Tayoltita

Durango, Mexico

SilverGoldCopperLeadZinc

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Commodities

PrimarySilver, Gold

SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Deposit sizeS

Ore controlFaults

Materials

Ore mineralsAcanthite, Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite

GangueAlbite, Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite

Geology

Host rockLake Sediments,Rhyolite,Andesite

Associated rockDiorite

StructureNe-, E-, And Nw-Trending Faults

AlterationSilicic, Propylitic

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

Discovery year1757

Identification

Deposit ID10084804

MRDS IDW700015

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates24.10041, -105.93384

References

MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 26-27.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.