Arco Iris

Occurrence in Puno, Peru with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064075
MRDS ID TC38252
Record type Site
Current site name Arco Iris

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.79958, -14.39777 (WGS84)
Relative position ON CERRO KERI-KERI, 25-30 KM NW OF CUYO-CUYO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puno(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Puno

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 739 ON "MAPA MINERO DEL SUR DEL PERU" (1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.79958, -14.39777

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 250M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1959: PIAN REGIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL SUR DEL PERU, PS/A/5, V. 2, LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, LIMA PERU, P. 150. BOGGIO, M.S., 1985, PERU: A MINING COUNTRY, INGEMMET, V. 5, P. 189. SIMONS, F.S., 1960, THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERU, USGS UNPUB. MAN. P. 885

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Restrepo, Pedro U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.