Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
Cordilleran Vein Type Deposits Examples
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<strong>Vein</strong>s 11/3/10<br />
Casapalca, Peru<br />
• Mineraliza>on in a series of veins<br />
• <strong>Vein</strong>s cut series of N-‐S an>clines and<br />
synclines in Cretaceous ls; 1500m of<br />
Ter>ary subaerial Casapalca Fm; 1500m of<br />
andesi>c tuffs, flows, and volcaniclas>c<br />
sediments and 1500m of pre-‐Miocene<br />
sediments and volcanic rocks<br />
• Principal C vein N45°E, dips 70-‐80 NW<br />
– Other veins subparallel; or as splays<br />
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