Mine detail: Bajo De Agua Tapada

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Location: Catamarca, Argentina, South America
Lat / long: -27.33079, -66.83277
dep_id: 10097340
mrds_id: TC00563
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
model: 53: Porphyry Cu
alteration: Centrosymmetric Zones Of Potassic, Phyllic, Silicic, And Propylitic Alteration Mineral Assemblages,
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_unit: Farallon Negro Complex
hrock_type: Tuff,Andesite
arock_type: Dacite,Andesite
Structure: Major Lineaments With Trends Ranging From N40 To 80w Have Been Reported, Some Of Which Pass Through Other Mineralized Districts When Extended Into Chile, A Strong Nw-Se Structural Control Is Suggested By Orientation Of Dikes, Veins, And Fractures, And By Elongation Directions Of Intrusive Bodies And Alteration Haloes.
References:
  • Deposit:: SUCHOMEL, B.J., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE BAJO DE AGUA TAPADE BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL PROSPECT, CATAMARCA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA: TUCSON, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MASTERS THESIS, 72 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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