Julia Eloisa Prospect

PE / Áncash

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About this location

Julia Eloisa Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Ancash, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Vein deposit hosted in Jumasha Limestone (Rhyolite), within the Andean Cordillera setting. Reported specimens include Azurite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Limonite, Quartz.

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AzuriteCalciteChalcopyriteChrysocollaCopperGalenaLimoniteMalachitePyriteQuartzSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: Vein
Host rock: Jumasha Limestone — Rhyolite
Tectonic setting: Andean Cordillera

Ore minerals

ChalcopyriteGalenaMalachitePyriteSphalerite

Gangue minerals

CalciteLimoniteQuartz

Mining history

Status: Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

BODENLOS, A.J. AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1955, LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA BLANCA AND NORTHERN CORILLERA HUAYHUASH, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1017, 166 P

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10096117 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -9.53047, -77.08503

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