Occurrence

Mantos Contreras

Chile
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManto
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Brochantite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · La Negra Formation
StructureFault At N60w, 67sw Fractures At N75-85e, 58-75se And N10e, 62e
AlterationPropylitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10057754
MRDS IDTC03397
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.74421, -70.23622
References
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).PEDDAR, T., 1944, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #3703.CIMRIPEDDAR, T., 1944.