Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Cerargyrite, Limonite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Ross Mine Formation
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsAPPROXIMATELY 1890-1891.
First production1890
Last production1891
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10085724
MRDS IDW701357
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.81605, -104.38743
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.USGS BULL. 928-B, 121-122 P.EXAMINED BY CLYDE P. ROSS, W.E. CARTWRIGHT, AND C.H. COLDWELL IN 1934CIMRIPRICE AND OTHERS, 1983