Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Goyllarisquizga
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureComplex Folds And Faults Trending N 20 To 35 W
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1925
Identification
Deposit ID10080294
MRDS IDW031408
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.86045, -76.98724
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN HUAYHUASH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).