| Location: | Huancavelica, Peru, South America |
| Lat / long: | -12.74784, -75.25803 |
| dep_id: | 10068978 |
| mrds_id: | W002259 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Lead, Zinc |
| Minor mineral: | Silver |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Galena, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Pyrite |
| ore_ctrl: | Ore Deposits Are Irregular Fissure Veins 60-120 Cm Wide Containing 50-70 Cm Of Galena And A Little Sphalerite And Pyrite In A Gangue Of Calcite And, Curiously, Some Late Bitumen. Silver Content Is Very Low. Of The Three Veins Data Is Available For, Ore Content Varies From 0-15% Pb, 0-30% Zn. |
| Reporter: | Shaffer, Glenn L. |
| hrock_type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | Volcanic Rocks Of Tertiary Age, Comprising Gently Warped Flows Of Trachyandesite Overlain By Andesite(?) Tuffs And Flows, Rest On Limestone Of Cretaceous Age Trending North And East Of The Telepaccha Region. The Limestone Is Folded Into An Anticline Trending N40-45 Deg W And Plunging Se. The Volcanic Rocks Are Cut By A Series Of North-Trending Shear Zones And Minor Ne Striking Fractures. |
| tectonic: | Andean Cordillera |
| References: |
- Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1204
- Deposit:: PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969
- Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP
- Production:: F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.
- Reserve-Resource:: METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU. 1969, 1972
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