Jalisco
Past Producer

Chiquilistlan District

Jalisco, Mexico
MercuryCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSTOCKWORK, BRECCIA
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlCONJUGATE SYSTEM OF SMALL FRACTURES IN THE LIMESTONE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO FOLDING OF SAME.
Geology
StructureROUGHLY MONOCLINAL, NO BIG FAULTS OR FRACTURES. LIMESTONE MAY BE FOLDED.
AlterationMETALS ORIGINALLY DEPOSITED AS SULFIDES AND ALTERED TO CHLORIDES BY SURFACE WATERS
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID60001058
MRDS IDMX13000
Alternate namesMartinez District, El Mercurio, El Refugio (?), La Cobriza, El Saucillo, El Socorro, San Benito, El Manto
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates20.16728, -103.80044
References
VILLARELLO, J.D., 1903, DESCRIPCION DE LOS CRIADEROS DE MERCURIO DE CHIQUILISTLAN (JALISCO): MEM. DE LA SOC. CIENT. ,ANTONIO ALZATE, V. 20, PP. 389-397.