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Chalcopyrite from
Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tennantite-(Cu)1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Tennantite-(Cu) at this locality.
Bornite1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Bornite at this locality.
Enargite1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Enargite at this locality.
Vinciennite1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Vinciennite at this locality.
Covellite1 photo of Chalcopyrite associated with Covellite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907577:1
GUID (UUID V4):cd1eb4a2-cd50-4d29-8c6f-e04de542104d
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
11.8km (7.4 miles) Calera vein, Orcopampa District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
34.6km (21.5 miles) Paula Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
34.7km (21.5 miles) Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
40.7km (25.3 miles) Caylloma Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
44.3km (27.5 miles) El Santo Mine, Caylloma Province, Arequipa, Peru
95.6km (59.4 miles) San José prospect, Constancia Cu deposit, Chumbivilcas Province, Cuzco, Peru
99.4km (61.8 miles) Antapaccay Cu-Au deposit, Ahuancata, Espinar Province, Cuzco, Peru
99.5km (61.8 miles) Trapiche deposit, Antabamba Province, Apurímac, Peru
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
26 28.18 100.00 (1) Layo deposit, Castilla Province, Arequipa Department, Peru; average electron microprobe...vein deposit by replacement of enargite under decreasing fS2. Association: Enargite, chalcopyrite, vinciennite...Distribution: From the Layo deposit, Castilla Province, Arequipa Department, Peru. Name: Honors the English...Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu-excess Tennantite from the Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposit (Southern Peru) E. M a r c o u x 1, Y...accepted October 29, 1993 Summary The Layo epithermal deposit, cutting Miocene-Pliocene calc-alkaline...type (pyrite, enargite, Cu-excess tennantite, chalcopyrite, covellite) with an associated original stanniferous...epithermal mineralization of the eastern vetas of Layo appears to have preceded an "adularia-sericite"...mineralization expressed in the western vetas of Layo and also in the nearby large epithermal veins at
Book (edition)
SphaJerite. xx 12 mm, Morococha, Peru, H Gypsum, xx 40 mm, Las Salinas, Peru, H Variscite, xx 5 mm, Iturnbiara...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION
 
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