| Deposit ID | 10106942 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MX00173 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tajitos |
| Alternate or previous names | Sierra De Tajitos |
| Related records | 10208576 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.37293, 30.97097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 40 KM NW OF CABORCA ALONG HIGHWAY 15. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Mexico | Sonora |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU: 14 G/TON, AG: 80 G/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | HIGH PB CONTENT |
| Result | PB>ZN>CU |
| Result | UP TO 10 PPM MO. |
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.37293, 30.97097 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M |
|---|---|
| Length | 200M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caborca |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 50M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MX00173 |
COX, DENNIS P., SINGER, DONALD, A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: U.S. GEOLICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1693, 397 P.
PANCZNER, WILLIAM D., 1987, MINERALS OF MEXICO: VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD COMPANY, NEW YORK, 459 P.
PEREZ SEGURA, EFREN, 1985, CARTA METALOGENETICA DE SONORA 1:250000 UNA INTERPRETACION DE LA METALOGENIA DE SONORA: UNIV. OF SONORA, DEPT. OF GEOL., HERMOSILLO, MEXICO, 66 P.
SILBERMAN, MILES, 1987, PERSONAL COMMUN. ON ANALYSES.
GILES, D.A., SILBERMAN, M.L., AND WENRICH, K.J., 1986, GNEISS-HOSTED GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
SILBERMAN, M.L., 1986, GOLD BELT MAP OF NW SONORA: UNPUBLISHED MAP.
ROLDAN-QUINTANA, J., 1979, BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE OF SONORA, MEXICO IN ANDERSON, T.H., AND ROLDAN-QUINTANA, J., (EDS.), 1979, GUIDEBOOK, FIELD TRIP 27; GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN SONORA: U.N.A.M.- UNIV. PITTSBURG, P. 70.
GUILD, P.W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: USGS CIRCULAR 858-A,B.
SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 186-189.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EPITHERMAL QUARTZ VEINS IN N60W TRENDING VEIN SYSTEM HOSTED IN METASANDSTONE AND RHYOLITE. VEINS RANGE IN THICKNESS FROM 20 CM TO 2 M AND IN LENGTH FROM 50 TO 100 M AT THE SURFACE. FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND TRACE MALACHITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Staude, John-Mark G. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1988 | Leonard, Kenneth R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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