Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model106: Epithermal vein, Creede
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite
StructureMany Nw Trending 10-20 Km Long Structures Cut Sierra San Joaquin-Sierra Del Cristo Areas.
AlterationWallrock Alteration Restricted To A Few Meters Of Silicification And Quartz Veining In Volcanics, And Local Chloritization In Diorite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10049495
MRDS IDMX02218
Alternate namesGaleana, Inca Y Fortuna, Veins: Fortuna, Santo Nino, Virgin Julieta, San David
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.13741, -107.80198
References
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