ORE COMPOSED OF QUARTZ, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA, CALCITE, AND TETRAHEDRITE. OXIDIZED ABOVE 50 FT DEPTH. DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN SEDIMENTARY WALL ROCKS. |
| Deposit | NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES IN DATA DERIVED FROM PEREZ, 1985. MAP SYMBOL INDICATES AG + BASE-METAL VEIN IN PALEOZOIC (UNDIVIDED) LIMESTONE, QUARTZ, SHALE AND CHERT UNIT. TABLE INDICATES GOLD-SILVER VEIN STRIKING N 50 W WITH 52 SW DIP IN QUARTZITES AND SHALES OF TRIASSIC TO JURASSIC AGE. ONLY MINERALS INDICATED IN TABLE ARE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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