Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Metavolcanic Rock · Caballape Formation;Grupo Carichapo
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite · Vuelvan Caras Pluton
AlterationSericitization, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10067007
MRDS IDTC50038
Alternate namesEl Purgatorio
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates7.18927, -60.69046
References
SARDI AND OTHERS, 1987.VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324.CIMRI