Description
A Miner From Santa Barbara
Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlShear Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Proustite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Andesite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Andesite · Andesite;Quartz Monzonite
StructureSeveral Faults Form Horst And Graben Structure. Quartz Monzonite Stock.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1631
Identification
Deposit ID10105923
MRDS IDW018923
Alternate namesPrieta and Other Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates26.90031, -105.63384
References
LOWTHER, G. K., MARLOW, G. C., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE PARRAL AREA; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK FOR EXCURSION A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 64 - 75MARLOW, G. C., SMITH, J. M., 1956, GEOLOGY OF LA PRIETA MINE; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK FOR EXCURSION A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 76 - 79LOWTHER, G. K., BELL, E. B., 1956, GEOLOGY OF THE ESMERALDA MINE, PARRAL, CHIH; INTL. GEOL. CONG., 20TH, GUIDEBOOK FOR EXCURSION A-2 (ENG. TRANSL) P. 80 - 83PICKARD, G. W., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE PRIETA MINE, PARRAL, CHIHUAHUA; IN RAUSCH, D. O., MARIACHER, B.C. EDS., AIME SYMP. PB-ZN V. 1 P. 123 - 129E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, P. AIME SYMP. PB-ZN, 1970, V1 P 123. 1956, INTL. GEOL. CONG. 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS) P 65, 80. E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P 255E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976, P. 255