Toquela Deposit

Occurrence in Tacna, Peru with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063934
MRDS ID TC38054
Record type Site
Current site name Toquela Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.91622, -17.11435 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 2 KM E OF ANCOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tacna(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Tacna

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO TOQUELA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Rock unit name Barrosa
    Rock description Barrosa

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.91622, -17.11435

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structural-Micalaco Transcurrent Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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