Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureCerro Tarpuy Is Underlain By Greenish Gray Well Foliated Gneiss Of Possible Sedimentary Origin Composed Of Quartz, Orthoclase, Microcline, Abundant Muscovite, Biotite, And Minor Chlorite And Hematite. The Gneiss Resembles The Charcani Gneiss Of The Arequipa Region (Jenks, 1948, P. 123-125). To The North Are Extensive Areas Of Pink Granite, Composed Of Pinkish Orthoclase, Quartz, And A Little Plagioclase And Chloritized Hornblende, That May Be Intrusive Into The Gneiss.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068931
MRDS IDW002207
Alternate namesMirador
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.89769, -72.06628
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1494PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969CONCHA FERNANDEZ, JAIME, 1956, EL YACIMIENTO DE FIERRO DEL CERRO CASCA O TARPUY, AREQUIPA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 30, P. 167-175JENKS, WILLIAM F., 1948, GEOLOGY OF THE AREQUIPA QUADRANGLE OF THE CARTA NACIONAL DEL PERU: INST. GEOL. PERU BOL., NO. 9, P. 123-1255) CONCHA FERNANDEZ, JAIME, AND AMSTUTZ, G. C. 1956, EL YACIMIENTO DE FIERRO SEDIMETARIO DEL CERRO CASCA O TARPUY: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 15, P. 18-216) UNITED NATIONS 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, UN, 1970, P-3721960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.U.N, 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES