Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryTin, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formMANTOS CHIMNEYS, VEINS
Ore controlFavorable Limestone Horizons, And At Intrusive Contacts.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone
StructureReg.Struct: Gently Folded Dome Structure
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationOxidation Of Surface Ore
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1707
Discovery year1652
Identification
Deposit ID10111552
MRDS IDW018928
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates28.56692, -105.75052
References
HEWITT, W. P., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE MAIN MINERAL ZONE OF THE SANTA EULALIA DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; AIME TRANS. V 241, P 229-260HORCASITAS, A. S., SNOW, W. E., 1956, GEOLOGICAL RESUME OF THE SANTA EULALIA DISTRICT, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO; INTL. GEOL. CONG. 20TH, GUIDEBOOK A-2 (ENG. TRANS.) P. 37 - 44HEWITT, W. P., 1968, SANTA EULALIA DIST, AIME TRANS. 241 P. 228. E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975, P.