Sonora
Occurrence

El Picacho

Sonora, Mexico
UraniumSilverGoldMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model155: Volcanogenic U
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsIriginite, Molybdenite, Torbernite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite
AlterationPhyllic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10049004
MRDS IDMX00210
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.59184, -110.08121
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.MARQUINA MARTINEZ, O.E., 1983, ALGUNAS EVIDENCIAS URANIFERAS EN ROCAS VOLCANICAS FELSICAS EN LA PORCION NORTE-CENTRAL DEL ESTADO DE SONORA: GEOMIMET, V. 3, NUM. 123, P. 63-74.