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Santa Maria

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10049609
MRDS ID MX02376
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Maria
Related records 10182201

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.08381, 28.58359 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 15 KM SE OF ALAMOS MINE AND 10-15 KM DUE S OF EL COYOTE

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

  • NO MINE SHOWN ON THE 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. 38 KM DUE E OF THE LA PERLA-OJINAGA HWY. LOCATED 45-50 KM NE OF LA PERLA CITY. SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN RANGE. 10 KM N OF THE RANCHO SANTA FE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Secondary

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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.08381, 28.58359
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Miguel District/Ojinaga Area

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.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, CIUDAD DELICIAS (H13-11): CARTA GEOLOGICA; INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFIA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLY VEIN DEPOSIT?
Deposit EL TEPOPOTE IS A RANCH NEAR THE MINE/PROSPECT AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-91 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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