| Deposit ID | 10085747 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701380 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ojo Bonito Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Wood Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.35827, 29.97465 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 31 MI (49 KM) SW OF MARFA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Presidio(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cieneguita(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Presidio(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cibolo-Red Light(hydrologic unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic accounting unit)
Rio Grande-Amistad(hydrologic subregion)
Rio Grande(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Presidio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Montmorillonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Ojo Bonito Intrusion | ||||||||
| Rock description | Ojo Bonito Intrusion | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Cieneguita Formation |
| Rock description | Cieneguita Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -104.35827, 29.97465 |
|---|
| Strike | N17E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY TO THE WEST |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Infiernito Caldera |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701380 |
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN CROPS OUT DISCONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FT (600 M) ALONG STRIKE. IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE OUTCROP, A ROOF PENDANT OF THE CIENEGUITA FORMATION IS SURROUNDED BY AND CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS. MOST OF THE WALL ROCK IS, HOWEVER, QUARTZ MONZ0NITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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