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Otuzco, Mina

PE / Áncash
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Otuzco, Mina is a known mineral occurrence in Huanuco, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Machay (Limestone), within the Tectonica Compresiva setting. Reported specimens include Azurite, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Malachite; logged ore minerals are Galena; gangue is recorded as Calcite.

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AzuriteCalciteChrysocollaCopperGalenaMalachiteSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Machay — Limestone
Orebody form
ISOMETRICO
Tectonic setting
Tectonica Compresiva
Ore minerals
Galena
Gangue minerals
Calcite
Structure

Anticlinal

Ore control

Estructurales (Principalmente Fracturas) Y Estratigraficos

Alteration

Oxidacion, Piritizacion

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Production size
Small
Last production
1925

Records and references

Cited references

ODENLOS ALFRED J.; INFORME DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE HUALLANCA (TRADUCCION AL CASTELLANO POR EL ING. G. TANTALEAN); INFO 1963, COD.B017

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023105 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -9.84295, -77.05641

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