Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt
SecondaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlThe Principal Deposits Appear To Be Iberia And Isona. Gray Limestone Is Folded Along East-Trending Axes And Locally Is Silicified And Altered To Garnetite And Hornsfels. Along The Bedding Are Zones With Veinlets Of Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, A Little Chalcopyrite, And Late Quartz That Replace Limestone. A Little Niccolite, Gersdorffite, And Tetrahedrite Are Reported.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10068938
MRDS IDW002215
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-13.11449, -73.78299
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1572PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 19691960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972