Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10065557
MRDS IDTC40905
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-8.80189, -78.00144
References
BODENLOS, A.J., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1957, BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF THE CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1040, 165PCIMRIBODENLOS AND STRACZEK (1957).