El Encanto

VE / Sucre

•10.55103, -63.12857View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

El Encanto is a known mineral occurrence in Sucre, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Tubaoui (Phyllite, Schist). Reported specimens include Anglesite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold; logged ore minerals are Anglesite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Specularite, Sphalerite.

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Found Here

AnglesiteAzuriteChrysocollaCopperGalenaGoldMalachitePyritePyrolusitePyromorphiteSilverSpeculariteSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Tubaoui — Phyllite, Schist
Associated rock: Macuro — Dacite

Ore minerals

AnglesitePyritePyromorphiteSpeculariteSphalerite

Structure

El Pilar Fault Zone

Mining history

Status: Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P. INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P. BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10060465 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 10.55103, -63.12857

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