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Granaditas

Occurrence in Sonora, Mexico with commodities Uranium, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049297
MRDS ID MX00578
Record type Site
Current site name Granaditas
Related records 10303169

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.90203, 30.3099 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED TO WITHIN 5 SECONDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pitchblende Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Torbernite Ore
Kaolin Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Phyllic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 155
USGS model code 25f
Deposit model name Volcanogenic U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.90203, 30.3099
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Volcanic Domes Emplaced Along Se Plunging Axis Of Anticline With Limbs Dipping Approx. 30 Degrees.

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK: IGNIMBRITE, DACITES AND TUFFS INTERCALATED WITH AGGLOMERATES AND ANDESITES; NARROW POST-MINERALIZATION LAMPROPHYRE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /Arizpe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARQUINA MARTINEZ, O.E., 1983, ALGUNAS EVIDENCIAS URANIFERAS EN ROCAS VOLCANICAS FELSICAS EN LA PORCION NORTE-CENTRAL DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: GEOMIMET, V. 3, NUM. 123, P. 63-74

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit U MINERALS IN HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIAS AND FRACTURE ZONES CUTTING ALTERED DACITIC IGNIMBRITE. ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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