La Alcaparra

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049540
MRDS ID MX02281
Record type Site
Current site name La Alcaparra
Related records 10206057

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -106.25055, 30.67518 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM SE OF MOSQUETEROS; 3 PROSPECTS PLOTTED IN NORTHERN HALF OF RANGE

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

  • EASTERN SIDE OF SIERRA DE LA ALCAPARRA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GYPSUM PREVALENT, FLAT PLANAR SPLAYING CRYSTALS OVER 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -106.25055, 30.67518

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description High Angle Faults Trending N-S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De La Alcaparra / Ahumada

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALL 3 PROSPECTS OCCUR ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH ANGLE FAULTS. POSSIBLY POLYMETALLIC VEIN DEPOSITS CONCENTRATED IN SHEAR FOLIATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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