| Deposit ID | 10063934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38054 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Toquela Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.91622, -17.11435 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 2 KM E OF ANCOMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tacna(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Tacna |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte |
| Rock unit name | Barrosa |
| Rock description | Barrosa |
| (1) | -69.91622, -17.11435 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Incapuquio Fault System - N50-55w Transcurrent Of Which The Micalaco Fault Is Most Important With A Shear Zone 200-500m Thick And Mineralized |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults 200m Wide In N50e Trend |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38054 |
INSTITUTO GEOLOGICO MINERO Y METALURGICO, 19?, YACIMIENTOS NO METALICOS DEL PERU: LIMA, IGMM, P. 12. BIGGIO, M.S., 1986, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY. INGEMMET, P. 174-188
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1991 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1993 | Restrepo, P.A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.