Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureChevron Anticline With Axial Plane N20-30w, Vertical Intruded By Stock 200-300 M Wide And 500 M Along Axis.
Tectonic settingAndes
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1948
Identification
Deposit ID10100881
MRDS IDTC41124
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-9.89295, -77.0578
References
BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORDILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).