Tacna
Occurrence

Cerro Morritos Deposit

Tacna, Peru
IronCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
GangueSpecularite
Other materialsChrysocolla, Malachite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Hornblendite
Associated rockDiorite,Hornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078515
MRDS IDW026876
Alternate namesMorritos
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.89322, -70.82375
References
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SNARVAEZ, S., 1964, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE ILO Y LOCUMBA: PERU COMISION CARTA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN 7, P. 67-69.CLARK ET AL, 1990, ECON GEOL. V. 85, P. 1520-1583.CIMRI