 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the stateof Zacatecas, in north-central 1895; twentieth century production is modest in Mexico (Fig. 1)...northwesternlimit of the MesaCentral physio- kg of silver(310,665-712,717 oz) (Consejode Regraphicprovince(Raisz...Salas,1975). The re- cursosMinerales, 1986). Total silver productionup gionis characterizedby abruptnorth-northwesterly...the north and the Sierra de Zacatecas to the south. The city of Zacatecas is locatedin a fault line valley...false-colorcomposite ranked third among silver-producingdistrictsof Mexico (Barry, 1931). However, someevidencein- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PARAGENETIC RELATIONS IN OF ZACATECAS, EDSON THE SILVER ORES MEXICO. S. BASTIN. ABSTRACT. Microscopicstudy...large suite of specimensfrom the famous Mexican silver camp of Zacatecasshows that the prevailing order...sulphantimonidesof silver, (6) calcite. Individual specimens showdeparturesfrom this generalsequence. The silver minerals...single period of hypogenemineralization. Native silver and someargentite occur as supergeneminerals in...oxidized ores. INTRODUCTION. THv. remarkablyrich silver ores of the Zacatecasdistrict in the stateof thatnameplayeda |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AND THE MINE, ORE DEPOSITS ZACATECAS, OF THE CANTERA MEXICO JOHN G. STONE CONTENTS PAGE Abstract...operating mines of the formerly great silver campof Zacatecas,Mexico. The mine consistsof a seriesof sulphideorebodies...alongthe CanteraFault, about5 km east of the city of Zacatecas. The Cantera Fault is a large normal fault striking...indicatethat the vein consists of twoparts--a silver-richquartzhangingwallvein,anda sulphide footwallvein...sphalerite-chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite, quartz, pyrite, calcite. Silver sulphidesare presumablypresent, but their position |  | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1583-1596 Ore Deposits at the Fresnillo Mine, Zacatecas,Mexico DELFINO C. RUVALCABA-RUIZ PasajeE No. 405...FraccionamientoIndustr[al Aviation, SanLu(s Potos(78140, Mexico AND TOMMY B. THOMPSON Departmentof EarthResources...may have causedore mineral precipitationin the silver-richveins as suggested by sharpverticalincreasein...Santa Eulalio II. Fi•ESNIL :3. Parrol 12. Zacatecas 4. Santa 5. Son Barbara Francisco 13. Santo...95 ø dose 90 ø km I i FIG. 1. Index map of Mexico showingthe locationof Fresnilloand other baseand |  | Pearson, Mark F., Clark, Kenneth F., Porter, Elise W., Gonzalez S., Octavio (1988) Mineralogy, fluid characteristics, and silver distribution at Real de Angeles, Zacatecas. Economic Geology, 83 (8) 1737-1759 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.8.1737 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluid Characteristics,and Silver Distribution at Real de Angeles,Zacatecas,Mexico MARK F. PEARSON, Chen-Northern...tonnagedepositis locatedin the southeastern part of Zacatecas,on the westernedge of the Mesa Central in transitionwith... stephanitc (AgsSbS4), and argentitc(Ag2S).The silver, lead, and zinc mineralswere emplacedin one mineralizingevent...whichwasthen the zonetransitionalto the sulfidezone)at a silver amalgamated withmercury andshipped tothemining...1982). During the seconddecadeof this century, silver,0.8 percentlead,0.65 percentzinc,and0.035 miningoperations |  | Mathur, Ryan, Arribas, Antonio, Megaw, Peter, Wilson, Marc, Stroup, Steven, Meyer-Arrivillaga, Danilo, Arribas, Isabel (2018) Fractionation of silver isotopes in native silver explained by redox reactions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 224. 313-326 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.01.011 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | elsevier.com/locate/gca Fractionation of silver isotopes in native silver explained by redox reactions Ryan...Abstract Scant data exist on the silver isotope composition of native silver specimens because of the relative...of magnitude and presents 80 silver new isotope analyses from native silver originating from a diverse...oxidation of silver from natural specimens of Ag-rich sulfides and precipitation and adsorption of silver onto...solution-MnO2Ag = 0.68‰, or 0.3amu). Adsorption of silver onto the MnO2 and FeOOH did not produce as large | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...México are impressive. Over $6 billion worth of silver and gold alone have been mined. During 300 years...México. Today, México is still a world leader in silver production. It is also first in the production |  | Mortensen, J. K., Hall, B. V., Bissig, T., Friedman, R. M., Danielson, T., Oliver, J., Rhys, D. A., Ross, K. V., Gabites, J. E. (2008) Age and Paleotectonic Setting of Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits in the Guerrero Terrane of Central Mexico: Constraints from U-Pb Age and Pb Isotope Studies. Economic Geology, 103 (1) 117-140 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.1.117 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sulfide Deposits in the Guerrero Terrane of Central Mexico: Constraints from U-Pb Age and Pb Isotope Studies...Abstract The Guerrero terrane of central and western Mexico comprises volcanic and sedimentary strata of mainly...subterrane (El Gordo, Las Gavalinas), and the Zacatecas subterrane (San Nicolas and El Salvador deposits)...The San Nicolas and El Salvador deposits of the Zacatecas subterrane are the only deposits that unequivocally...from the east) along the western margin of nuclear Mexico. Slab rollback in the Middle Jurassic led to the |  | Gemmell, J. Bruce, Simmons, Stuart F., Zantop, Half (1988) The Santo Nino silver-lead-zinc vein, Fresnillo District, Zacatecas, Mexico; Part I, Structure, vein stratigraphy, and mineralogy. Economic Geology, 83 (8) 1597-1618 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.83.8.1597 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | •)7-1(i18 The Santo Nifio Silver-Lead-Zinc Vein, Fresnillo District, Zacatecas, Mexico: Part I. Structure,...galenashowsthat the highsilvergradesof the veinare dueto silver-bearing sulfosalts and sulfides,with no signif...north-northwest-trending belt discoveryand subsequent of silver-lead-zinc depositsthat extendsfor approximately800...includesthe miningdistrictsof Taxco, Pachuca,Guanajuato,Zacatecas,and Sombrerete. All of thesedistrictshaveepithermalveins...Creede, Colorado(Stevenand Eaton, 1975; Bethke Silver was discoveredon Cerro Proafio, a low hill et al |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | K-Ar Age Studiesin the Fresnillo Silver District, Zacatecas,Mexico BARBU LANG, GIDEON STEINITZ, GeologicalSurveyof...Czerna THE Fresnillodistrict ranksamongthe major silver (1976), Kreczmer(1977), Macdonald(1978), Davila...(1986). Retion in 1554, closeto 10,000 metric tonsof silver and centmapping(Vallejo,1983; Simmons,1985, 1986)...intrusionare someof the more important replacement silver-lead-zincore bodiesof the Fresnillodistrict(seeMacdonaldet...silvercontentto shallow,purely epithermal high silver veins of low base metal content. Furthermore, to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 539 P. J. BAKEWELL. Silver Mining and Society in Colonial Mexico, Zacatecas I546-I700. (Cambridge:...available on the econo- mic growth of colonial Mexico. On the basis of a wide range of manuscript sources...picture of the emergence of Zacatecas, a mining town in northern Mexico. By tracing the economic activity...deals with the foundation of Zacatecas and the discovery of the silver deposits on which the town's prosperity...principal activity, that is, the mining of silver. Zacatecas was probably the most important mining area |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | COLLECTlON Figure 1. Jalpaite, 3.6 cm high, Jalpa, Zacatecas. University of Arizona Mineral Museum TERRY...collection, photos by Jeff Scovil he modern history of Mexico begins with the arrival of Hernan Cortez and the...greater size made of silver, twenty gold ducks, and many articles of gold and silver.’’ Of course, this...'iRure 2. PyraKvrite, 6.6 cm high, Fremrillo, Zacatecas. Figure .?. Acanthite. 11.2 cm acrosfi,Arizpc...after conquest, fahulously rich silver deposits at Taxco, Pachuca, Zacatecas, Fresnillo, and Guanajuato were |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 11•19-1fi41 The Santo Nifio Silver-Lead-Zinc Vein, Fresnillo District, Zacatecas, Mexico: Part II. Physicaland...Abstract The SantoNifio vein is a classicexampleof silver-basemetal epithermalmineralizationand is one of...of a detailed ore genesis investigation of the silver-richSantoNifio vein, Fresnillodistrict, Mexico...FIG. 1. Location of the Fresnillo district, Zacatecas,Mexico, setalongthe easternmarginof the SierraMadre...fragmentsof similarsizeandlithology. SANTONIl•O VEIN,ZACATECAS: PT.II. CHEMISTRY Stagesof Mineralization 1621 |  | | Book | | ls/isbn_0860785130 An Expanding World Volume 19 Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas AN EXPANDING WORLD The...18 Plantation Societies Judy Bieber 19 Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas Peter Bakewell Helen...on World History 1450- 1800 Volume 19 Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas edited by Peter Bakewell...0-86078- 513-0 British Library CIP data Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas. (An Expanding World:...Impact on World History, 1450-1800: Vol. 19). 1. Silver mines and mining-America-History. 2. Gold mines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | a 2 km sectionacrossthe Providencia stock,Zacatecas, Mexico containbetween0.25 and 0.50% chlorine. Their...we suggest that the development of the leadzinc-silver oredeposits of the Providencia areawasduein part...chloride. A similar effect is to be expected Zacatecas,Mexico are closelyrelatedto the Provi- dencia granodioritestock...AND HOLLAND PART OF THE TERMINAL TUNNEL, ZACATECAS, MEXICO Jca Jca Tgd O 500 METERS LEGEND: Tgd...Geology along part of the Terminal Tunnel, Zacatecas, Mexico; numbers refer to samplesof granodiorite used |  | | Book | | JOHN STREET 10 miners and merchants IN BOURBON MEXICO 1763-1810 THE SERIES 1 SIMON COLLIER. Ideas...1808-1S33 2 M. P. COSTELOE. Church Wealth in Mexico: A Study of the Juzgado de 3 PETER CALVERT. The...Diplomacy Capellanias in the Archbishopric of Mexico, 1800-1856 of Anglo-American Conflict 4 RICHARD...Economic Development: The River Basin Approach in Mexico 8 CELSO FURTADO. Economic Development of Latin...Merchants in Bourbon Mexico, 1763-1810 11 JAN BAZANT. Alienation of Church Wealth in Mexico, Social and Economic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carbonate-HostedAg-Pb-Zn(Cu) Depositsof Northern Mexico PETERK. M. MEGAW, JOAQUINRUIZ, AND SPENCERR. TITLEY...carbonate-hostedAg-Pb-Zndepositsoccurin northern Mexico. Many have been in productionsince the 1600sandhavesupplieda...millionmetrictonsof ore grading from 80 to 350 g/metricton silver,with approximately 10 percentcombinedlead and zinc...districtsdiscussed containedmorethan 1856 N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS 1857 a half million...principalgeologic or laterally into skarn. featuresof northern Mexico, andTables I and 2 sum- Here we discuss the similarities |  | | Book | | K FIELD GUIDE to the GEMS and MINERALS of MEXICO (Exclusive of Baja California) A guide to the...Information............ Driving in Mexico................... Trailcring in Mexico ............. 5 6 6 7 8 8........ A Word to the Wise ............. Jade in Mexico......................... Manto and Chimney Deposits...Fresnillo District ......................... Zacatecas District......................... Tepezala District...District..................... Route Map — Central Mexico 45 48-49 51 .51 51 52 SECTION 4 — Highways |  | | Journal (issue) | | THE MINERAL COLLEOTOR. 88 THE ANCIENT SILVER MINES OF ZACATECAS. BY CHARLES S. GLEED. ARE you tired ...countrymen have never evenheard—the Mexican city of Zacatecas. Slowly we sink to the nearest of the works of...direction are the troubled acres of the state of Zacatecas, andjust down the declivity is thecity of the...thousand people contained in the entire state. Zacatecas has an altitude of eight thousand feet, and lies...El Paso, four hundred miles north of the City of Mexico, and five hun dredmiles from the Mexican Gulf |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistryof the SanMartin SkarnDeposit, Zacatecas, Mexico JEFFREY N. RUBIN*ANDJ. RICHARDI(YLE Departmentof...dergroundminingoperationsand producescopper, zinc, and silver from skarn-typeorebodies.The ore arsenic,and silverthan...high-temper178 2 SAN MARTIN SKARN DEPOSIT, ZACATECAS ature mineralizationwas overprinted by lower...hydrothermalactivity. The district is located in west-central Zacatecas (23ø39'19• N, 103ø44•14"W), approximately9 km...1) andless than20 km northwestof Sombrerete, Zacatecas (pop. 40,000). A 6-km access roadconnectsthe SanMartin |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MEXICO—A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR ROCKHOUNDS Our southern neighbor, Mexico, has much to offer to the rockhound...tourist. Although my family and I have been to Mexico only once, I feel I have some good tips and interesting...trip to Mexico. The most important advice I have to offer to those who wish to really see Mexico and gather...copy of A Field Guide To The Gems And Minerals Of Mexico, by Paul Willard Johnson. It is well worth the...car and drove to Laredo and then to Monterrey in Mexico. From Monterrey, our route took us through Saltillo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | LONG-LIVED HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM IN THE FRESNILLO SILVER DISTRICT, MEXICO: CONSTRAINTS FROM 40Ar/39Ar GEOCHRONOLOGY...Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 2New Mexico Bureau of...Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Abstract...Abstract The ore deposits of Fresnillo have produced silver for more than 450 years and contain resources of...terranes that were accreted to the west margin of Mexico by the early 1335 Submitted: March 26, 2010 Accepted: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that is rare as fine specimens. Although...the most familiar polybasite localities are in Mexico, exceptionally fine specimens associated with well-crystallized...reported to reach widths of 9 cm, as at Fresnillo, Mexico. Triangular patterns formed by {001} striae are...essentially a silver antimony sulfide in which copper occurs in substitution for silver in amounts up...(Ag,Cu)16(As,Sb)2S11. Pseudomorphs of stephanite, silver, pyrite, and marcasite after polybasite have been |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mesozoic and Cenozoic mineral depositsfrom northern Mexico. These deposits can be divided into massive sulfide...averageage of Precambrianbasementrocks in northern Mexico. We interpret these observationsto suggestthat...Precambrianbasementrock extendsbeneathmost of northern Mexico and contributed significant amounts of lead to...better understandingof the tectonic evolutionof Mexico (McDowell and Keizer, 1977; Barker, 1977; Gastil...Tehuantepec,we have con- Mineralizati0n in Northern Mexico The Mesozoicand Cenozoicmineral depositsthat have |
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San Martín Mine, San Martín-Sabinas District, San Martín, Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico