| Location: | Jalisco, Mexico, North America |
| Lat / long: | 20.16728, -103.80044 |
| dep_id: | 60001058 |
| mrds_id: | MX13000 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Mercury |
| Minor mineral: | Copper |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | STOCKWORK, BRECCIA |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| alteration: | METALS ORIGINALLY DEPOSITED AS SULFIDES AND ALTERED TO CHLORIDES BY SURFACE WATERS |
| conc_proc: | METASOMATIC WIDING AND REPLACEMENT ALONG THIN CRACKS. |
| ore_ctrl: | CONJUGATE SYSTEM OF SMALL FRACTURES IN THE LIMESTONE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO FOLDING OF SAME. |
| Structure: | ROUGHLY MONOCLINAL, NO BIG FAULTS OR FRACTURES. LIMESTONE MAY BE FOLDED. |
| References: |
- VILLARELLO, J.D., 1903, DESCRIPCION DE LOS CRIADEROS DE MERCURIO DE CHIQUILISTLAN (JALISCO): MEM. DE LA SOC. CIENT. ,ANTONIO ALZATE, V. 20, PP. 389-397.
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