San Genaro Mine, Santa Ana District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Perui
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Genaro Mine | Mine (Care and Maintenance) |
| Santa Ana District | District |
| Castrovirreyna Province | Province |
| Huancavelica | Region |
| Peru | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 11' 30'' South , 75° 8' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Care and Maintenance) - last checked 2024
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ascencion | 9,086 (2020) | 48.6km |
| Huancavelica | 41,576 (2014) | 49.1km |
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Mina San Genaro, Distrito de Santa Ana, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Perú
Production of 600 metric tonnes/day; closed in 2014 due to a decline in metal prices. Currently, the environmental pollution in the area is being cleaned up.
The San Genaro mine is located in the Santa Ana district, Castrovirreyna province, Huancavelica region, Peru. It is an epithermal silver mine with hydrothermal veins dating to the Lower Tertiary. It presents argillaceous and propylitic alteration, with lithologically controlled mineralisation by kaolinisation. The mineralogy includes silver sulphosalts, galena, and sphalerite.
The San Genaro mine is located in the Santa Ana district, Castrovirreyna province, Huancavelica region, Peru. It is an epithermal silver mine with hydrothermal veins dating to the Lower Tertiary. It presents argillaceous and propylitic alteration, with lithologically controlled mineralisation by kaolinisation. The mineralogy includes silver sulphosalts, galena, and sphalerite.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
39 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kësterite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | 2.GB. | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Tennantite-(Fe) | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Argentotennantite-(Fe) (TL) | 2.GB.05 | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Stephanite | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ⓘ | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ | Aramayoite ? | 2.HA.25 | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| ⓘ | Baumstarkite (TL) | 2.HA.25 | Ag3Sb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Gladite | 2.HB.05a | CuPbBi5S9 |
| ⓘ | Robinsonite | 2.HC.20 | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| ⓘ | Sangenaroite (TL) | 2.JA. | Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)SΣ16 |
| ⓘ | Senandorite | 2.JB. | AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Blatonite | 5.EB.10 | (UO2)CO3 · H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fibroferrite | 7.DC.15 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Andorite' | - | AgPbSb3S6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Blatonite | (UO2)CO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Blatonite | (UO2)CO3 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Blatonite | (UO2)CO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gladite | CuPbBi5S9 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| S | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Baumstarkite | Ag3Sb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe) | Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Sangenaroite | Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)SΣ16 |
| S | ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Argentotennantite-(Fe) | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe) | Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S |
| Fe | ⓘ Argentotennantite-(Fe) | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Gladite | CuPbBi5S9 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe) | Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Argentotennantite-(Fe) | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe) | Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Sangenaroite | Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)SΣ16 |
| As | ⓘ Argentotennantite-(Fe) | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Ag | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Ag | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Ag | ⓘ Baumstarkite | Ag3Sb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Ag | ⓘ Sangenaroite | Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)SΣ16 |
| Ag | ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| Ag | ⓘ Argentotennantite-(Fe) | Ag6(Cu4Fe2)As4S12S |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Kësterite | Cu2ZnSnS4 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Sb | ⓘ Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| Sb | ⓘ Miargyrite | AgSbS2 |
| Sb | ⓘ Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stephanite | Ag5SbS4 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Baumstarkite | Ag3Sb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Sb | ⓘ Sangenaroite | Ag8(Sb8-xAsx)SΣ16 |
| Sb | ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Zn) | Ag6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Andorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Diaphorite | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Gladite | CuPbBi5S9 |
| Pb | ⓘ Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 |
| Pb | ⓘ Senandorite | AgPbSb3S6 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aramayoite | Ag3Sb2(Bi,Sb)S6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Gladite | CuPbBi5S9 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Blatonite | (UO2)CO3 · H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Peru
- Huancavelica
- Castrovirreyna Province
- Castrovirreyna District
- Castrovirreyna mining districtMining District
- Castrovirreyna District
- Castrovirreyna Province
South AmericaContinent
- AndesMountain Range
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Andean ProvinceGeologic Province
- Western CordilleraVolcanic Arc
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References
Lewis, Richard Wheatley (1964) The geology, mineralogy and paragenesis of the Castrovirreyna lead-zinc-silver deposits, Peru. Open-File Report Vol. 1964 (64-103). US Geological Survey p.1-244. doi:10.3133/ofr64103
San Genaro Mine, Santa Ana District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica, Peru