Abstract
ABSTRACTThe Florida Canyon deposit hosted by a carbonate-evaporite sequence of the Pucará Group, Peru, has both Zn–Pb sulphide and Zn non-sulphide mineralisations. The mineralogical characterisation of samples from the deposit enables the definition of a supergene assemblage dominated by smithsonite, in addition to hemimorphite, cerussite, and goethite. The main oxidation in the study area involved the direct replacement of primary MVT stratabound sulphide ore. In comparison with other non-sulphide deposits of the Bongará District, the Florida Canyon deposit can be correlated with the Cristal deposit by means of the original sulphides preserved in the supergene textures, the similar hosting dolostone layer, lack of hydrozincite, and depth of emplacement, which are characteristics that contrast with those of the Mina Grande deposit, also inserted in the Pucará Group. The Florida Canyon supergene mineral assemblage is a paleoclimatic indicator suggesting a humid tropical climate during the late Miocene in the Peruvian Amazon region.
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