Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Polybasite, Proustite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Caracoles Group
Associated rockTonalite
AlterationArgillic, Propylitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10057697
MRDS IDTC03327
Alternate namesFlor Del Desierto, Grupo Deseada-Filomena Includes Atacamena, Elena, Carmen, Deseada,, Amazones, La Flor, Resureccion, and Calamena
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.0392, -68.99118
References
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