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Sphalerite from
Luz Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Luz Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92174
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92174:9
GUID (UUID V4):e64b8f45-028e-4b76-83c9-af24d1ebcd6c
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNo Tiene Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘZaragoza Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘPlata Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘRefugio Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSan Agustín Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBote Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSan Fernando Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘAsturiana Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘSan Juan Mine, Zacatecas, Zacatecas Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘSierra Nevada Mine, Vetagrande, Vetagrande Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :Ÿ 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
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...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa, Yukon Territory, Canada T he ruby silvers...the most familiar polybasite localities are in Mexico, exceptionally fine specimens associated with well-crystallized...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...this year’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, a Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s...reported to reach widths of 9 cm, as at Fresnillo, Mexico. Triangular patterns formed by {001} striae are
Book (volume)
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO The Geology of North America O r > W 4^ *1^ ^ ^ \ \ f ax4 u \ \...of North America Volume P-3 Economic Geology^ Mexico Edited by Guillermo P. Salas Geologo Consultor...Centro Minero Nacional Carretera Mexico-Pachuca Pachuca, Hgo., Mexico, D.F. 1991 EXPLORATION LIBRARY...reserved. Geologia economica de Mexico. English. Economic geology, Mexico / edited by Guillermo P. Salas...; v. P-3) Translation of Geologia economica de Mexico. Includes bibliography references and index. ISBN
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...Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District................................. Minerals of Ojuela Mine .... . Velardena District......................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Explorationin a Volcano-PlutonicCenter at Guanajuato,Mexico J.A. RANDALLR., ApartadoPostal,168, Guanajuato...previouslyknownnorthwest-striking Sierravein systemin the Cubo mine. Theseveinscut the Peregrinarhyolite domelocatedin...00 1722 GUANAJUA TOVOLCANO-PL UTONIC CENTER, MEXICO 1723 The Upper zone,associated with a rangefront...references, of whichseveral by Spaniards in 1548 at La Luz, in the northwestern (1986).It contains are unpublished...1981) during the late Mesozoicto mid-Tertiary, La Luz Andesitc (Randall, 1982) overlies the whereasthe
Report (issue)
Guanajuato, Mexico; by electron microprobe. (2) Santa Lucia mine, La Luz, Guanajuato, Mexico; by electron...stephanite, aguilarite, galena, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, calcite, quartz. Distribution: Widespread in...Saxony; and from St. Andreasberg, Harz Mountains. In Mexico, large paramorphs from Arizpe, Sonora; in the Rayas...other mines at Guanajuato; and from many mines in Zacatecas, Chihuahua, etc. In the USA, at Butte, Silver
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
long, N45°W-trending mountain range in Central Mexico. The rocks exposed in the Sierra de Guanajuato...displacement of 1200 m near Las Torres mine and of 1700 m at the Valenciana Mine. The Veta Madre vein was discovered...(B). Fig. 2. Morphotectonic provinces in central Mexico (modiïŹed after ArandaGĂłmez et al., 2012). The approximate...long, N45°W-trending mountain range in Central Mexico (Fig. 1). The southwestern front of the Sierra...fossil structures of the opening of the Gulf of Mexico (Vassallo et al., 2015), and to the north is the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pb–Zn deposits in the MVT province of northeastern Mexico Francisco GonzĂĄlez-SĂĄnchez & Antoni CamprubĂ­ &...2008 # Springer-Verlag 2008 Abstract Northeastern Mexico hosts numerous epigenetic stratabound carbonate-hosted...Universitaria, DelegaciĂłn CoyoacĂĄn, 04510 MĂ©xico, DF, Mexico e-mail: taga@geologia.unam.mx E. GonzĂĄlez-Partida...Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Santiago de QuerĂ©taro, Qro, Mexico R. Puente-SolĂ­s Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias...Universitaria, DelegaciĂłn CoyoacĂĄn, 04510 MĂ©xico, DF, Mexico C. Canet Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Instituto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Discoveryand Sourceof Silver-GoldVeins, Guanajuato, Mexico W. H. G‱toss Abstract Gold- and silver-bearing...northwest-trending fault systems,the Sierra, Veta Madre, and La Luz. Orebodiesin the Sierra and Veta Madre were arbi-...GUANAJUATO is located about 250 miles northwest of Mexico City as shownin Figure 1. The Guanajuato oresare...locationof other epithermalsilver-golddistrictsin Mexico, Taxco, Pachuca, andZacatecas, are alsoshownin...veredsilver and gold at Guanajuatoin veinsat La Luz in 1548 and at Rayas in 1550,but the major productionin
Report (issue)
MExICOn ec BiOrosandeMachoacanm Mogollon News Mexico. Toles AOE cok oe cre Oh Mexiconasey ote teers...cd ce seis sere eats Oh oie Sole tak rN Ocampo: MEXICO We Sasco he Poo sw oS @Ouartz Hail Montana 2a...teks 7. Sections through Matehuala half dome, Mexico Aenea SmmSCLUCLUTAlEMaprOrsOllyentons district...Section 25. sotructuralamaplorm! li@Orodistrich Mexico ss. 29 Generalesectionvote | Onrodistnictepmearme...Utah, lead-silver district, and of the Matehuala, Mexico, copper district is that of a half dome truncated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
I THE GUANAJUATO MINING DISTRICT, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO. ‱ ALFRED WANDKE AND JUAN MARTfNEZ. CONTENTS....Guanajuatowhich is a part of the great Central Plateauof Mexico. This district shows considerablediversity of...to the Rio de Santa Maria, flow to the Gulf of Mexico; the waters of the northwestside, which include...rocks are common in this part of Mexico. In the nearby State of Zacatecas,to the Northwest, fossils have...country underwent orogenic 2 La Industria Minera de Mexico, Distrito de Guanajuato, I92I, p. ‱8. ALFRED
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
introduced; principalsulfidesare pyrrhotite,Fe-rich sphalerite,Mn-rich wurtzite, alabandite,galena, chalcopyrite...andfracturepermeability.Metal ratio distributions in the Luz vein showsymmetric dispersion of metalsat rightanglesto...areprobablycompatiblewith oldersedimentary rocksof the mine district.Salinitylevelsand NaCI/CaC12ratiosare similarto...north-northeast of Lima at ‱76þ41 ' W, 10þ3T S (Fig. 1). The mine plant is at an altitudeof 4,500 m, but peaksin the...significant productionof leadandzinc geologyof the mine district,the geometryandstruc- (Benavides,1984)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ISOTOPE STUDY OF THE RAYAS AG-AU-CU-PB-ZN MINE, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO HELEN MANGO,* HALF ZANTOP,AND NAOMI ORESKES...Introduction The mining district of Guanajuato,Mexico, has beenin constantoperationfor over400 years...Madre Occidental.Subductionalongthe west coast of Mexico producedthe thick packageof Tertiary volcanic ...Thesevolcanicrocksdominatethe stratigraphy of this part of Mexico,althoughin the Guanajuatoregion there is outcropof...positionalmechanismswere discussedin more detail mine. Figure 2 is a generalizedcrosssectionalong in the
Report (issue)
of the Zimapan Mining District, State of Hidalgo Mexico By FRANK S. SIMONS and EDUARDO MAPES V. GEOLOGICAL...para la Investigation de Recur so s Miner ales of Mexico, under the auspices of the Technical Cooperation...Arcabuz prospect________________________ Buenavista mine _ __________!______________ Guadalupe adit._-__...Sangre mine____ _____________________ El Resquicio mine __________________________ La Salvadora prospect... Santo Tomas mine__ ________________________ La Luz-La Cruz mining area_ _____________j______ La Cruz
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“new” silver mineral specimens on the market. Only Mexico, Peru, and, to a lesser extent, Kazahkstan have...Himmelsfurst, and the Elizabeth. In 1521, Spain conquered Mexico, and the world’s economy changed forever. In a...fabulously rich silver deposits at Taxco, Pachuca, Zacatecas, Fresnillo, and Guanajuato were discovered. In...World will never be known, but from 1500 to 1800 Mexico had probably produced one-third of the total silver...developments in silver mining occurred at Pachuca, Mexico. In 1550, a merchant from Seville named Bartolome
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epithermal Ag–Au–Cu–Pb–Zn mineralization in Guanajuato, Mexico Helen Mango & Greg Arehart & Naomi Oreskes & Half...district is one of the largest silver producers in Mexico. Mineralization occurs along three main vein systems...northwest–southeast: the central Veta Madre, the La Luz system to the northwest, and the Sierra system to...metal sulfides (mostly chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, and pyrite), and electrum. There is a broad...places, boiling. Keywords Guanajuato . Epithermal . Mexico . Fluid inclusions . Stable isotopes Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization associated with the Laramide magmatic arc of Mexico Martı́n Valencia-Moreno, Antoni Camprubı́, Lucas...mineralization associated with the Laramide magmatic arc of Mexico, Ore Geology Reviews (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev...mineralization associated with the Laramide magmatic arc of Mexico SC RI MartĂ­n Valencia-Morenoa*, Antoni CamprubĂ­b...deposits are widespread through most northwestern Mexico, particularly in Sonora and Sinaloa, in the northwestern...that extends from southwestern USA to southern Mexico. The copper mineralization is clearly linked to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ite veins and breccias, (2) quartz (calcite)-sphalerite-galena ± chalcopyrite ± pyrite veins and breccias...primary metallic minerals are pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena; gangue minerals are mainly quartz...LV fluid inclusion assemblages in quartz and sphalerite indicate that the veins were mainly formed at...Coexisting LV, VL, and V inclusions in quartz and sphalerite provide evidence for boiling in ore-stage breccia...H). Sulfide (pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and sphalerite) content of the veins and adjacent wall-rock
Catalog/List
COMPANY 2 Fl/R. ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~enish-gray to reddish-brown...crystalled on limonit'e ...................... . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela White to very pale...crystal groups on limonite .................. . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow....... . Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine --=.rransparent micro crystals on limonite gossen...silicate' Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite .
Report (volume)
Bulletin 935-C TIN DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO BY WILLIAM F. FOSHAG AND CARL FRIES, JR. Geologic...................................... Los Cabires mine.................................. Hidalgo.................... Queensland mine................................... El Santin mine..........................Paso de Sotos and Teocaltiche....... Los Amigos mine................................... III 113 113...Continued. Zacatecas............................................. Deposits west of the city of Zacatecas....
Report (issue)
Geology—Mexico. 2. Geology, Structural—Mexico. 3. Faults (Geology)—Mexico. 4. Ore deposits—Mexico. I. Alaniz-Álvarez...The evolution of Middle America and the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean Sea region during Mesozoic time: Geological...Tectonostratigraphic Terranes and Tectonic Evolution of Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 278...deposits (e.g., Fresnillo and Juani- 3 cipio, Zacatecas; Cananea and Nacozari, Sonora; see also Staude...Durango SW 40 Es Mazatlán Tertiary faults Zacatecas Te ca Za lim it o fO axa quia Zac. 25 rit
Catalog/List
78-79 79 79 79 VANADINITE specimen from the Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona GLOBES AND ATLASES...CATALOGUE. 2 ADAl\llITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina O juela. ïżœen-gray to red-brown...crystalled on limonite, rich . . .. .... . . ..... . . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...radial groups . .... .. . CUPROADAMITE ( ! I I Mexico Durango. Mapimi, mina Ojuela. 1, ïżœe blue to steel-blue...50 ADAM1TE from mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Lime-yellow orthrhom bic- xls on limonitic smithsonite
Catalog/List
Back Cover COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal...Fl/R. MM LB. ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown...crystalled on limonite, rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...crystal FI. 1. 00 groups on limonite ................ Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow... Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite CUPROADAMITE Mexico Durango, Mapimi
 
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