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San Rafael

Occurrence in Chihuahua, Mexico with commodities Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials 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 10092847
MRDS ID MX02962
Record type Site
Current site name San Rafael

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -107.03387, 25.86701 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 5-10 KM SE OF GALEANA, AND 15-20 KM ESE OF E. REFUGIO, 25 KM NNW OF LOS FRAILES AND 25 KM SSW OF GUADALUPE Y CALVO.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -107.03387, 25.86701
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • AG-AU IN QUARTZ VEINS IN VOLCANIC ANDESITE AND TO LESSER EXTENT IN RHYOLITES AND TUFFS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galeana-San Rafael District / Mohinora-Guadalupe And Calvo Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOLOGY MAPPED AT OLIGO-MIO AGE ON 1:250,000 GEOLOGIC MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit BENTONITE IN BRECCIA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-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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