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1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 2
2. DEFINITION ............................................................................................................................ 3
3. ORIGIN ................................................................................................................................... 3
4. FORM SKARN DEPOSIT .......................................................................................................... 4
5. STAGES OF FORMATION SKARN ............................................................................................ 4
5.1. METAMORPHISM ISOCHEMICAL ................................................................................... 5
5.2. METASOMATIC AND REPLACING .................................................................................. 5
5.3. ALTERATION RETROGRADE ........................................................................................... 5
6. SKARN DEPOSITS IN PERU ..................................................................................................... 7
6.1. IN THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGE ............................................................................ 7
6.2. IN THE MESOZOIC SEDIMENTARY STRIP OF THE WESTERN CORDILLERA ..................... 7
7. CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................... 9
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY....................................................................................................................... 9
1. INTRODUCTION
The term skarn was introduced by Swedish metamorphic petrologists to designate regional
metamorphic rocks or contact consisting of silicates of Ca, Mg and Fe derivatives protolith
limestone and dolomite in which has metasomticamente introduced large quantities of Si, Al,
Fe and mg. So skarn means calc-silicate rocks containing minerals, such as, for example,
diopside, wollastonite, actinolite andradita garnet.
However, the term skarn is widely used and is appropriate to refer to related contact halos
intrusion within calcareous deposits sequences. The latter rocks formed by calcite or dolomite
become marble, calc-silicate rocks corneas and / or skarns by the effect of contact
metamorphism.
Main production skarn deposits includes: Fe, Cu, W, Zn, Pb, Mo, Sn, U, Au, garnet, talc and
wollastonite.
2. DEFINITION
3. ORIGIN
The type skarn mineral deposits are unevenly may form languages mena extending
along any flat structure (stratification, joints, faults, etc.)
Distribution within the contact aureole is poorly defined because the orebodies may end
abruptly due to some structure.
There are different mineral assemblages skarn deposits in, and their formation
processes are similar, site of an intrusion, magmatic and hydrothermal activity at
different levels in the cortex.
These are explained by the following processes:
a. PROGRADE SKARN:
isochemical metamorphism
And metasomatic replacement
b. RETROGRADE SKARN:
retrograde alteration
It involves the recrystallization of the host rocks of the intrusion; thus marbles produced
from limestone, corneal from shales, etc. If impure limestones can be generated are
calcium silicates and magnesium, which corneal calc silicate, which may contain some
minerals economic, such as talc and wollastonite interest will be formed. The process
can increase the fragility of rocks and hence its permeability.
Infiltration of hydrothermal magmatic rocks coming fluids in contact with igneous rocks
leads to the transformation of carbonate rocks in skarns and modification of corneal
produced in the previous stage. It is a prograde and metasomatic metamorphism takes
place at temperatures between 400 and 800 C, during which the formation of the ore
takes place. New minerals that appear as a result of this process are dominantly
Anhydrous. This stadium, like the previous one, is most important and highest grade the
greater the depth at which it occurs.
COPPERY
This deposit is located in the eastern mountain range, in the department of
Huancavelica.
7. CONCLUSIONS
Mineral deposits are deposits Skarn metasomatic replacement characterized by the
presence of calc-silicate minerals fanerticos coarse, Ca, Fe, Mg and Mn. selectively
replaces carbonate rocks and may be associated with metallization of W, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn,
Fe-Ca-Ag and Au lower. The host rock is typically limestone, limestone, dolomite or
limestone clastic sedimentary rocks.
The skarn deposits have law type, tonnage and variable morphology.
The skarn deposits are of great importance in polymetallic production (zinc, lead,
copper, silver) in Peru, these are set in the sedimentary strip Mesozoic in the Cordillera
Interandina as: Antamina, Raura, Milpo, Tintaya and Cobriza.
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.cec.uchile.cl/~vmaksaev/DEPOSITOS%20DEL%20TIPO%20SKARN.
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http://www.proexplo.com.pe/2013/programa/cursos_cortos/Yacimientos%20
y%20Metalogenia/DEPOSITOS%20TIPO%20SKARN.pdf