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Sabinal

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049497
MRDS ID MX02220
Record type Site
Current site name Sabinal
Alternate or previous names El Sabinal
Related records 10303230

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.64809, 30.92656 (WGS84)
Relative position 32 KM N OF SAN PEDRO CORRALITOS.

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 WITHIN 15 SECONDS. 15 KM DUE W OF THE TOWN OF SAN ANTONIO, 60 KM N OF NUEVO CASAS GRANDES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Cerargyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Proustite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.64809, 30.92656
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 E
    Dip 75 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name /La Ascension

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ R., J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: XX CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL (DURANGO, MX), P. 45-46.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., AND GOODELL, P.C., (EDS.), 1983, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA: EL PASO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, GUIDEBOOK, 1983 FIELD CONFERENCE, 0CT. 7-9, 1983, PLATE 1, SCALE 1:500000.

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSITS APPEAR TO OCCUR IN VOLCANICS AND CRET. SEDIMENTS AS WELL AS WITH INTRUSIVES. MAY BE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE CORRALITOS SYSTEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB
Deposit WELL-DEFINED VEIN OCCUPYING FRACTURE, 0.5-1.5 M THICK. BANDED ORE CONSISTS OF NATIVE GOLD, ARGENTITE, CERARGYRITE, PROUSTITE, PYRARGYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, BARITE, CALCITE, AND QUARTZ. 7 MARKED PROSPECTS IN 10 KM LONG AREA ON SOC. GEOL. MEX. AC, 1985 MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1991 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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