Monte Cristo Mine

PE / Ancash

•-10.21738, -76.96030View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Monte Cristo 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 Galena, Garnet, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite; logged ore minerals are Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Garnet. The site was discovered in 1677.

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GalenaGarnetPyriteSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Limestone
Associated rock: Rhyolite
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Tectonic setting: Andes

Ore minerals

GalenaPyriteSphalerite

Gangue minerals

Garnet

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Small
Discovered: 1677

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 PCIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10065621 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -10.21738, -76.96030

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