Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Vanadium
TertiaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCAVERN-FILLINGS
Ore controlReplacement Of Carbonate Minerals
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Vanadinite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Selenite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098764
MRDS IDMX02266
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.04191, -103.92548
References
GONZALEZ REYNA, J., 1956, MEMORIA GEOLOGICO-MINERA DEL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO INTERNACIONAL, 20TH, DURANGO, MEXICO, 1956, P. 170-177.SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO, MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PREPUESTO, 1984, MANUEL BENAVIDES: CARTA GEOLOGICA; MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.CIMRI