Provenite

Animón Mine (Huarón mining district)

MineActiveDraft data

11.0322° S, 76.4233° W · ± 1 km

Chalcopyrite from Pasco, Peru, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Chalcopyrite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Chalcopyrite

2 specimen photo(s) from this locality show chalcopyrite with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Chalcopyrite at Animón Mine (Huarón mining district)

Elongated hoppered galena crystals on bronze, iridescent chalcopyrite.
Elongated hoppered galena crystals on bronze, iridescent chalcopyrite.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Brassy metallic chalcopyrite crystals on a quartz matrix.
Brassy metallic chalcopyrite crystals on a quartz matrix.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Miniature specimen of chalcopyrite crystals with quartz.
Miniature specimen of chalcopyrite crystals with quartz.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CuFeS₂
Morphology
Crystals on quartz matrix; also with galena
Color / luster
Brassy to bronze with metallic luster, partly iridescent
Associated minerals
Quartzgalenasphaleritepyritecalcitefluorite

Sources: SRC-330 SRC-335

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Hydrothermal Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag vein deposit with some replacement bodies, in the Huarón anticline; mineralization is linked to Miocene monzonite dykes
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Calcareous conglomerate; monzonite
Region
Pasco
Country
Peru

Mine lies about 3 km SSW of the Huarón mine. Coordinates converted from degrees/minutes/seconds given on the Wikipedia district page.

Sources: SRC-330 SRC-206

Sources

  1. SRC-330 · Database
    Animón Mine, Huarón mining district, Huayllay district, Pasco province, Pasco, PeruMindat.org · Hudson Institute of Mineralogy
  2. SRC-206 · Website
    Huarón Mining DistrictWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  3. SRC-335 · Website
    File:Chalcopyrite-Quartz-117745.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.