Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLocalized By E-W Faults Intruded By Altered Dikes That Intersect Solution Channels Developed Along N-S Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Goethite, Hematite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Kaolinite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Limestone · Capitan Formation
Associated rockSyenite,Mafic Intrusive Rock · Intrusive Breccia
AlterationKaolinitization, Sericitization, Local Chloritization, Silicification (Jasperoid Formation), Iron And Manganese Oxide Gossans
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10085707
MRDS IDW701337
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.3427, -103.51686
References
PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P.UNIV TEX PUB 4301 P. 31-33.EVANS (1975) TXBEG MRC-56CIMRIITEM 1 AND 2: UNIV TEX PUB 4301, P. 31; ITEM 3: EVANS (1975)