CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
1285 Argentina 32.24.23 S -- 064.38.50 W Canada De Alvarez Cu; Ag
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Canada De Alvarez
Political location(s): Argentina; Subprovince or locality: Estrella Gaucha District; Nearest community: Estrella Gaucha District (40 km S)
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: paralic marine; primary chalcosite and subordinate chalcopyrite, bornite, neodigenite, wittichenite and native silver in several crenulated bands (0.5 to 3 cm width) which lie conformably to marbles in a schist, gnei
Geologic province: Sierra Pampeanas de Cordoba
Commodities: Cu; Ag
Geological ages: Neoproterozoic (host rocks)
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) primary chalcocite & subordinate chalcopyrite, bornite, neodigenite, wittichenite & native silver in several crenulated bands (0.5 to 3 cm w) which lie conformably to marbles in schist, gneiss & amphibolite sequence; relict stromat. structures in Cu ores
References:
Brodtkorb, M. K.; Hillar, N.; Ametrano, S., 1981
Consideraciones Geneticas en los Bancos de Cobre Presentes en las Canteras de Caliza de la "Canada de Alvarez", Provincia de Cordoba
in 8th Geological Congress of Argentina (Octavo Congreso Geologico Argentino), San Luis, 20-26 Septiembre, 1981, Edited by Asociacion Geologica Argentina, Actas, Asociacion Geologica Argentina, Tomo II, 912 p, p. 851 - 861

Mutti, D. I.; Di Marco, A.; Fernandez, S., 1997
Neoproterozoic Metallogenesis of the Central-South Sierras Pampeans de Cordoba, Arrgentine
in Mineral Deposits: Research and Exploration, Where Do They Meet?, Edited by Papunen, H., Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Sga Meeting, Turku, Finland, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 980 p, p. 863 - 866


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