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Copper from
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100383
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100383:3
GUID (UUID V4):397bb560-1d4f-44a0-9e72-c5454e578148
Nearest other occurrences of Copper
14.3km (8.9 miles) Pili Mine, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
89.2km (55.4 miles) San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
89.4km (55.5 miles) Morito meteorite, Hidalgo del Parral Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
99.8km (62.0 miles) Tajo Mine, Hidalgo del Parral, Hidalgo del Parral Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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)
Evolution of the Astonishing Naica Giant Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico Iván Jalil Antón Carreño-Márquez...Evolution of the Astonishing Naica Giant Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico. Minerals 2021, 11, 292. https://doi...Engineering, Universidad La Salle Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31625, Mexico; 10307@ulsachihuahua.edu.mx Department...Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua 31136, Mexico; isai.castillo@cimav.edu.mx (I.C.-S.);...Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31125, Mexico; bernardoperez.cazares@gmail.com
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(above left). Fluorite, 5 × 4 cm, from the Navidad mine, Rodeo, Durango. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil...8 cm, from the Segovidad Vein, Santa Barbara, Chihuahua. Peter Megaw specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Mexican...Tucson, Arizona 85728 pmegaw@imdex.com Fluorite Mexico is one of the world’s principal fluorite producers...time to them here. Specimen-quality fluorite from Mexico occurs in a variety of deposit types, spanning...intermediate-temperature epithermal silver-gold-lead-zinc-copper 120 ROCKS & MINERALS Dr. Peter K. M. Megaw is
Catalog/List
cm wide 9 MALACHITE STALACTITE Malachite, a copper carbonate, has always been valued for its vibrant...City”, Malachite Stalactites, Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DRC 36 cm tall x 27 cm... 20 21 SELENITE Selenite from Mexico is a benchmark locality. Mexico represents the finest quality for... transparency. Selenite, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico 36 cm tall x 15 cm wide 24...close to the famous emerald mines of Colombia. The mine owners valued them very highly and would not sell
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...District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine................ San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper Canyon) Batopilas
Catalog/List
mining district has always been the most revered mine for silver in the world. Officially opened in 1623...and the main mine were named for him, “The Kings Mine” (Kongens Grube, His Majesty’s Mine.) The strength...1944–45, Kongsberg Silver Mines. Silver, Kongsberg Mine, Buskerud, Norway 15.3 cm tall x 12.8 cm wide RHODONITE...Mina Mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5.8 cm tall x 7.3 cm wide COPPER Copper, Chengmenshan...Chengmenshan Mine, Jiujiang Co., Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China 12 cm tall x 6.5 cm wide Copper is among the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1002-1034 ORE GENESIS IN THE CHIHUAHUA, NAICA DISTRICT, MEXICO JOHN G. STONE CONTENTS PAGE Abstract.............................. 1010 Structure in mine area Northwest fractures Northeast fractures 1010...1016 1017 Crystalline calcite-sulfidemantos ("copper mantos") ................ 1019 Genesis of the............... Genesisof the primary ores of the Naica district ...................... 1024 1024 1025......................... 1033 ABSTRACT In the Naica miningdistrictof north-centralMexico,pyrometasomatic
Report (chapter)
be the future of the giant gypsum crystals of Naica mine? PAOLO FORTI La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche...paolo.forti@unibo.it Abstract: The mine caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are famous because they host large...large gypsum crystals. Mine works intersected new caves hosting the largest crystals in the world in...dewatering of the mine ceased. This occurred at the end of 2015, so that the lower part of the mine is already...growth. The caves of Naica (Chihuahua, Mexico) are perhaps the most famous mine caves in the world due
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Washington, DC 20513 pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers...Fluorite with sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners...to describe is difficult. The Burnt Hill tungsten mine, York County, New Brunswick, is located in a metamorphic...the greisen and in kaolinite at the Mount Pleasant mine, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, as transparent...specimen from the Faraday (also called the Madawaska) mine, located near Bancroft, Hastings County, Ontario
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LIMESTONE-REPLACEMENT FLUIDS FOR CHIMNEY ORES IN MEXICO FREDERICK M. HAYNES* AND STEPHEN E. KESLER Departmentof...chimneyand manto limestone-replacementdeposits of Mexico that quartz is not a commonganguephase.However...workin sphaleriteandcoevalganguefluoriteandcal(Naica,SantaEulalia,andZimapan). cite at Providencia(Sawkins...percentNaCI salinity.Our own reconnaissance meadepositsof Mexico (Fig. 1) occur within the Mesa surementsof Zimapaninclusions...Cre- associatedwith skarn-sulfideassemblages at Naica taceousage and older, intrudedby Tertiary granitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Carbonate-HostedAg-Pb-Zn(Cu) Depositsof Northern Mexico PETERK. M. MEGAW, JOAQUINRUIZ, AND SPENCERR. TITLEY...Evidencefor boilinghasnot been reported. The skarnoresof Naica,Concepciondel Oro, andVelardefiashowtight clusteringof...strongmagmaticcomponentin the mineralizingfluids at Naica, Concepciondel Oro, and Velardefia,but SantaEulalia...carbonate-hostedAg-Pb-Zndepositsoccurin northern Mexico. Many have been in productionsince the 1600sandhavesupplieda...districtsdiscussed containedmorethan 1856 N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS 1857 a half million
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Distinct,SalineHydrothermalSolutions, Naica Mine, Chihuahua,Mexico ROBINJ. El•wooi), ST•.VH•.NE. K•-SLEI•...K•-SLEI•,ANI) PAULL. CLOKE Abstract Naica is a chimney-manto, limestone-replacement, skarn-sulfidedeposittypical...depositedthroughoutlate skarn and mostsulfidemineralizao tion at Naica providethe first direct observationsof main-stagefluids...salinitieslargely between5 and 22 95 clear. The Naica deposit (Fig. 1) providesa unique opportunityto...related to the probable magmatic parent of the Naica deposit. $karn minerals present thoughout much of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“la Cueva de las Espadas” (Cave of Swords), Naica, Mexico Isaí Castillo-Sandoval 1 & Luis E. Fuentes-Cobas...The Cave of Swords was discovered in 1910 at Naica, Chihuahua, México. During the last century, human presence...correspond to minerals that were abundantly present in Naica ore deposit before any anthropogenic activity. The...Swords were not produced by human presence. Keywords Naica . Impurities on gypsum . Synchrotron radiation techniques...discovered in 1910 at Naica mine. This cave is located 120 m below one of Naica mine entrances (García-Ruiz
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)
the Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri: Character, Mine Distribution, Paragenetic Position, Trace Element...occurrence. This communication discusses their character, mine distribution, paragenetic position, trace element...galena occurrences in Germany, Bulgaria, Russia, Mexico, and notes their occurrence at the Pine Point District...Northwest Territories of Canada and at the Black Cloud mine in Colorado. Flat, platy galena crystals have been...in the Gonderbach Ag mine in NW Germany, the Dalnegorsk Pb-Zn (skarn deposit) mine in SE Russia, the Madan
Book (volume)
eas ,Pak i s t an 5”wi dex41/ 2”t al l 5 6 Copper Mas sCons ol i dat edMi ne,But l erLode, Ont onagonCo...Mahar as ht r a,I ndi a 6”wi dex4”t al l 33 34 Copper Phel psDodgeChi noMi ne, Gr antCo. ,NewMex i c...i Dept . ,Bol i v i a 8”wi dex6”deep 41 42 Copper" spi nel t wi ns" RayMi ne, Mi ner al Cr eekDi...Guerrero, Mexico, 4 (on Epidote) Mun. Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz, Mexico, 49 La Sopressa Mine, Amatitlan...Amatitlan, Guerrero, Mexico, 57 (on Quartz with Prehnite) Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia
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
Catalog/List
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. -2BARYTES. Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, westmoreland. ~ single glassy transparent...pinkish Granite. ltxltxlt"- £2.50. BORNITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne Cornwall. A pure, purply, tarnished metallic...the higher workings of the Mine. 2xltxlt". £1.50. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Select... . 3x2xlt". £8.00. ' . . BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Metallic grey slightly tarnfshed...•. BROCHANTITE. Blanchard Claims, Bingham, New Mexico, U.S.A. Light green, silky, -needly crystals encrusting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gigantic gypsum crystals within hypogenic caves (Naica mine, Mexico)? Paolo S. Garofalo a,⁎, Mattias B. Fricker...r a c t Three hypogenic caves within the Naica mine of Mexico (Cueva de los Cristales — CLC, Ojo de la...from cave and mine gypsum indicates surprisingly that climatic changes occurring at Naica could have controlled...two fluids, generated at different depths of the Naica drainage basin, determined the stable supersaturation...combination of geological and geochemical factors of Naica suggests that other hypogenic caves found elsewhere
Journal (issue)
June 1963 CONTENTS NAICA AND ITS CAVE OF THE SwoRDS-Paul W. Johnson "SULFUR HOLE" - William P. Moller...Coldornio T H E NAICA mining district i s i n the Sierra de Naica, Municipio of Saucillo, Chihuahua. The turn-off...turn-off for Naica is approximately 68 miles north. of Hidalgo de) Parral, or 71 miles south of Chihua­...amounts of gold, copper, and mercury. Like many mining districts in Mexico, Naica was at one time divided...Currently the mine is divided into two parts on the basis of different owner­ ship: 1 . the Naica mine, including
Journal (issue)
KHURSHEED DINSHAW NEVADA PATENT MINE 34 United States’ only active azurite mine. STUART “TATE” WILSON Regular...Azuritecredit) with Malachite,. (photo Milpillas Mine, Mexico : ARKENSTONE specimen now in the Jeff Kremer...of Tiffany Stone are no longer available from the mine at Delta Utah, even though the beryl content is... Mexican miners working underground at Ojuela mine circa 1908. Note safety equipment of the day. IMAGE...have Mexico become a reliable source of mineral specimen wealth – and periodic surprises. Mexico is a
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Depositsin Trans-Pecos Texasand Northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico.Basement, Igneous,andSedimentary Sources...northeast-trending zonethroughTrans-Peeos TexasandChihuahua, Mexico,are lessradiogenic thanPhanerozoie andPrecambrian... Similar,butlarger,deposits at SantaEulalia, Chihuahua, containa mixtureofPbfromat leasttwosources. It...ore-formingmineralsfrom Trans-Pecos Texasand adjacentChihuahua,Mexico (Fig. 1). their sources for two reasons: Twenty-ninenewanalyses... PbISOTOPESOF OREDEPOSITS,TEXAS& CHIHUAHUA,MEXICO 935 I New Mexico !• •,-• _• Texas E! Paso q-
Catalog/List
Calcite. 2xl". £4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...2xl~1~·". £16.50. 5. ARSENOPYRITE. Parrall, Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine, bright, sharp silvery crystals to It"...display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal...Specimen B - Itxlxi". £2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal...specimen. ~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous
 
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