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Carmen Del Macizo Mine

PE / Huanuco
•-9.88267, -76.98307View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

Carmen Del Macizo Mine is a historic mining site in Huanuco, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Machay (Sandstone), within the Andes setting. Reported specimens include Copper, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver, Tetrahedrite; logged ore minerals are Tetrahedrite; gangue is recorded as Pyrite, Quartz.

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Found Here

CopperPyriteQuartzSilverTetrahedrite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Machay — Sandstone
Orebody form
TABULAR
Tectonic setting
Andes
Ore minerals
Tetrahedrite
Gangue minerals
PyriteQuartz
Structure

Complex Folds And Faults Trending N 20-35 W., Small Igneous Intrusives In Area

Ore control

Fractures And Shear Zones

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 HUAYHUACH, PERU. U.S.G.S. BULL. 1017

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10080292 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -9.88267, -76.98307

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