Pasco
Occurrence
Malpaso Mine
Pasco, Peru
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Contact Metasomatic
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
DISSEMINATED AND IRREGULAR STOCKS
Ore control
Shoots Within A Skarn
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue
Calcite, Garnet, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Tremolite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Pucara
Associated rock
Gneiss
Tectonic setting
Andean Cordillera
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10080327
MRDS ID
W031446
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-10.38126, -76.28305
References
PETERSON, U., 1962, GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES OF CENTRAL PERU, CERRO DE PASCO CORP., EXPLORATION DIVISION P. 69PETERSON, U., 1962, TABLE IV.