 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE GEOLOGY & MINERALS OF Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Downloaded by [The University of British Columbia]...Columbia] at 18:18 29 October 2014 MEXICO PETER K. M. MECAW IMDEX Inc. P.O. Box 65538 Tucson, Arizona 85728...Figure 1. Map of Mexico showing the lacation of Cerro de Mercado in the state of Durango and other igneous-associatediron...deposits of Mexico. err0 de Mercado, also known as Iron Mountain, Cerro Mercado, and Cerro del Mercado (Zubiria...northern outskirts of Durango City, of . capital the state of Durango, Mexico (fig. 1). This legendary |  | | Journal (issue) | | localities: The Trucco mining district, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico ......................................mineral localities: The Refugio mine, Municipio de Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico ................................Wilson Jlerro de Jllercado Famous mineral localities: Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico ................Ferry ~alace of Jlline_s The Palace of Mines in Mexico City .................................... .497...Smithsonite, 4 cm wide, from the Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. William Dameron collection; Jesse Fisher |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | VolcanogenieIron Oxide Deposits,Cerro de Mereado and Vicinity, Durango, Mexico JAMESI. LYONS* Departmentof...Abstract The iron depositsof the DurangoCity, Mexico,areawere formedby subaerialvolcanic processes duringa...extrusiveactivitywasconcurrentwith the eruptionof the Mercado Iron Member. Both unitsprecededthe eruptionof a...The Mercado Iron Member of the Cacaria Formation consists of seven facies variations. The Cerro de Mereadoiron..., laminatedfine-grainedsandymagnetiteabovethe martite, (3) a blockyfacies--unlaminated sandymagnetitematrix |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/chemgeo A precise 40Ar–39Ar reference age for the Durango apatite (U–Th)/He and fission-track dating standard...Austin, TX 78712, USA New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Institute of Mining and...accepted 7 October 2004 Abstract The distinctive Durango apatite is widely distributed as a reference material...the Cerro de Mercado open-pit iron mine, located in the northern portion of Durango City, Mexico. It...– 39Ar; (U–Th)/He; Apatite; Durango, Mexico 1. Introduction The Durango apatite is a distinctive lemon-yellow |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | having similar Nd (⫺1.7 to ⫺2.4). At Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico, all assemblages analyzed in this...Youngest of the four at about 30 Ma is Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico, where Fe oxide mineralization is...complex and Cortez Mountains (Nevada), and Cerro de Mercado (Durango). Also illustrated is the general distribution...zoned magnetite–apatite deposit at the Pea Ridge mine where the most extensive studies have been carried...(Johnson and Barton, 1997). 2.3. Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico Tertiary (30 Ma) apatite-bearing iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STRUCTURAL ORE DEPOSITS TEODORO ENVIRONMENT OF MEXICO.* OF THE FLORES2 CONTENTS. PAGE Abstract... 105 105 Brief geologicand orogenichistory of Mexico ............................ 106 Precambrian....................................... Cerro de Mercado, Durango ........................................Acting Director, Instituto de Geologia, Universidad Naeional Aut6noma de M•xieo, M•xieo, D.F. 105 106...gold-bearing. Ore depositscontainingonly iron are rare in Mexico. Most of Mexico's iron depositswere formed either |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuaryFebruary: Wulfenite and mimetite. San Francisco mine, Sonora. Mexico. Shirley Fiske specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...photo. March/April: Gold, Mystery wind mine, California. Pacific Mineral Museum specimen, Mark Mauthner...Silver with calcite, Southwest orebody, White Pine mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan. Lance Hampel specimen...July/August: Sphalerite with pyrite and calcite, Portland mine, Ouray County, Colorado. Barbara Muntyan specimen...SeptemberlOctober: Calcite with hematite inclusions, Lei Ping mine, Guiyang, Hunan Province, China. Werner Lieber specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure 1. Fluorapatite, 5.3 cm high, Cerro Mercado, Durango, Mexico. Kerith Graeber specimen, Jeff Scovil...crystal (dodecahedral morphology), 1 cm, Barton Hill mine, Mineville, New York. New York State Museum specimen...Kiruna-type deposits is that found at Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico (Megaw 1999). Here, the iron oxide...magnetite, but most has subsequently oxidized to form “martite,” a pseudomorphic replacement of magnetite by hematite...Although it has produced many nice martite specimens, Cerro de Mercado is famous for its abundant, gemmy |  | | Report (issue) | | 7 cm tall) and cut (24.61 carats) Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico John Lucking collection, Jeff Scovil... Werner's apatite samples originated in the tin mine in the town ofEhrenfriedersdorfin the Erzgebirge...Mimetite; San Francisco Mine, Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico Pyromorphite; Les Farges Mine, Correze, France Fluorapatite...Fluorapatite, 3 cm tall; Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil Fluorapatite in Calcite; Liscombe Property...a large quantity of hydroxylapatite at the Sapo Mine, Minas Gerais Brazil (Menezes 2009) (see page 54) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Magnetite Zinc Corporation of America Mine No. 4, St. Lawrence County, New York T he technological...recent decades have come not from a New York iron mine but from one of its interesting zinc mines. One...fine specimen from the Zinc Corporation of America mine No. 4 at Balmat. Magnetite is one of many black...minerals after magnetite have also been described. Martite is a well-known pseudomorph of hematite after magnetite...several stand out. The famous Tilly Foster iron mine near Brewster, Putnam County (see Cook 2008 and |  | | 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...Nostrand Reinhold 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Macmillan of Canada Division of...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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | com/locate/chemgeo Standardless fission-track dating of the Durango apatite age standard Raymond Jonckheere a,b,⁎,...2015 Available online 28 September 2015 Keywords: Durango apatite Standardless fission-track dating Plateau...determining the standardless fission-track age of the Durango apatite. These use the same fossil-track densities...corrections is inconclusive. (2) The plateau age of the Durango apatite is consistent with its apparent fission-track...from partial annealing, although the case of the Durango apatite itself is inconclusive because of its exceptional | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...Nostrand Reinhold 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Macmillan of Canada Division...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...Boletin nuimeros 40 and 41 (Instituto Geoldgico de México, 1922, 1923), has an author been able |  | | 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.................. Los Lamentos District.... Placer de Guadalupe Puerto del Aire District Chihuahua ......El Potosi Mine............. San Antonio Mine....... Cusihuiriachic District..... Barranca de Cobre (Copper |  | | Catalog/List | | CH 1974 1. ADAMITE. Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Specimen A Sharp, light yellowish green, doubly... 7. APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Fowey ';onsols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Small, sharp, ttansparent...2xlt". £1.50. 9. BAYLDONITE. Penberthy Crofts Mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. Rich, apple green crusts...Itxlt". 75p. -2- 10. BEUDANTITE. Penberthy Cro~ts Mine, st. Hilary, Cornwall. Transparent, well formed...'1ssociation. 3x2x2". £3. 15. C SSITEnITE. Giew Mine, Nr. st. Ives, Cornwall. Unusual, vein section consisting |  | Bačík, Peter, Fridrichová, Jana, Štubňa, Ján, Bancík, Tomáš, Illášová, Ľudmila, Pálková, Helena, Škoda, Radek, Mikuš, Tomáš, Milovská, Stanislava, Vaculovič, Tomáš, Sečkár, Peter (2020) The REE-Induced Absorption and Luminescence in Yellow Gem-Quality Durango-Type Hydroxylapatite from Muránska Dlhá Lúka, Slovakia. Minerals, 10 (11) 1001 doi:10.3390/min10111001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Absorption and Luminescence in Yellow Gem-Quality Durango-Type Hydroxylapatite from Muránska Dlhá Lúka, Slovakia...trace-element composition of similar apatites from Durango, Mexico, the REE content in MDL apatite is around ten...Bolivia [11], Canada [12], Iran [13], Namibia [14], Mexico [15]. Some of them also have a cat’s eye effect...gem-quality crystals similar to the famous Durango apatites. Durango apatite is known to mineral collectors...and perfect crystal form. Durango fluorapatite crystals are found in the martite of the ore body in several |  | | Catalog/List | | matrix.~xltxlt". £2.50. 6. ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Nr. Callington, Cornwall. Specimen A - Rich lime...display. 7~x4x2" .£22.00. 10. AZURITE. Ting Tar.g Mine, Gwannap, Cornwall. Rich, Bright blue small sparkling... 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 16. Hilto Mine Scordale was moreland. Sp i en A - Select, creamy...Bxis. £44.00. 8OLEITE. Boleo, Baja California, Mexico. Sky blue single cubic crystals and parts of crystals... 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. CALCITE. Levant Mine, pendeen, Corrwall. Choice, Qustrous creamy coloured |  | | Report (issue) | | Twinning in barbosalite from the Sapucaia pegmatite mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, by M. L. L. Smith________________...geochemistry of fluorapatite from Cerro de Mercado, Durango, Mexico, by E. J. Young, A. T. Myers, E. L...cone (of) . Dacite and 7 possible dacite -, > (de and dc) 7' Dacite and > 7' possible dacite (f Basaltic...Phenocrysts An Total content Total Fa content DACITE (de) 62ABd446*_-. Slightly vesicular porphyritic augite...minerals Glass Total tion Total tion DACITE (de) ._ 7 Au 10 Au 1? .. . ................ 7 |  | | Report (issue) | | Wie inane ene es ere sents Pot aaoaes Ker Cy Se de Pe eee ek Sa cee nN athe crite ea AN Pik 2 A caer...HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...Mercure cataceREE NS (COGS as odiga.c | MRC eon Ca De Re serae HORROR eee es arm MER mae antici AN ORE...185 191 197 pegedtgexi f= or ees pt Dap lami de —~ i Ps, ul ABSTRACT To aid the student of...ips, aii it fo yy aaa wk su te ty j 2UF i ‘de itd Tey wi palTare A iy DPS a iv ieags at vat |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (1983) have suggested an age of 86 + 2 Ma for the De Beers kimberlite, in agreement with the reference...studies. 4.2.3. Durango Apatite. This gem-quality apatite from Cerra de Mercado, Durango, Mexico, has been...The apatite occurs in intimate association with martite ore bodies, within a series of volcanic rocks (latites...0.5 Ma is adopted as the reference age of the Durango Apatite in this study. The sample used was supplied...supplied by W. Birch of the National Museum of Victoria. 4.2.4. Mount Dromedary Igneous Complex. This complex |  | | Catalog/List | | 1966 2 Fl/R ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow prismatic......... Utah Toelle County, Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine ~ransparent micro crystals on gossen with minor...Cornelia mine Sky blue micro xls and coatings on monzonite ... ALABANDITE Mar.ganese sulfide Mexico Puebla...Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo Nearly pure dark brown cubic cleavable mass with green streak ......Derby mine White xlline lamellar mass with minor lepidolite . Virginia Amelia, Rutherford mine !r2 Lustrous |  | | Catalog/List | | Fl/R ALABANDITE Manganese sulfide Mexico Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo ~rly pure dark brown cubic...White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon Nearly pure white xlline...sodium and iron California San Benito River, Gem mine Black prismatic xls imbedded in syenite CROSSITE...iron silicate California San Benito County, Gem mine Compact blue-gray mass with natrolite ..... . GRUNERITE...GRUNERITE Basic iron silicate Michigan Champion, Spons mine White-tan fibrous aggregates in magnetite with stilpnomelane |  | | 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...limonite, rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow... 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | reported that much of the hematite in the orebody is martite, having replaced primary magnetite (Fig. 6c). Dudley...Hematite occurs as the specular variety and as martite replacements of earlier magnetite (Hagni and Brandom...of the magnetite has been partly converted to martite (Dudley and Nold, 2003b). 162 Table 3 Whole...crystalline hematite showing triangular pattern of martite replacement of magnetite. Two shades of gray are...later alteration of some magnetite to hematite (martite) (Dudley, 1998). Through cooling, the system evolved |  | | Catalog/List | | 78-79 79 79 79 VANADINITE specimen from the Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona GLOBES AND ATLASES... 2 ADAl\llITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina O juela. �en-gray to red-brown...on limonite, rich . . .. .... . . ..... . . Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...groups on limonite . .. . .. ... .. ... . lVlexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow prismatic...radial groups . .... .. . CUPROADAMITE ( ! I I Mexico Durango. Mapimi, mina Ojuela. 1, �e blue to steel-blue |
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Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Durango Municipality, Durango, Mexico