Cofre

PE / Puno

•-15.40607, -70.69958View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Cofre is a mineral prospect in Puno, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe it as a Vein deposit. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite; logged ore minerals are Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Quartz.

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ChalcopyriteGalenaGoldQuartzSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: Vein

Ore minerals

ChalcopyriteGalenaSphalerite

Gangue minerals

Quartz

Alteration

Pyrite, Silica, Kaolin

Mining history

Status: Prospect

Records and references

Cited references

PALACIOS, O., ET. AL., 1991, GEOLOGIA DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL Y ALTIPLANO AL OESTE DEL LAGO TITICACA, SUR DEL PERU, INGEMMET AND BGS, V. 42, P. 238CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10064296 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -15.40607, -70.69958

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