Fundos El Indio Prospect

Occurrence in Zacatecas, Mexico with commodity Mercury

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10095855
MRDS ID	MX29003
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fundos El Indio Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-102.9671, 23.06713 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	12 KM SW OF FRESNILLO, Estimate +/- 10 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Mexico	Zacatecas

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mercury	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Cinnabar	Ore

Alteration

(Local) Rhyolite Tube Is Silicified

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-102.9671, 23.06713	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form THREADS

General form	THREADS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Fresnillo

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MX29003

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SOLIS V., JORGE, 1970, RECURSOS GEOLOGICOS MINEROS DEL ESTADO DE ZACATECAS, IN SECOND SEMINARIO SOBRE EXPLORACION...CRNNR, P. 381-391

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THREADS IF CUNNABAR 1-5 MM WIDE IN A BAND 2 M WIDE, WHICH WIDENS DOWNWARD?

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-79	Slagle, Letha P. (Rytuba, J.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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