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Anamaray Lead-Zinc Mine 8

PE / Lima
-10.61459, -76.71641View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Anamaray Lead-Zinc Mine 8 is a known mineral occurrence in Lima, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Quartzite, Limestone, within the Andean Cordillera setting. Reported specimens include Calcite, Galena, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Silver, Sphalerite; logged ore minerals are Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite. The site was discovered in 1775.

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Found Here

CalciteGalenaQuartzRhodochrositeSilverSphaleriteTetrahedrite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Quartzite, Limestone
Tectonic setting
Andean Cordillera
Ore minerals
GalenaSphaleriteTetrahedrite
Gangue minerals
CalciteQuartzRhodochrosite
Structure

The Deposits Are In Limestone Near A Contact With Quartzite That Has Been Thrust Over The Limestone. Several Small Dikes And Stocks Of Fine-Grained Diorite Intrude The Sedimentary Rocks. The Dikes Are Restricted To The Limestone And The Stocks To The Quartzite.

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Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Discovered
1775

Records and references

Cited references

SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1281PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969LEWIS, RICHARD W. JR., Y NARVAEZ, SIGFREDO, 1955, LOS DEPOSITOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO: INST. NAC. DE INV. Y FOMENTO MINEROS BOL., NO. 13, P. 31-32TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1900, MEMORIA SOBRE LAS RIQUEZAS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y EN ESPECIAL DE LOS CERROS DE CHANCA: BOL. MINAS, IND. Y CONSTR., SER. 1, V. 15, P. 435) TORRICO Y MESA, JUAN, 1956, ABOVE REPRINTED AS 'LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 14, P. 40-47.6) DUNSTAN, GUILLERMO, 1909, LA MINERIA EN CAJATAMBO Y BOLOGNESI: PERU, DIR. DE FOMENTO BOL., ANO 7, NO. 4, P. 667) MALAGA SANTOLALLA, FERMIN, 1904B, LA PROVINCIA DE CAJATAMBO Y SUS ASIENTOS MINERALES: CUERPO DE ING. DE MINAS DEL PERU BOL., NO. 10, P. 45-461960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REPFRANK SIMONS 1960 AND METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU 1969-REF-1 AND 2

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10068943view the source record

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Coordinates: -10.61459, -76.71641

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