Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marmatite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Iron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAndesite
StructureOn W Overturned Limb Of Anticline Whose Beds Strike N20-40w And Dip 40-70 Ne.
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationUp To 10 M Wide Alteration Zone, Silicification; Garnet, Epidote, Wollastonite Developed Near Dikes And Veins.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10065734
MRDS IDTC41125
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.85462, -77.00891
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRI