Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlBreccia At Faulted Contact Between Limestone And Rhyolitic Rocks; Possibly A Volcanic Chimney Or A Limestone Sinkhole.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Morelos Formation;Balsas Conglomerate
Associated rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite · Tilzapota Series
StructureSierra De Taxco, Ne-Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1939-1948
First production1939
Last production1948
Identification
Deposit ID10069437
MRDS IDW006969
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.58399, -99.55033
References
PICKARD, G.W., 1974, GEOLOGY OF MEXICAN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS, IN HUTCHESON, D.W., ED., A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 22, P. 23-30.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1963, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FLUORSPAR DISTRICTS OF MEXICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 688, P. 62-67.CIMRIVAN ALSTINE, 1963.PICKARD,1974.