Norma Deposit

Past Producer in Junin, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064316
MRDS ID TC38648
Record type Site
Current site name Norma Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.5247, -11.59788 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Junin(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Junin

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR LAKE QUIULLUPA, A FEW KM NW OF CALZADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Rimac Formation
    Rock description Rimac Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.5247, -11.59788

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN BED ALONG FAULT PARALLEL TO BEDDING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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