Sonora
Producer

San Felipe

Sonora, Mexico
SilverLeadCopperZincGoldMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryGold, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlE-W Fault System.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Andesite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNormal Faults: N 20-60 W, And Older E-W System., One Vein Offset Up To 2 M Along N 20 W Fault.
AlterationPropylitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10049090
MRDS IDMX00313
Alternate namesSan Felipe De Jesus
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.88047, -110.30454
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.ROLDAN-QUINTANA, J., 1979, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DEL DISTRITO DE SAN FELIPE, SONORA: INSTITUTO DE GEOLOGIA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, REVISTA, V. 3, NUM. 2, P. 97-115.