Temoris

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Mercury

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
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	10049474
MRDS ID	MX02178
Record type	Site
Current site name	Temoris

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-108.26725, 27.28361 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	5000(meters)
Relative position	4 KM NW OF RIO DE PLATA (AG EPITHERMAL VEIN OCCURRENCE)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Chihuahua

Comments on the location information

ESTIMATED TO NEAREST MINUTE. 35 KM N OF LA REFORMA. 25 KM N OF CHI-DUR BORDER, 35 KM E OF CHI-SON. BORDER.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mercury	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-108.26725, 27.28361	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT COMPRISED OF ESSENTIALLY UNDEFORMED CONTINENTAL VOLCANIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Temoris Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX02178

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GUILD, P.W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-A AND -B

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	HG LAYERS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation
Reporter	01-JAN-88	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-AUG-91	Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-JUN-93	Staude, John-Mark G.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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