Mine detail: Quartillo

Previously called 'Quartillos'

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Location: Ica, Peru, South America
Lat / long: -13.8778, -75.67943
dep_id: 10110173
mrds_id: TC39223
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Pyrite
gangue: Chlorite
orebody_fm: STRINGERS, POCKETS
alteration: Chloritization
conc_proc: Strong Oxidation To 30-35 M, Below Oxidized Zone Is Secondary Enrichment With Sooty Chalcocite Coating Pyrite And Chalcopyrite.
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK., 1960, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: SIMONS (1960)
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