| Deposit ID | 10049279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00557 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henrietta |
| Related records | 10280550 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.36733, 31.00432 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | HIGH-GRADE LENS: 6% CU, 8-10 OZ/TON AG, MINOR AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Henrietta Volcanics |
| Rock description | Henrietta Volcanics |
| (1) | -110.36733, 31.00432 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cananea |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00557 |
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 | ORE BODIES UP TO 150 FT LONG AND 10 FT THICK IN BRECCIA ZONES ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT. ORE CONSISTS OF CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, AND MINOR TETRAHEDRITE IN SILICEOUS GANGUE. SECONDARY ENRICHMENT TO CHALCOCITE + NATIVE CU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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