Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Bedding Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Marmatite, Pyrite
GangueEpidote, Limonite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhyllite,Sandstone,Limestone · Machay;;
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureTight Folding, Steep Dips, And Many Bedding Faults. Axial Planes Trend N 20 To 30 W, Crumpled Sedimentary Rocks, Intrusive Sill
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration Of Limestones; Silicated And Contains Garnet, Quartz, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1677
Identification
Deposit ID10080301
MRDS IDW031415
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-10.2085, -76.97113
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 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).