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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
- Associated rock
- Volcanico Chocolate — Andesite
- Orebody form
- ISOMETRICOS
Fallas
Estructurales; Fallas
Oxidacion
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Last production
- 1976
Records and references
RAMIREZ G,LUIS; LUDENA, EDGARDO; INFORME "ESTUDIO ZONAL DE LAS MINAS DE YARABAMBA", BMP. 1976; COD.B3428. POOL RAMIREZ, ALBERTO; ESTUDIO ZONAL DE YARABAMBA (DPTO. AREQUIPA), BMP.1980; COD.B6583
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10005646 — view the source record
Difficulty
Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: -16.84769, -71.33292
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