Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formHYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA
Ore controlMineralization And Alteration Assemblages Controlled By Host Rock Composition.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockQuartz Latite
StructureLocal Structure Trends N 45 E And N 45 W.
AlterationPotassic, Phyllic, And Propylitic Alteration, Tourmalinization, Silicification. Silicification Generally Occurs Near Surface With Kaolinization And Primary Sulfides 5-200+ M Below (Alacon, 1970). Potassic Alteration Dated At 55.4 +/- 1.2 M.Y.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10048854
MRDS IDMX00024
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.85294, -110.17705
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.ALARCON L.V., Y AGUILERA, 1970, INFORME SOBRE LOS ESTUDIOS GEOLOGICOS, GEOQUIMICOS Y GEOFISICOS EN EL PROSPECTO EL ALACRAN, SONORA HASTA 1970, IN INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS-MINERAS SOBRE COBRE EN LOS PROSPECTOS LOS ALISOS, LA CARIDAD Y EL ALACRAN- RECONIMIENTO GEOLOGICO Y GEOFISICO REGIONAL EN EL DISTRICTO DE NACOZARI, EN EL ESTADO DE SONORA: CRNNR, BOL. 79, PP. 49-75.DEAN, D.A., AND GUILBERT, J.M., 1981, EL ALACRAN; A HIGH LEVEL PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, SONORA, MEXICO: GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 13, NO. 2, P. 51.