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Cosmos Mine

PE / Ancash
•-9.97489, -77.21225View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Cosmos Mine is a historic mining site in Ancash, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Limestone, within the Andes setting. Reported specimens include Barite, Calcite, Copper, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite; logged ore minerals are Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite; gangue is recorded as Barite, Calcite, Fluorite. Workings are surface/underground.

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Found Here

BariteCalciteCopperFluoriteGalenaMalachitePyriteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Limestone
Associated rock
Andesite
Orebody form
LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Tectonic setting
Andes
Ore minerals
GalenaMalachitePyriteSphaleriteTetrahedrite
Gangue minerals
BariteCalciteFluorite
Structure

Tight Folds, Steep Dips, Many Bedding Faults. Folds Trend Nnw., Area On Upper Limb Of Overturned Syncline. Axial Plane Strikes N 20 To 30 W, Dips 2 To 12 Sw

Ore control

Fissures, Faults, Breccia Zones

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Workings
Surface/Underground
Production size
Medium

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.G.S. BULL. 1017, 166 PCIMRIBODENLOS AND ERICKSEN (1955).

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10080304 — view the source record

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Location on Map

Coordinates: -9.97489, -77.21225

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