Mine detail: Amancay

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Location: San Juan, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -30.81413, -69.5995
dep_id: 10005548
mrds_id: AR16090
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Bismuth, Copper
Minor mineral: Zinc, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: LENSE
work_type: Unknown
alteration: Tourmaline & Epidote Filling Joints In Granodiorite Andesite Dikes Are Intensely Propylitized
Reporter: Venable, Margaret
hrock_unit: Amancay Granodiorite;
hrock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGETINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, PP. 103-104
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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