Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryLead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, PODS, LENSES
Ore controlFissures, Shear Zones, And Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Goyllarisquizga
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureSill Of Altered Rhyolite, Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20 To 30 W
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10080293
MRDS IDW031407
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.87434, -76.98585
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 PCIMRI