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Luz De La Brena, Mina

PE / Puno
•-15.07942, -70.88375View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Luz De La Brena, Mina is a known mineral occurrence in Puno, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite, Silver. Workings are underground.

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Found Here

AzuriteChrysocollaCopperGoldMalachiteSilver

Geology and deposit

Associated rock
Diorite
Orebody form
PLANO
Structure

Falla De Rumbo N 20w, Buz 80ne

Ore control

Estructural: La Mineralizacion Se Encuentra Rellenando Fisuras

Alteration

Limonitizacion

Mining history

Status
Occurrence
Workings
Underground

Records and references

Cited references

ROBILLIARD, REX-FERNANDEZ, HORACIO; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LUZ DE LA BRENA"; BMP. 1970, COD. B2458LEON APARICIO, JOSE-CATACORA CH.,FELIX; INFORME TECNICO MINA "LUZ DE LA BRENA", BMP. 1972; COD. B2459ANON, 1994, ALTAI OPTIONS PERUVIAN PROPERTY: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 26, AUGUST 29, 1994, P. 16. ANON. (1994).

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10055004 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -15.07942, -70.88375

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