Description
Early Spaniards
Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSedimentary Bedding Of Upper Paleozoic Age (Phyllite And Metavolcaniclastic Rocks)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock,Phyllite · Mucuchachi Formation-Phyllite, Metavolcaniclastic Rocks
Associated rockGranite
StructureN 40 Deg E Folding Of Mucuchachi Formation; Caricuenca (Strike N65e, Dip 23sw) And Monsilvenia (Strike N30e, Dip 13sw) Faults, Regional Foliation And Related Shearing And Small-Scale Drag Folding Associated With Regional Dynamic Metamorphism And Later Cross Faults
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationThe Rocks Show Intense Alteration Caused By Hydrothermal Fluids And Fumarolic Gases That Formed Biotite, Chlorite, Margarite, And Sericite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1966
Discovery year1672
Identification
Deposit ID10068842
MRDS IDW002100
Alternate namesLas Tapias, De Lima No
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates8.35116, -71.88295
References
MOYA R., E.A., 1973, EXPRESION GEOGUIMICA DEL Y ACIMIENTO LIMA NO 2, BAILADORES, MERIDA, (ABSTRACT), II CONGR. LATIN AMERICA.RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTAL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.CARLSON, GERALD G., 1977, GEOLOGY OF THE BAILADORES, VENEZUELA, MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, P. 1131-1141.COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, CARACAS, VENEZUELACIMRIINSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, P. 572.