| Deposit ID | 10064302 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38628 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Estrella |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.33308, -8.82633 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3500 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM EAST OF HUAYLILLAS, 5 KM NNW OF TAYABAMBA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Libertad(province)
Peru(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Peru | La Libertad |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Smaltite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Copacabana Group |
| Rock description | Copacabana Group |
| (1) | -77.33308, -8.82633 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8M |
| Length | 250M |
| Depth to top | 60M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pataz Region |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38628 |
SIMONS, F., 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
NOBLE, D.C. AND VIDAL, C.E., 1994, GOLD IN PERU: SEG NEWSLETTER, APRIL 1994, NO. 17, P. 1, 6-13.
CIMRI
SIMONS (1960).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NEAR LIMESTONE-DIORITE CONTACT; LIMESTONE AT CONTACT IS METAMORPHOSED TO WOLLASTONITE, GARNET, EPIDOTE, CHLORITE, BIOTITE; ZONE IS 1000 M LONG. INDIVIDUAL LENSES 60-70 M LENGTHS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.