Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Boulangerite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Jamesonite, Orpiment, Owyheeite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Realgar, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Rio Blanco Formation;Bella-Vista Formation;Yauliyacu Member Of Carlos Francisco Formation;Carlos Francisco Member Of Carlos Francisco Formation;Tablachaca Member Of Carlos Francisco Formation;Carmen Member Of Casapalca Formation;Amygdaloid Member Of Casapalca Formation;Redbeds Member Of Casapalca Formation;Machay Formation
Associated rockDiorite,Andesite · Veintiuno Andesite, Victoria Porphyry, Fraguamachay Intrusive, Tauca Intrusive
StructureTight Folding, Axes Trending Nnw. Local Overturning; Carmen Fault, Americana Thrust Fault.
AlterationSilicic, Pyritic, Sericitic, Propylitic
References
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