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Cerro Zapiringato Occurrence

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063905
MRDS ID TC38009
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Zapiringato Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Siete Colores

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.14956, -18.00766 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
Relative position 2.75 KM ENE OF LA VITUNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES ARE FOR TACNA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Guaneros
    Rock description Guaneros

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.14956, -18.00766
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAEN, H. AND ORTIZ, G., 1963, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS DE LA YARADA Y TACNA: COM. CARTA GEOL. NAC. BOL. 6, P. 32

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHORT, NARROW VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Restrepo, P.A. U.S. Geological Survey

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