Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockAndesite
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10065743
MRDS IDTC41137
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-9.12715, -77.39336
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 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).