Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR VEINS
Ore controlVeins
Materials
Ore mineralsPetzite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Jarosite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite · Maguarichic Andesite
Associated rockFelsic Volcanic Rock
StructurePossibly Caldera (Staude Interpretation From Field Mapping), Ne And Nw Normal Faults, Latest N-S Faults Cut Ore Veins
Tectonic settingSierra Madre Occidental
AlterationAdvanced Argillic, Mild Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsVARIED OVER THE PAST THREE CENTURIES
First production1650
Last production1992
Identification
Deposit ID10098770
MRDS IDMX02875
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.80027, -107.98391
References
SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA A.C., 1985, PLANO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO: CONSEJO DE RECURSOS MINERALES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO D.F., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:500,000.SECRETARIO DE PROGRAMACION Y PRESUPUESTO,1984, CIUDAD OBREGON: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ESTADISTICA GEOGRAFICA E INFORMACION, MEXICO D.F., SCALE 1:250,000.STAUDE, 1992, PERSONAL FIELD WORKCIMRI