Cañariaco

Lambayeque (Western Cordillera, northern Peru), Peru

PorphyriesCu (Au, Mo)

Type
Cu-Au-Mo porphyry

A copper porphyry in northern Peru, studied by laboratory leaching to find out which minerals supply soluble copper. Leached copper carries the signature of the most readily dissolved mineral.

δ65Cu in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 976

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−0.81 ± 0.91 ‰−2.18 / 0.64 ‰8supergene ore
Mean and standard deviation of 8 head samples from Table 1.
Mathur et Schlitt (2010), Identification of the dominant Cu ore minerals providing solubl…
−0.9 ± 0.66 ‰−1.83 / −0.36 ‰4hypogene ore
Mean and standard deviation of 4 head samples from Table 1.
Mathur et Schlitt (2010), Identification of the dominant Cu ore minerals providing solubl…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Cañariaco, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/canariaco/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026canariacoisotopesignatures,
  title = {Cañariaco, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/canariaco/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06