Description
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, CONSISTS OF 2 MINERALIZED SECTORS
Ore controlMineralization Mostly Confined To "Serie Andesita Eogena"
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Kaolin, Quartz, Zoisite
Geology
Host rockDacite · Transported & Morainal Material;Schist And Graywacke, Piltriquitron Series
Associated rockDiorite,Siltstone,Granite · Andesite, Serie Andesita Eogena;Plutonic Rocks, Granite, Granodiorite And Diorite;Piltriquitron Series, Schist, Graywacke
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, Extensive Faulting E And W Of Mineralized Area, Some Local Folding
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration, Propilitization And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10068821
MRDS IDW002079
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-42.1643, -71.04946
References
ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRECCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P. 53 (SPANISH)ANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. I: LA PLATA, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, 391 P.