Leonera Mine, Jalpa, Jalpa Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexicoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Leonera Mine | Mine |
Jalpa | - not defined - |
Jalpa Municipality | Municipality |
Zacatecas | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° North , 103° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~23km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
14163
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14163:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7907e91c-1277-4db2-931d-5af0b152041e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Leonora Mine
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Mina la Leonera, Zacatecas, MΓ©xico
N-S striking, steeply west-dipping veins cutting a basement of metamorphic rocks including schist, serpentine and limestone overlain by trachyte porphyry and diorite. Upper levels oxidized to bromian chlorargyrite and native silver, deeper levels dominated by acanthite, stephanite and pyrargyrite wity local jalpaite. Grades ranged from tens to thousands of ounces per ton.
Note: Mis-spelled as 'Leonora mine' in Panczner
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
β Jalpaite (TL) Formula: Ag3CuS2 Type Locality: |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Jalpaite (TL) | 2.BA.45 | Ag3CuS2 |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | β Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
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