 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Formationin SedimentaryRocksof the Cananea Mining District, Sonora,Mexico LAWRENCE D. MEINERT GeologyDepartment...sedimentary protolith;chertnodulesare rimmedby wollastonite, dolomiteis convertedto massivephlogopite-magnetite...Cananeamining district,locatedin the stateof Sonora,Mexico,approximately160 km southof Tucson,Arizona(Fig...largestminingdistrictin 0561-0128/82/45/919-$152.50 Mexico and has producedmore than 5 billion lb of copperand...E ! ! o "x E o • SKARN FORMATION, CANANEA, MEXICO 921 TABLE1. CananeaMining District Estim |  | | Report (issue) | | deposits of southern Arizona, western New Mexico, and northwestern Mexico constitute one of the most prominent...of porphyry copper deposits of Arizona, Sonora, and New Mexico (Keith and Swan, 1996), includes about...which have been Aerial view of the Cananea copper mine, Sonora Challenge Theme 5. Current and Future...deposits in Arizona and the Cananea and La Caridad deposits in northeastern Sonora (fig. 7–1). The importance...production in Mexico comes from the Borderlands. In addition, production from the border region of Mexico represents |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | llyaltered aluminousor Canada,the UnitedStates,Mexico,Japan,and Korea siliceousrocks,suchas thoseat Cantung(Dick...I!11 • •NAKATATSU •YOSHIOKA PINE CREEK• 11 •CANANEA SKARNTYPES: & % I Cu ß 120 c•14• E - •w...CastingCopper mines(Yerington district),Nevada Caporebasin,Cananea Yeonhwa-I, Yeonhwa-II, and Ulchin mines, Taebaegsan...Australia volume Tin-tungsten Alaska district, Sonora, Mexico Ruth deposit, Robinsonmining (Ely) district...(Atkinson and Einaudi, 1978) 10. Mt. Fubilan (Ok New Mexico (Titley, (Kwak and 1961) Askins,1981) 12. Ban |  | | 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...of those with no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show |  | | 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...would like to thank the director of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum who allowed me to travel extensively | | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hedenbergite wollastonite andradite quartz (b) 18 CaSiO3 +4 F%O4+O2=6 Ca3Fe2Si3012 Wollastonite magnetite...2. For the assemblage andradite-hedenbergite-wollastonite-calcite: D= -0.403; A = 4 1og(XAd/XHd); C =...2. For the assemblage andradite-hedenbergite-wollastonite-quartz: E = 13.98; assemblage E= -17.36; ...as andradite with hedenbergite (and quartz, wollastonite, magnetite or calcite), may help to elucidate...data No Phase 1 Andradite 2 Hedenbergite 3 Wollastonite 4 Pseudowollastonite 5 Magnetite 6 Hematite |  | | 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... SECTION 1 — Highway 15 El Antimonio District Cananea District ...... Arizpe District ........... Nacozari...District..................... Route Map — Central Mexico 45 48-49 51 .51 51 52 SECTION 4 — Highways |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | or pyroxene, less frequently with calcite and wollastonite. Garnet, zircon, scapolite, titanite, muscovite...the Vishnu and Grand Canyon series in western New Mexico and northern Arizona. Emmons2 states that a complex...which later sedimentary and igneous rocks of the Cananea district were superimposed. Emmons3 states that...Darton, "A Reconnaissance of Parts of Western New Mexico and Northern Arizona," Bull 435, U.S. GeologicalSurvey...1910, pp. 14-15. 2 S. F. Emmons, "Cananea Mining District of Sonora," Econ. Geol., V, No. 4 (I9Io), 312- |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY PRELIMINARY DEPOSIT-TYPE MAP OF NORTHWESTERN MEXICO By Kenneth R. Leonard U.S. Geological Survey...Northwestern Mexico Los Gavilanes Tungsten District El Antimonio District Magdalena District Cananea District... Preliminary Deposit-Type Map of Northwestern Mexico Kenneth R. Leonard Introduction The following...economic data on mineral deposits and occurrences in Sonora, North Baja California, South Baja California and...and the northern part of Chihuahua, Mexico. The area is important for the evaluation or mineral deposits |  | | 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) | | as expressed by the development of idocrase, wollastonite, and diopside (Hall and MacKevett 1962; Eastman...SKARN/SKARNOID [ ] QUARTZSYENITE MASSIVEIDOCRASE-WOLLASTONITE FIORNFELS [ ] QUARTZMONZONITE [ ] DIORITE ... \~ \~---- CALC-SILICATEMARBLE [ ] WOLLASTONITE- IDOCRASE HORNFELS ] SILICEOUSHDRNFELS -- ~ ~ CONTACT...grains with inclusions of fine-grained pyroxene, wollastonite, calcite, and quartz. Skarns directly associated...compositions, quite similar to those seen in the Cananea Zn-Cu skarns (Meinert 1982). Synthesis and conclusions |  | | Report (issue) | | Nonfuel Mineral Resources in the United States-Mexico Border RegionA Progress Report on Information Available... Nonfuel Mineral Resources in the United States-Mexico Border RegionA Progress Report on Information Available...Nonfuel mineral resources in the United States-Mexico border region: a progress report on information...Location map showing the area defined as the U.S.-Mexico border region for this report........................... 2-4. Sketch maps of the U.S.-Mexico border region and adjacent areas showing the distribution |  | | Book | | BISBEE° © CANANEA Map of the southwestern United States and adjoining regions of Mexico showing the...Most ern United States and adjoining regions in Mexico. The purpose of this compilation is twofold: first...SETTING . by Harrison A. Scumartt, Silver City, New Mexico 17 Introduction—Scope—Definitions—Previous Work—General...THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT AT SANTA RITA, NEW MEXICO by Artuur W. Rosr, Bear Creek Mining Co., and Witt...GEOLOGY OF THE CANANEA 245 DISTRICT by J. Rusen VELasco, Compania Minera de Cananea, S. A. de CV. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1942;Phan, 1969). The skarnsmay zoneup1961), New Mexico;Kurasai(Tarasov,1966) and Yer- ward and outward...(Shimizuand Iiyama, 1982). TheseZn-Pb skarnde- and Naica, Mexico (Stone,1959), are mined for their positsare distinctfrom...Korea. Fig. 3 as the Central mining district,New Mexico(Hernon and Jones,1968),are mined for their magnetitecontent...Centralminingdistrict,New Total 11.98 11.97 11.91 11.89 Mexico (Lasky, 1942; Lasky and Hoagland,1950; Hernon and...consistsof ferrosalite-wollas- tonite, salite-wollastonite,and hedenbergite-ferrograined,and presumabl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | carried out over with breccia pipes in the Cananea, Mexico, area. the yearsin satisfyingassessment requirementssothat...amountsof Melrosequartz monzoniteare present,wollastonite quartz latite porphyryand diorite. Brecciationconis...difficult but sizesof 30 cm to 3 m are abundantand Wollastonite,which requires lower Xco2 and/or to assign,...clasts. Perry (1961) further theorized that at Cananea, Mexico,the lack of fault zonesthroughthe Tertiary...SanPedroMountains,SantaFe county,New Mexico:Geol. Soc. New Mexico,Spec.Pub. 6, p. 187-191. alterationproductsof |  | Jingwen, Mao, Hongyan, Li, Shimazaki, Hidehiko, Raimbault, Louis, Guy, Bernard (1996) Geology and Metallogeny of the Shizhuyuan Skarn-Greisen Deposit, Hunan Province, China. International Geology Review, 38 (11) 1020-1039 doi:10.1080/00206819709465379 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | grossular-diopside hornfels, wollastonite hornfels, diopside hornfels, wollastonite-vesuvianite hornfels, ...mainly of garnet, pyroxene, vesuvianite, and wollastonite, with interstitial fluorite, scheelite, and...marbles, include grossulardiopside hornfels, wollastonite hornfels, diopside hornfels, wollstonite-vesuvianite...found near the contact zone, whereas wollastonite, wollastonite-vesuvianite, and prehnite-vermiculite...mainly of garnet, pyroxene, vesuvianite, and wollastonite. Garnets contain 16 to 84 mol% andradite (Fig |  | | Report (volume) | | Mex........................................ Cananea, Mexico..............................................Review of mining districts Continued. Nacozari, Mexico...................................................................................... La Dicha, Mexico..................................................Columbia.................................... San Jose, Mexico..................................................mine, Campo Morado, Mexico.............................. Velardefia district, Mexico.................. |  | | Catalog/List | | 1966 2 Fl/R ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc Mexico Durango, Mapimi, Mina Ojuela ~lliant lime-yellow...on monzonite ... ALABANDITE Mar.ganese sulfide Mexico Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo Nearly pure...Pink crystals with lepidolite and quartz ....... Mexico Baja California, San Juan Bautista ~e pinkish-brown...Drusy white xls with cerussite ............. Fl. Mexico Chihuahua, Villa Ahumada, Mina Erupcion Tan-colored...lx3" $. 50, $1. 00, $2. 00, $2. 50, $3. 50, $5. 00 Mexico Durango, Cerro de Mercado ~ght yellow transparent |  | VALLEY, J. W., PEACOR, D. R., BOWMAN, J. R., ESSENE, E. J., ALLARD, M. J. (1985) Crystal chemistry of a Mg-vesuvianite and implications of phase equilibria in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O-CO2. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 3 (2) 137-153 doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.1985.tb00311.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | conditions (XH,O > 0.8). In the presence of wollastonite, Mg-vesuvianite requires very water-rich conditions...Mg-vesuvianite by its decomposition to melilite, wollastonite, monticellite, and/or clinopyroxene. The earlier...given P-T by coexistence with monticellite + wollastonite), and because Mg-vesuvianite may break down...grossular + diopside + wollastonite vesuvianite + quartz = anorthite + diopside + wollastonite + H,O + H,O. ...anorthite + wollastonite will react to form grossular + quartz: anorthite + 2 wollastonite = grossular |  | | Journal (issue) | | silver, 3.2 cm, from the Santa Cruz mine, Durango, Mexico. Collected by Arthur L. Flagg, ca. 1910, when he...CongresoLeón mine, San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Quartz on chrysocolla, 13...the Kelly mine, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. Calcite (cobalt-rich), 16...Hemimorphite, 12 cm, from Guadalupe Victoria, Durango, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. (below) Smithsonite, 12 cm...cm, from the El Refugio mine, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo. 14 Supplement to The Mineralogical |  | | Catalog/List | | ···· 36 2 Fl/R ALABANDITE Manganese sulfide Mexico Puebla, Mina Preciosa Sangue de Cristo ~rly pure...White xlline with cymatolite, good study ... New Mexico Taos County, near Dixon Nearly pure white xlline...Pink crystals with lepidolite and quartz ....... Mexico Baja California, San Juan Bautista Pure pinkish-brown...blue chatoyancy ......... ANTIMONY Native antimony Mexico Chihuahua, Arechuybo ---iuch silvery-white coarse...$2. 50, $3. 50, $5. 00 ......................... Mexico Durango, Cerro de Mercado Bright yellow transparent |  | | Book | | 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals encompass...more directions. br Drusy linarite, Bingham, New Mexico, USA * 9x 75 x 2.cm Arborescent copper, Michigan... San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5 cm Reticulated These minerals form... San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5 cm Magnetism Some minerals react...mineral. For example, manganese in very small Wollastonite, California, USA * 22 x 13 x 6.5 cm quantities |  | | Catalog/List | | Fl/R. MM LB. ADAMITE A basic arsenate of zinc. Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Green-gray to red-brown...crystalled on limonite, rich ................. 1.50 . 25 Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. White-to-pale yellow...crystal FI. 1. 00 groups on limonite ................ Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. Brilliant lime-yellow...Transparent xls on limonite with austinite CUPROADAMITE Mexico Durango, Mapimi, mina Ojuela. -------p;j:fe blue...... ADAMlTE from mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico Lime-yellow orthorhombic xls on limonitic smithsonite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | selectedwere as follows: ( z ) Chalcocitefrom Cananea,Mexico, which had a specificresistanceof about z7...resistance with temperature of (x) chalcocite from Cananea, Mexico; (2) synthetic chalocite and (3) chalcocite...correspondingone in curve 2 (natural chalcocitefrom Cananea,Mexico, and syntheticcuproussulphide,respectively)...basesof the'twomonoclinicpyroxenes diopsideand wollastonite. 526 EUGEN POSNJ'AK,E. T. ALLEN AND H. E |
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