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Arechuyvo

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodity Antimony
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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 10049685
MRDS ID MX02816
Record type Site
Current site name Arechuyvo
Alternate or previous names Arechuiba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -108.55059, 27.88359 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 10KM N OF SAN JOSE DEL PINAL

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

  • 40 KM SSW OF OCAMPO; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = G12-3 CD OBREGON 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Barranca Formation
    Rock description Barranca Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -108.55059, 27.88359
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEDIMENTS ARE MILDLY METAMORPHOSED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ocampo 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.

  • Deposit

    SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, CIUDAD OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN JUR-TRIASSSIC SEDIMENTS AND LCRET-ETERT VOLCANIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Staude, John-Mark G. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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