| Deposit ID | 10096101 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40312 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cantera |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.57834, -12.59951 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 8 KM NE OF MALA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lima(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | Lima |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Casma Group | ||||
| Rock description | Casma Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -76.57834, -12.59951 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40312 |
VIDAL, C., C.E., 1987, KUROKO-TYPE DEPOSITS IN THE MIDDLE CRETACEOUS MARGINAL BASIN OF CENTRAL PERU :ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 82, NO. 6 P. 1409-1430
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL BARITE-PYRITE (CALCITE) LENS WITH INCIPIENT SILICIFICATION BENEATH IT, BARITE IS COARSE GRAINED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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