Canar
Occurrence

Pilzhum

Canar, Ecuador
SilverGoldLeadZincCopperBarium-BariteBismuth
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Enargite, Freibergite, Galena, Proustite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Tarqui Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureN-S And E-W Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1800
Identification
Deposit ID10063790
MRDS IDTC37776
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-2.6405, -78.77201
References
GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 64, P. 458-468.PALADINES, P.A., SAN MARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16.STOLL, W.C., 1962, NOTES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 57 (5), P. 799-808.DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1975, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, CANAR (HOJA 72), SCALE 1:100,000.CIMRIMAPA GEOLOGICO-HOJA 72 (1975).