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Sphalerite from
Santa Rita Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, 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 Santa Rita Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:120729
Long-form Identifier:1:3:120729:3
GUID (UUID V4):4e053587-5017-4d9a-b0e1-bc0cdf2a2ab0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Descubridora Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) San Felipe Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Pajaritos Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Carmen Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) San Francisquito Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Convento Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) San Vicente Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Gibraltar Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
0.3km (0.2 miles) Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo 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...Pefioles, Compafiia Minera Fresnillo, and Compania Santa Rosalia, who allowed me to photograph, gather samples
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ASSOCIATED WITH PYROMETASOMATIC ZINC DEPOSITS IN MEXICO AND NEW MEXICO BY VICTOR T. ALLEN AND JOSEPH J. FAHEY ABSTRACT...pyroxenes and amphiboles from zinc mines in Mexico and New Mexico. These analyses indicate that the characteristic...zinc deposits examined by the writers in Mexico and New Mexico are manganoan hedenbergite and manganoan...temperature at which andradite from the Pewabic mine loses its birefringence on heating, the early stage...a calcium pyroxene. The sulfide ore minerals, sphalerite and pyrite, and also some magnetite are later
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GroundhogVein System, Central Mining District, New Mexico MARK A. HAWKSWORTH FMC Gold Company,600 Van Dreff...Polymetallicveinandskarnorebodies in the Groundhog mine,Centraldistrict,New Mexico, producedmorethan $590 millionin silver...mainstagebasemetal mineralization,consistingdominantlyof sphalerite,galena,chalcopyrite,and pyrite. Sphaleriteis...peripheralpartsof the district. Introduction Silver City, New Mexico (Fig. 1), is significantfrom RECENTstudiesof major...zonation of alteration and mineral Gr•.•,•og RITA GROUNDHOG •'-•SANTA STOCK compositions in the Groundhogvein
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for ore shoots in the Southwest and northern Mexico are described. Safe generalizationson criteria...STATES. Hanover, New Mexico. The sphalerite ore bodiesat Hanover,New Mexico,occurin an environmentof...mainly and.radite, epidote,salite,2 magnetite,sphalerite,ilvaite and pyrrhotite. The ore is low in copper...equivalentmetoreor oxidized capping.3 are common. The Pewabic mine "ore lens" ore body of low grade ore with abundantpyrrhotite...crop. The oneknowncaseof outcroppifig massive sphalerite orewas overlookeduntil •927 . Most of the local
Report (volume)
Director Bulletin 859 GEOLOGY OF THE SANTA RITA MINING AREA NEW MEXICO BY A. C. SPENCER AND SIDNEY PAIGE...and granodiorite porphyry____'________________ Santa Rita stock._____________________________________ Hanover-Fierro..._----_-_-_Ores of disseminated chalcocite at Santa Rita---__--_------------Veins..---------------.--_-------------...Geologic map of Santa Rita quadrangle, New Mexico. __ In pocket. 2. Structure sections of Santa Rita quadrangle...Columnar section of formations in and near the Santa Rita area._________________________________________________
Book (edition)
SILVER CITY SANTA RITA HURLEY NEW MEXICO Scenic Trips to the Geologic Past Series: No. I - Santa Fe, New...New Mexico No. 2 - Taos-Red River - Eagle Nest, New Mexico, Circle Drive No. 3 - Roswell- Capitan - Ruidoso...Park, New Mexico No. 4 - Southern Zuni Mountains, New Mexico No. 5 - Silver City-Santa Rita-Hurley, New...New Mexico Additional copies of these guidebooks are available, for 25 cents, from the New Mexico Bureau...Station, Socorro, New Mexico. HO: FOR THE GOLD AND SILVER MINES OF NEW MEXICO Fortune hunters, capitalists
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)
retrograde mineral stages. In a few areas (e.g. Naica, Mexico) intermittent boiling of ore solutions occurs...500~50°C T D = 565°C (one only) Temperature (3) Santa Rita, NM, USA Non-Porphyry Cu type (4) Hozumi + Sakae...= 2 6 3 2 0 ° C deposits; Agakane TH = 230-290°C mine, Iwate Prefecture, TH = 210-240°C Japan Cu Fe (2)...>26(BO) N TF = 4W550"C (20) Zimapan, Hidelgo Mexico Pb, Zn (Ag) TH = 171-220°C TF = 2 W 1 5 " C TH...= 237-369°C TF = 119-379°C (18) Naira mine, Chihuahua, Mexico Pb, Zn, Ag S26(BO) &26(BO) 1@14(FPD)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SantaMaria, VelardefiaMining District, Durango, Mexico ALLEN L. GILMER,* KENNETH F. CLARK, Departmentof...de C.V., Unidad Velarder•a, Velarder•a,Durango, Mexico JUANI. FIGUEROAS., ServiciosIhdustriales Petioles...Petioles,S.A. de C. V., Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico AND ELISE W. PORTER 5321 Tartan Lane, Columbus, Ohio 43228...principalmines,the LosAzulesmine and the SantaMaria mine, both located within the northeastern flank of the...domeincludepyrite, pyrrhotite,arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite,andgalena.Minor sulfidesare boulangerite andfreibergite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
APRIL 1860 HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AT SANTA RITA, NEW MEXICO BY PAUL F. KERR, J. L. KULP, C. MEADE PATTERSON...Quartz diorite silis 285 Hanover intrusive 287 Santa Rita intrusive 288 Description 288 Sequence of crystallization...to igneous intrusion . . 301 Structure in the Santa Rita intrusive. . . 302 Mineral deposits 304 Types...Molybdenum 310 Zinc 310 Hydrothermal alteration 310 Santa Rita intrusive 310 General description 310 Areas of...325 Relation of ore deposition to alteration in Santa Rita stock 326 Ore genesis 331 Hornblende porphyry
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...(hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected in 1958;...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken...Cerussite twins on matrix, 6.5 cm, from the Grand Reef mine, Aravaipa district, Graham County, Arizona. Ken
Report (issue)
TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY and · SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO SECTION American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical...· Jr., Treasurer OFFICERS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO SECTION, AIM&ME Joseph H. Taylor, Chairman Ira...Texas G~ological Society and the Southwestern New Mexico Section, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical...Features of Region Central Mining D.istrict, New Mexico .. (By.. ..S... G... .. . . ..and.. .. .. .. ...• . • • • . • • • • • ... .. Geolog of the Santa Rita Area • • • • Introduction . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alteration or contactmetamorphism. In the Hanover, New Mexico, district of "contact metasomatic"Zn-Cu deposits...margins of the San Franciscodel Oro district, Chihuahua, Mexico, the gradient of Zn content from the veins...contactmetamorphic type (Hanover,New Mexico),a veintype (San Francisco del Oro, Chihuahna Mexico), and a Mississippi Valley...Mining district, is locatedin southwestern New Mexico in Grant County about 130 miles northwestof E1... 119). Although the porphyry copperdepositof Santa Rita is nearby,the depositsof particularinterestto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
06:44 16 April 2015 Minerals of the Ground Hog Mine GRANT COUNTY Even though some of its dumps can still...micromounter, the fine specimens for which this mine became famous can now only be found in collections...Tyrone, New Mexico 88065 All photos by author and of author’s specimens THE GROUND HOG MINE IS LOCATED...town of Bayard in Grant County, New Mexico. Even though the mine has been a steady producer of lead and...mining activity at what would become the Ground Hog mine began on the San Jose claim in 1869 (Lasky 1936)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in mlflde minerals fromthe Central district, New Mexico and the Bin&am district, Utah* ARTHUR W. ROSE...Pennsylvania (Received 10 June 1966) A~halcopyrite and sphalerite (373 samples) from a variety of ore types in...in sulfides. BURNFKAManalyzed chalcopyrite and sphalerite from a large number of ore deposits in southwestern...southwestern United States and northern Mexico and showed that the trace element concentrations could be contoured...Two mining districts, the Central district in New Mexico and the Bingham (West Mountain) district in Utah
Book
MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Sine —_—< ¢ te om At _SHT 40 MADIASIMA ...MINERALS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RIFT (COLORADO-NEW MEXICO) Richard Walker Holmes and Marrianna B. Kennedy...minerals of the Great American Rift (Colorado-New Mexico). Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Mines and...resources—Colorado. 2. Mines and mineral resources—New Mexico. I. Kennedy, Marrianna B. II. Title. III. Title:...enter must be obtained to prevent trespass. Old mine workings are dangerous and entering underground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluid Evolution in the Groundhog Mine, Central Mining District, New Mexico LAWRENCE D. MEINERT GeologyDepartment...andPb/Agratiosall increase toward the distal southwestend of the mine where highestZn, Pb, and total metal grades also...abundantandpyroxenoid locallybeginsthezonationsequence. Sphalerite-galena-pyrite-quartzcarbonateare presentin all...pyroxenoid,ilvaite, amphibole,chlorite, carbonate,and sphalerite,are enrichedin manganese. Pyroxenebecomesmore...1) approximately 25 km eastof Silver City, New Mexico, in a regioncontaininga variety of porphyrycopper
Catalog/List
Q:Jartz, & Calc~te xls; 4.2x2.Bx2.7-S35.0J M258. Naica, Chihuahua, f•lexico; nice! pale bluis'l translucent...L;x3.:;x7.700 ARSENDPYRJTE: M187. Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico; (a) lustrous grou~ ·f xl~ to .. ~~. no matrix...Chrysocollc': 2.6. 2x1-$5.00 AUTUNITE:M95. Oaybreak Mine, Spokane, Washington; (a) 4 xls & grou;:.is, 1-1...yellow tabular xls to 3.5 cm, rich MB5. Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; (a) translucent...terminati ~n; 3.4x·:. 3x0. 7-$10.00 ~fl'lapid, Ourango, Mexico; ( a) nice pale bl uish tabular xls to 2. 2 cm
Report (volume)
THE BAYARD AREA, CENTRAL MINING DISTRICT, NEW MEXICO BY SAMUEL G. LASEY Prepared in cooperation with...STATE BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MINES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...production..-..-____.._-_--_____--_____________ Mine workings-------------------------------------------Geology...mine________-----_ -_--_--------------------_ Owl mine and vicinity_______--_--- .__--_-_____-____---__-_...mine_-___-__----_----_-_---------------------Lost Mine and Gold Spot claims.__-_--___-__---__-____-_-___--_
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold, smoky quark, and turquoise specimens, New Mexico boasts an array of mineral species. RAMON S. DEMARK...New Mexico 87110 THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEX is to provide a comprehensive listing of New Mexico mineral-specimen...to compile all of the mineral occurrences in New Mexico-a venture of that magnitude is beyond the scope...Minerals of New Mexico is the basic reference for locations. Abstracts from the New Mexico mineral symposia...(1979-91), some of which have been published in New Mexico Geology, were also extensively used for current
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
METALS DISTRIBUTION IN THE AND SANTA MOUNTAINS, GENESIS OF RITA-PATAGONIA ARIZONA. • FRANK C....LOCATION. The Santa Rita and Patagonia mountains are situated in southern Arizona in Pima and Santa Cruz counties...is knownas the Santa Rita and that to the south as the Patagonia M.ountains. SANTA RITA-PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS... ARIZONA. 239 The mountainsare drained'bythe Santa Cruz River, whichflows northward into the Gila...instances, as at the 240 FRANK C. SCHRADER. Flux mine,nearPatagonia, andat the Duquesne-Washington camp
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1966; Allcock, 1978, 1982). Two Stratigraphy of the mine area stagesof sulfidemineralizationfollowed skarn...Formation: The Cap Bon Ami Formation cropsout near the mine where it is 910 to 1,220m thick. It consistsof evenly...Grande Gr•ve Formation is 580 to 675 m thick in the mine area and servesas the hostrock for the upper- most(A...molybdenite+ pyrite + chalcopyrite Metamorphismin the mine area veins $b: quartz q- anhydrite q- pyrite q-...= pyrrhotite, py = pyrite, qtz = quartz, sp-- sphalerite FLUID COMPOSITION& ORIGIN,MINES GASPI•,QUEBEC
Book (edition)
org/details/mineralsofnewmexOOnort MINERALS OF NEW MEXICO Before all things, there which has them and...1933 MINERALS of New Mexico STUART A. NORTHROP University of Mew Mexico PROPERTY OF HBSIER JR...UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS ALBUQUERQUE © 1944. 1959. UNIVERSITY OFNEW MEXICO PRESS ALL RIGHTS...BOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRINTING PLANT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, U. S. A. FOR IVAH 1...of New Mexico mineralogy and mining 3 5 Prehistoric utilization of minerals New New Mexico under
 
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