Fortuna Mine, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexicoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fortuna Mine | Mine |
| Fresnillo Municipality | Municipality |
| Zacatecas | State |
| Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° North , 102° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~59km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina La Fortuna
Northernmost shaft in the main Fresnillo District. This shaft accessed the deep Fortuna skarns and associated Cueva Santa Manto
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Axinite Group' Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Peter Megaw |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Peter Megaw |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Axinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)MacDonald, A.J., 1978, The geology and genesis of the Cueva Santa branch silver, lead, zinc manto ore body, Fresnillo Mine, Mexico: Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Toronto, Canada, University of Toronto, 129 p.
MacDonald, A.J., Kreczmer, M.J., and Kesler, S.E., 1986, Vein, manto, and chimney mineralization at the Fresnillo silver-lead-zinc mine, Mexico: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 23, no. 10, p.1603-1614.
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Fortuna Mine, Fresnillo Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexico