Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryNickel, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Goethite, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Harzburgite,Serpentinite
StructureSteeply Dipping Ne Shear Zones And Faults
AlterationOxidation: Gossan 1-15 M Thick
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10061550
MRDS IDTC34461
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.32829, -69.35586
References
PAGE, N.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 1993.ANGELLI, VICTORIA, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 163-166.VILLAR, L.M., SEGAL, S.J., AND PAGE, N.J., 1991, PRESENCIA DE PLATINOIDES EN LA FRANJA MAFICO ULTRAMAFICO DE LA CORDILLERA FRONTAL DE MENDOZA, ARGENTINA. SU SIGNIFICADO: 6TH CONGRESO GEOLOGICO DE CHILE, ACTAS, RESUMENES EXPANDIDOS, V. 1, P./ 688-692.CIMRIPAGE (1993)