Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Piedmontite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Quebrada Marquesa Formation
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10057524
MRDS IDTC03089
Alternate namesLa Liga
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-30.11413, -70.95787
References
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).AGUIRRE, L., AND MEHECH, S., 1964, STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MANGANESE SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS OF COQUIMBO PROVINCE, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 428-442.CIMRI