Description
United Nations & Gov'T Of Argentina
Commodities
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlAssociated With Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Breccia Pipe;Andesite Dikes;Andesite Porphyry;Perm-Tri
StructureSeries Of Fault Blocks, Descending East To West, Nnw-Trending Anticline, Subsidiary Folding On Limbs. 2 Sets Of Faults Strike Nnw And N-S. Intrusive Activity On Eastern Limb Of Anticline
Tectonic settingFrontal Cordillera, Uspallata Graben To East
AlterationIntense Fracturing And Hydrothermal Alteration. Kaolinization, Sericitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10068827
MRDS IDW002085
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-32.03079, -69.58282
References
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, INVESTIGATION OF PORPHYRY COPPER TYPE MINERALIZATION IN THE PROVINCES OF MENDOZA, NEUQUEN, AND SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: NEW YORK UNITED NATIONS, P. 291-2941966 DIREXPL UNITED NATIONS, GOV'T OF ARGENTINASEE UNDP, 1970, REF