Jalisco
Past Producer
El Moral District
Jalisco, Mexico
Mercury
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Commodities
Primary
Mercury
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
VEINLETS, POCKETS, VEINS
Deposit size
S
Ore control
PRE-ORE FRACTURES ALLOWED MUCH ESCAPE BUT WERE EVENTUALLY SEALED OFF WITH SILICA, WHICH TRAPPED ORE NEAR SURFACE.
Geology
Structure
CRET. FOLDING AND FAULTING , NW-SE. REPEATED FRACTURING AT LATER TIMES.
Alteration
THE HIGHLY FRACTURED AREA WAS SILICIFIED AT BEGINNING OF MINERALIZATION, PREVENTING COMPLETE LOSS OF MINERAL TO SURFACE HOT SPRINGS
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
60001059
MRDS ID
MX13001
Alternate names
Jesus Maria Mine, La Lorenza, Union Mercurio, El Moral, San Nicolas, El Marco, Mascota, La Polla
Region
NA
Data score
D
Coordinates
20.66726, -105.05047
References
JENARO GONZALEZ, REYNA, 1940, DEPOSITOS DE MERCURIO DE ,EL MORAL, JAL: BOL. DE LA SOC. GEOL. MEX., V. 10, NO. 9-12, PP. 257-286.