Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model97: Volcanogenic Mn
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formMANTO
Materials
Ore mineralsCoronadite, Hollandite, Pyrolusite
GangueHematite, Jasper, Limonite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff · Boleo Formation
StructureMiocene Volcanics Have Been Tilted 20-45 Degrees E And Offset 50-100 M By A Series Of Normal Faults Trending Nw With 40-50 Sw Dips. Pliocene Sediments Took On Initial Dips Due To Irregular Miocene Surface, And Were Further Tilted By Lplio-Pleis Deformation. Average Dip Of Pliocene Sediments Is 5-10 Degrees E., Ore Body Offset By Several Small Faults, 8 M Max. Displacement. Subhorizontal Fault Plane Limits Top Of Ore Body Locally.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10048947
MRDS IDMX00133
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.3597, -112.38736
References
GUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-B, 72 P..SALAS, G.P., 1975, CARTA Y PROVINCIAS METALOGENETICAS DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES PUBLICACION 21 E, P. 187.WILSON, I.F., 1956, THE LUCIFER MANGANESE DEPOSITS, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO IN GONZALEZ R., J., (ED.), 1956, SYMPOSIUM SOBRE YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO, TOMO III: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, XX, MEXICO, 1956, P. 97-108.FREIBERG, D.A., 1982, A STUDY OF MANGANESE ORE COMPOSITION, LUCIFER MINE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO (ABS.): GSA ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 14, NO. 4, P. 163.TRASK, P.D. AND RODRIGUEZ C., J. JR., 1948, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF MEXICO: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 954-F, P. 228-238, 293-295, TABLE 17.COX, D.P., AND SINGER, D.A., 1986, MINERAL DEPOSIT MODELS: USGS BULLETIN 1693, 379 P.WILSON, 1956.