Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlOre Deposits Are Irregular Fissure Veins 60-120 Cm Wide Containing 50-70 Cm Of Galena And A Little Sphalerite And Pyrite In A Gangue Of Calcite And, Curiously, Some Late Bitumen. Silver Content Is Very Low. Of The Three Veins Data Is Available For, Ore Content Varies From 0-15% Pb, 0-30% Zn.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
StructureVolcanic Rocks Of Tertiary Age, Comprising Gently Warped Flows Of Trachyandesite Overlain By Andesite(?) Tuffs And Flows, Rest On Limestone Of Cretaceous Age Trending North And East Of The Telepaccha Region. The Limestone Is Folded Into An Anticline Trending N40-45 Deg W And Plunging Se. The Volcanic Rocks Are Cut By A Series Of North-Trending Shear Zones And Minor Ne Striking Fractures.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068978
MRDS IDW002259
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-12.74784, -75.25803
References
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1204PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV.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