Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlCu Mineralization Associated With 2 Sets Of Faults Ano Prominent Basal Lst Of Arqueros Fm
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Malachite, Polybasite
GangueBarite, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone,Andesite
Associated rockDacite
StructureNorth-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, N-Trending Anticline And Adjacent Anticlines To E And W. Two Sets Of Faults: Older Strikes Nw, Dips Ne; Younger Strikes N 30 Deg E
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationInfo Not Available
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1825
Identification
Deposit ID10068728
MRDS IDW001968
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.83246, -70.92621
References
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