Prospect

Quechua

Peru
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Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Chrysocolla, Clay, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Granodiorite,Quartz Monzonite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10400165
RegionSA
Data scoreE
Coordinates15.00013, 71.25055
References
Petersen, U., and Vidal, C.E., 1996, Magmatic and tectonic controls on the nature and distribution of copper deposits in Peru, in Camus, F., Sillitoe, R.H., and Petersen, R., eds., Andean copper deposits: New discoveries, mineralization, styles, and metallogeny: Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication No. 5, p. 1-18Unpublished Database, Gov. PeruSinger, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C., Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database, maps, and grade and tonnage models, USGS Open-File Report 2005-1060 (2005). http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/of2005-1060.pdf. Retrieved from the WWW on 12/11/07