Epigenetic, low-temperature, carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Cu-Ba-F-Sr deposits in México: A Mississippi Valley–type classification
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Published:January 01, 2007
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Jordi Tritlla, Gilles Levresse, Rodolfo Corona-Esquivel, David A. Banks, Hector Lamadrid, Julien Bourdet, Porfirio Julio Pinto-Linares, 2007. "Epigenetic, low-temperature, carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn-Cu-Ba-F-Sr deposits in México: A Mississippi Valley–type classification", Geology of Me´xico: Celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Me´xico, Susana A. Alaniz-Álvarez, Ángel F. Nieto-Samaniego
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The low-temperature epigenetic and stratabound Pb-Zn-Cu-Ba-F-Sr–bearing ore deposits enclosed within sedimentary columns historically have been major sources of metals. Exploration companies still find these deposits to be a profitable exploration target due to their simple mineralogy as well as the large tonnage that can present, always considering the mineral districts as a whole.
In northeastern México, several nonmagmatic, low-temperature Pb-Zn-F-Ba deposits have been systematically considered as magmatic-related (skarns, high-temperature replacement deposits, epithermal deposits, etc.). Recently, these deposits have been restudied and placed within a scenario of deep fluid circulation of basinal brines through the Mesozoic sedimentary series, enriched in Ba,...
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Geology of Me´xico: Celebrating the Centenary of the Geological Society of Me´xico

GeoRef
- barite deposits
- base metals
- bitumens
- carbonate platforms
- carbonate rocks
- chronostratigraphy
- Coahuila Mexico
- copper ores
- epigene processes
- fluid inclusions
- fluorspar deposits
- geochemistry
- host rocks
- inclusions
- lead ores
- lead-zinc deposits
- low temperature
- mantos
- Mesozoic
- metal ores
- Mexico
- mineral composition
- mineral deposits, genesis
- mineral exploration
- mississippi valley-type deposits
- ore-forming fluids
- organic compounds
- petroleum
- sedimentary rocks
- stratabound deposits
- stratiform deposits
- strontium ores
- temperature
- tonnage
- water-rock interaction
- zinc ores
- northeastern Mexico