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El Vidolin

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049017
MRDS ID MX00223
Record type Site
Current site name El Vidolin
Alternate or previous names Vidolin
Related records 10255579

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75066, 28.51273 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM S OF LOS TAJOS AND 40 KM SW OF COLORADO.

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
Copper Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Barranca Formation; Quartzites, Shales, Limestones
    Rock description Barranca Formation; Quartzites, Shales, Limestones

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75066, 28.51273
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 65 E
    Dip 58 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS NEAR CONTACT WITH LARAMIDE AGE GRANITIC INTRUSIVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Estacion Torres

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 300 g/mt Silver Major 1985
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985

Reference information

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 AG-BEARING VEIN CONTAINING CHALCOCITE AND POSSIBLY OTHER BASE-METAL SULFIDES.

Reporter information

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

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