Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone
StructureThe Deposits Are In Limestone Near A Contact With Quartzite That Has Been Thrust Over The Limestone. Several Small Dikes And Stocks Of Fine-Grained Diorite Intrude The Sedimentary Rocks. The Dikes Are Restricted To The Limestone And The Stocks To The Quartzite.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1775
Identification
Deposit ID10068943
MRDS IDW002220
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.61459, -76.71641
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1281PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969LEWIS, RICHARD W. JR., Y NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS BOL., NO. 13, P. 31-32TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 435) TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1956, ABOVE REPRINTED AS 'LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 14, P. 40-47.6) DUNSTAN, GUILLERMO, 1909, LA MINERIA EN CAJATAMBO Y BOLOGNESI: PERU, DIR. DE FOMENTO BOL., ANO 7, NO. 4, P. 667) MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 10, P. 45-461960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPFRANK SIMONS 1960 AND METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969-REF-1 AND 2