El Claro

Past Producer in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10048996
MRDS ID	MX00201
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Claro
Related records	10303479

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-109.58257, 30.1599 (WGS84)
Relative position	190 KM NE OF HERMOSILLO, 30 KM S OF NACOZARI DE GARCIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Sonora

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Lead	Secondary
Zinc Critical	Secondary
Copper	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-109.58257, 30.1599	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Numerous Faults Trending Ne And Nw

Ore body information

Strike 1>N 72 E; 2>N 36 W

Dip 1>32-45 SE; 2>45 SW
Strike 1>N 72 E; 2>N 36 W

Dip 1>32-45 SE; 2>45 SW

Strike	1>N 72 E; 2>N 36 W
Dip	1>32-45 SE; 2>45 SW

Strike	1>N 72 E; 2>N 36 W
Dip	1>32-45 SE; 2>45 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Nacozari/Cumpas

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX00201

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	EPITHERMAL POLYMETALLIC AG-PB-ZN-CU VEIN IN FELSIC VOLCANIC HOST ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1987	Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-NOV-1987	Leonard, Kenneth R.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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