Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Perui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Layo deposit | Deposit |
| Chachas District | District |
| Castilla Province | Province |
| Arequipa | Department |
| Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 11' 16'' South , 72° 14' 30'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orcopampa | 5,643 (2012) | 13.8km |
Epithermal deposit.
Orcopampa District. A former Exploration Project of Buenaventura Mining Company, from its Orcopampa mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
13 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., Dolníček, Z. (2022) Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: A new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine: 86(2): 331-339. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36. |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Reference: Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Cosme R. Pérez-Puig collection |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Mawsonite Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
| ⓘ Tennantite-(Cu) (TL) Formula: Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S Type Locality: Reference: Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., Dolníček, Z. (2022) Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: A new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine: 86(2): 331-339.; Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineralogy and Petrology: 51: 21-36. (as "Cu-excess" tennantite).; Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., Dolníček, Z. (2021) Tennantite-(Cu), IMA 2020-096. CNMNC Newsletter 60. Mineralogical Magazine: 85, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2021.30 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36. |
| ⓘ Vinciennite Formula: Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 Reference: Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineral. Petrol. 51, 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., & Dolníček, Z. (2022). Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: a new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 1, 9. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Mawsonite | 2.CB.20 | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Tennantite-(Cu) (TL) | 2.GB. | Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Vinciennite | 2.CB.35a | Cu+7Cu2+3Fe2+2Fe3+2Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite-(Cu) | Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| S | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite-(Cu) | Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite-(Cu) | Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
| Sn | ⓘ Mawsonite | Cu6Fe2SnS8 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Vinciennite | Cu7+Cu32+Fe22+Fe23+Sn(As,Sb)S16 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Marcoux, E., Moëlo, Y. & Milési, J.P. (1994): Vinciennite and Cu-excess tennantite from Layo (Cu, Sn, As, Au) epithermal deposits (Southern Peru). Mineralogy and Petrology: 51: 21-36.
Biagioni, C., Sejkora, J., Moëlo, Y., Marcoux, E., Mauro, D., Dolníček, Z. (2022) Tennantite-(Cu), Cu12As4S13, from Layo, Arequipa Department, Peru: A new addition to the tetrahedrite-group minerals. Mineralogical Magazine: 86(2): 331-339.
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Layo deposit, Chachas District, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru