Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiaryZinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Sphene
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDacite
StructureN-S Structural Trend
AlterationPotassic Alteration Followed By Quartz-White Mica-Pyrite Alteration Contemporaneous With Introduction Of Stockwork.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10048851
MRDS IDMX00021
Alternate namesLa Florida De Nacozari
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.38073, -109.72286
References
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.THEODORE, T.G., AND PRIEGO DE WIT, M., 1978, PORPHYRY-TYPE METALLIZATION AND ALTERATION AT LA FLORIDA DE NACOZARI, SONORA, MEXICO: USGS JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V. 6, NO. 1, P. 59-72. (SAME AS OFR 76-760)COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.