Cantera

Occurrence in Lima, Peru with commodity Barium-Barite
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 10096101
MRDS ID TC40312
Record type Site
Current site name Cantera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.57834, -12.59951 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 8 KM NE OF MALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lima(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Lima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Casma Group
    Rock description Casma Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.57834, -12.59951

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS ARE INTERCALATED WITH LAVA FLOWS AND VOLCANICLASTICS TOWARD BASE OF CASMA GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL BARITE-PYRITE (CALCITE) LENS WITH INCIPIENT SILICIFICATION BENEATH IT, BARITE IS COARSE GRAINED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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