Location: | Cusco, Peru, South America |
Lat / long: | -13.76446, -70.79958 |
dep_id: | 10068986 |
mrds_id: | W002267 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Antimony, Tungsten |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Deposit type: | Vein |
Production size: | Unknown |
Development status: | Producer |
ore: | Stibnite, Wolframite |
gangue: | Calcite, Quartz |
ore_ctrl: | Country Rock Is Volcanic, Probably Tertiary Age, In Contact With Shale. A Series Of Narrow Irregular Veins Are Enclosed In Volcanic Rock And Appear To Die Out Where They Enter Shale. Vein Material Is Stibnite And Wolframite In A Gangue Of Quartz And Subordinate Calcite. The Ore Averages 2-3% Antimony And 1% Or So Tungsten. |
Reporter: | Shaffer, Glenn L., Page, Norman J. |
hrock_type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
tectonic: | Andean Cordillera |
prod_yrs: | 2) 1956-7 |
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