Virginia

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10049677
MRDS ID MX02804
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.93385, 27.18363 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 7 KM NE OF CERRO SAN PEDERO AG PB OCCURRENCE, 14 KM SE OF SAN PEDERO SB 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

  • 37 KM NW OF PARRAL CITY, 40 KM N50E OF BALLEZA CITY. THE RIO DE GALLOS FLOWS E OF THE VIRGINIA PROSPECT AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.93385, 27.18363

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE INTRUSIONS ASSSOCAITED WITH SAN PEDRO AG, PB OCCURRENCE ARE MAPPED 7 KM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Parral 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 D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT IN LIMESTONE AND SHALES
Deposit DEPOSIT COULD POTENIALLY BE A SIMPLE SB DEPOSIT OF BLISS ANND ORRIS (MODEL 27D) MINERAL DEPOSIT MODEL BOOK,1986 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Kibbe, R.D. (Staude, J-M.G.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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