| Deposit ID | 10049278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elisa |
| Related records | 10159769 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.35483, 30.99182 (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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 58 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu, skarn-related |
| Mark3 model number | 9 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Henrietta Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Henrietta Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Formation |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Formation |
| (1) | -110.35483, 30.99182 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Elisa Fault: E-W, Subvertical, Forms The N Side Of Large Horst. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00556 |
EMMONS, S.F., 1910, CANANEA MINING DISTRICT OF SONORA, MEXICO: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 5, P. 312-356.
EINAUDI, M.T., 1982, DESCRIPTION OF SKARNS ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY COPPER PLUTONS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA IN TITLEY, S.R., (ED.), ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, P. 171-175.
MEINERT, 1982.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DOMINANTLY CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE ASSOCIATED WITH GARNET-DIOPSIDE-QUARTZ ASSEMBLAGE WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND TETRAHEDRITE. SECONDARY ENRICHMENT TO CHALCOCITE-MALACHITE-AZURITE NEAR THE SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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