Savonarola

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Manganese
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. 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 10092831
MRDS ID MX02864
Record type Site
Current site name Savonarola
Related records 10230281

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.80052, 28.00028 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 35 KM NW OF NAICA

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

  • 30 KM E OF SATEVO' AND 38 KM SW OF DELICIAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.80052, 28.00028

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOWER AND UPPER CRET. STRATA ARE INTRUDED BY SMALL STOCKS AND OVERLIAN BY ACID VOLCANIC ROCKS. IGNEOUS ROCKS INCLUDING GRANITIOD INTRUSIVES ARE 3-6 KM AWAY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Naica 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, 1985, CHIHUAHUA CARTA GEOLOGICA: MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, K.F., MEGAW, P.K.M., AND RUIZ, J., 1986, LEAD-ZINC-SILVER CARBONATE- HOSTED DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN MEXICO: SOCITY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS GUIDEBOOK, 329 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOUTHERN BORDER OF 1:250,000 MAP. ; 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

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