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Mira Mar, Mina

PE / Arequipa
-15.75273, -74.39967View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Mira Mar, Mina is a known mineral occurrence in Arequipa, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Atacamite, Azurite, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite; logged ore minerals are Atacamite, Malachite; gangue is recorded as Calcite. The site was discovered in 1974; workings are underground.

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Found Here

AtacamiteAzuriteCalciteChrysocollaCopperMalachite

Geology and deposit

Associated rock
Acari Y Chala — Diorite
Orebody form
ISOMETRICO
Ore minerals
AtacamiteMalachite
Gangue minerals
Calcite
Structure

Fracturas

Ore control

Estructurales

Alteration

Silicificacion Y Oxidacion

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Workings
Underground
Discovered
1974

Records and references

Cited references

SANTISTEVAN S, PEDRO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "MIRA MAR", BMP.1974; COD.B5572

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10086858view the source record

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Coordinates: -15.75273, -74.39967

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