| Deposit ID | 10100552 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700545 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Transaccion Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rodalquilar |
| Geographic coordinates: | -2.06488, 36.85762 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spain(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Spain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Electrum | Ore |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Cinto Tuff | ||||||
| Rock description | Cinto Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| (1) | -2.06488, 36.85762 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rodalquilar(Almeria) |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 650000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700545 |
RYTUBA AND OTHERS, 1988, GSA ABSTRACTS, V 20, NO. 7, P. A351.
ARRIBAS AND OTHERS, 1988, GSA ABSTRACTS, V. 20, P. A351.
CUNNINGHAM AND OTHERS, INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS ABSTRACTS, 1989.
CUNNINGHAM AND OTHERS, 1989, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 89-325.
RYTUBA AND OTHERS, 1989, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 89-326.
ARRIBAS AND OTHERS, 1989, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 89-327.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MARCH 26, 1988.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED CALDERA-RELATED EPITHERMAL GOLD MINERALIZATION KNOWN IN EUROPE. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN RHYOLITIC TUFFS AND DOMES OF THE RODALQUILAR CALDERA COMPLEX IN THE MIOCENE CABO DE GATA VOLCANIC FIELD OF SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN. GOLD IS CONCENTRATED IN THE HIGHEST PARTS OF THE CENTRAL CORE, ASSOCIATED WITH HYPOGENE ALUNITE. THE CORE IS SURROUNDED BY BASE METAL-SILVER VEINS LOCATED IN N-S TRENDING FRACTURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1989 | Cunningham, Charles G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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