Contonga

PE / Áncash

•-9.48269, -77.07057View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Contonga is a historic mining site in Ancash, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Jumasha Limestone (Limestone), within the Andean Cordillera setting. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Limonite, Quartz.

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Found Here

CalciteChalcopyriteCopperGalenaLimonitePyriteQuartzSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Jumasha Limestone — Limestone
Orebody form: FAULT: SIZES GIVEN AGGREGATE FOR AREA
Tectonic setting: Andean Cordillera

Ore minerals

ChalcopyritePyriteSphalerite

Gangue minerals

CalciteLimoniteQuartz

Structure

Broad Anticline To E Of Area And Sharp Syncline To W. Mine Area On Common Limb. Nw Strike And 55-80 Sw Dip., Limb Of Limestone Intruded By Stock 300 By 350 M, Dikes And Sills From 20-300 M Long And 0.5 To 15 M Thick; Fault Zones Up To 175 M Long And 1-3 M Thick.

Alteration

Near Rhyolite, Limestone Bleached And Recrystallized, Rhyolite Altered; Limestone Locally Silicified.

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Small

Records and references

Cited 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).

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10099570 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -9.48269, -77.07057

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