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Tarpuy Iron 37

Occurrence in Arequipa, Peru with commodity Iron
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068931
MRDS ID W002207
Record type Site
Current site name Tarpuy Iron 37
Alternate or previous names Mirador

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.06628, -16.89769 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Relative position THE IRON DEPOSITS OF CERRO TARPUY (CASCA) ARE 4 KM. WEST OF THE AREQUIPA-MATARANI ROAD, 8 KM NNE OF MATARANI PORT AND 12 KM NNW OF MOLLENDO PORT IN THE PROVINCIA DE ISLAY (MOLLENDO SHEET).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arequipa(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Arequipa

Comments on the location information

  • NO. 37 ON METALLOGENIC MAPS OF PERU, 1969

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GANGUE MINERALS ARE QUARTZ, SILICATES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result 35% FE, HIGH SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.06628, -16.89769
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Cerro Tarpuy Is Underlain By Greenish Gray Well Foliated Gneiss Of Possible Sedimentary Origin Composed Of Quartz, Orthoclase, Microcline, Abundant Muscovite, Biotite, And Minor Chlorite And Hematite. The Gneiss Resembles The Charcani Gneiss Of The Arequipa Region (Jenks, 1948, P. 123-125). To The North Are Extensive Areas Of Pink Granite, Composed Of Pinkish Orthoclase, Quartz, And A Little Plagioclase And Chloritized Hornblende, That May Be Intrusive Into The Gneiss.

Ore body information

  • Width 60M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • See Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIMONS, FRANK, 1960, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 1494

  • Deposit

    PERU-MAPA METALOGENETICO, 1969, AND, GUIA PARA EL MAPA METALOGENETICO DEL PERU, SOCIEDAD NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y PETROLEO, LIMA, PERU, NOV. 1969

  • Deposit

    CONCHA FERNANDEZ, JAIME, 1956, EL YACIMIENTO DE FIERRO DEL CERRO CASCA O TARPUY, AREQUIPA: SOC. GEOL. PERU BOL., V. 30, P. 167-175

  • Deposit

    JENKS, WILLIAM F., 1948, GEOLOGY OF THE AREQUIPA QUADRANGLE OF THE CARTA NACIONAL DEL PERU: INST. GEOL. PERU BOL., NO. 9, P. 123-125

  • Deposit

    5) CONCHA FERNANDEZ, JAIME, AND AMSTUTZ, G. C. 1956, EL YACIMIENTO DE FIERRO SEDIMETARIO DEL CERRO CASCA O TARPUY: MINERIA, V. 5, NO. 15, P. 18-21

  • Deposit

    6) UNITED NATIONS 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, UN, 1970, P-372

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE FRANK SIMONS, UNPUB. REP

  • Production

    F. SIMONS, 1960, UNPUB. REP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    U.N, 1970, SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERS 10 SQ. MI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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