Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS AND POCKETS
Ore controlFollows Local Joints And Faults Rather Than District Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar
GangueCalcite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate
StructureIsoclinal Folds, Fault Joints
AlterationStrong Kaolinitization, Slight Silicification, Limonitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10050121
MRDS IDMX11007
Alternate namesLa Estrella, El Diamante, San Jose, San Luis, Margarita, Porvenir, Dicha, Fenix, Rubi
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates17.61738, -100.25034
References
MCALLISTER, J.F., AND GARCIA, L.B., CIENEGA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, GUERRERO, MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT.RIGBY, J.H., 1942, REPORT ON RECONNAISSANCE TRIP TO DISTRICT WEST OF IGUALA IN STATE OF GUERRERO: UNPUBLISHED.MCALLISTER, 1942.