Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz, Sericite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Siltstone,Conglomerate · Rimac Formation
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080330
MRDS IDW031449
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-11.60066, -75.52803
References
STOLL, W.C., 1961, CONTACT METASOMATIC COPPER MINERALIZATION AT THE CALZADA MINE, PERU: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 56, NO. 3, P. 612-613ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 56, P. 612.