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Santa Barbara Prospect

PE / Ancash
•-9.31631, -77.31419View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Santa Barbara Prospect is a historic mining site in Ancash, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Vein deposit hosted in Quartzite, within the Andean Cordillera setting. Reported specimens include Ankerite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver; logged ore minerals are Galena, Pyrite; gangue is recorded as Ankerite, Quartz.

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AnkeriteGalenaPyriteQuartzSilver

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
Vein
Host rock
Quartzite
Associated rock
Diorite
Tectonic setting
Andean Cordillera
Ore minerals
GalenaPyrite
Gangue minerals
AnkeriteQuartz

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 10065747 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -9.31631, -77.31419

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