Description
U.N. Development Program
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryBismuth, Nickel, Cobalt, Tin, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlImpregnations Of Sulfides In Acid Silicified Volcanics And Breccia.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GanguePyrite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Dacite,Andesite · Tarqui Formation
StructureAzuay Horst, Sub Horizontal Strata Cut By Normal Faults.
Tectonic settingOn Se Part Of Horst, Limited To North By Canar Fault Zone And To The East By Inter-Andean Graben.
AlterationStrong Silicification Of Volcanic Tuff Breccia, Amorphous To Chalcedonic.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10063847
MRDS IDTC37864
Alternate namesProyecto San Fernando
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-3.06243, -79.2123
References
GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, AN EXHALATIVE VOLCANIC IRON SULFIDE STRATABOUND DEPOSIT NEAR SAN FERNANDO, AZUAY PROVINCE ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67(4), P. 469-480.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.INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67(4), P. 458-468.CIMRI