Tantahuatay Cu deposit, Hualgayoc Province, Cajamarca Department, Peru

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 6° 43' 30'' South , 78° 40' 9'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal): -6.725, -78.6691666667

Porphyry copper deposit. Stockwork copper mineralization is accompanied by a high-sulphidation epithermal

gold mineralization.

Mineral List

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Valid Species Al As Au Cu Fe H K Mo O S Si

ⓘ Alunite ⓘ
ⓘ ⓘ Molybdenite
ⓘ Chalcopyrite ⓘ Muscovite
ⓘ Covellite
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ⓘ ⓘ var: Illite
ⓘ Diaspore ⓘ
EnargiteGold var: Sericite
Pyrite
Pyrophyllite

10 VALID MINERALS

Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale
geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives
a background for the region in which it is found.

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Mesozoic Mesozoic sedimentary rocks

66 - 252.17 Ma Age: Mesozoic (66 - 252.17 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Geological Survey of Canada. Generalized geological map of the world and linked databases. doi:10.4095/195142. Open File 2915d. [18]

References
- Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. US Geological
Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.

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