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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Trachyte
- Orebody form
- VEINLETS, LENS
- Tectonic setting
- Andean Cordillera
Country Rock Is Flat-Lying Volcanics With Some Older Folded Volcanics At Ne End Of Area.
Veins, Veinlets, And Lenses In Clay Gouge Zone.
Clay Gouge, Alteration Up To 6 M From Veins.
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production size
- Small
Records and references
SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1034PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969BODENLOS, ALFRED J., AND STACZEK, JOHN A., 1957, BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF CORDILLERA NEGRA, DEPARTAMENTO DE ANCASH, PERU: USGS BULL. 1040, P. 77-80, FIG. 71960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPF. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP., BODENLOS AND STACZEK (1957). METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969-1972
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10068980 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -9.78824, -77.51782
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