Description
Alberto Picchetti
Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Model123: Alluvial placer Sn
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlErosion From Nearby Pircas Sn Deposit
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Gold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Conglomerate · Metamorphic Rocks, Phyllite, Schist, Quartzite, Talc Rock
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Volcanic & Sedimentary Rocks, Sandstone, Dacite Stock Of Cerro Galan, Dikes
StructureHigh Plateau, Undrained Basins, N-Trending Steep Fault Block Ranges And Gentler Anticlinal Structures, Extinct Qat Volcanoes To W., Two Systems Of Faults, Of Ord And Tert Ages Influenced The Course Of The Rio Pircas And Intrusion Of Cerro Galan
Tectonic settingPuna, High Plateau Of Andes
AlterationNo Data Available
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1933-1939
First production1933
Last production1939
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10068836
MRDS IDW002094
Alternate namesSan Marcos
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.69197, -66.48723
References
ANGELELLI, V., FERNANDEZ LIMA, J. C., HERRERA, A., AND ARISTARAIN, L., 1970, DESCRIPCION DEL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: DIRRECION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, P. 67 (SPANISH)TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: DNGM BOL. 187, P. 44-45.ANGELELLI, 1970, REF