Occurrence

Cristales Grandes

Chile
IronPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite
GangueCalcite, Pyroxene, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Complejo El Laco
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10058029
MRDS IDTC03753
Alternate namesLaco 1 A 96
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-23.79918, -67.50114
References
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).HENRIQUEZ, F., 1981, EL YACIMIENTO EL LACO (ABS): PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 92-94.FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.HENRIQUEZ, F. AND MARTIN, R., 1978, CRYSTAL GROWTH IN MAGNETITE FLOWS AND FEEDER DIKES, EL LACO, CHILE: CAN. MIN., 16, P. 581-589.WEGNER, R., 1979, DIE MAGNETIT LAVASTROME VON EL LACO IN CHILE, UNDIHERE BEGLEISTENDEN GESTEINE: MEMORIA MINERLOGISTA, UNIV. ALBERT LUDWIG, FREIBERG, BREMEN, 89 P.RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.NYSTROM, J.O., AND HENRIQUEZ, F., 1994, MAGMATIC FEATURES OF IRON ORES OF THE KIRUNA TYPE IN CHILE AND SWEDEN: ORE TEXTURES AND MAGNETITE GEOCHEMISTRY: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 89, P. 820-839.RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, INSTITUTE OF GEOL. INV. CHILE, 307 P. (SPANISH) (430) R858G.ROGERS, DAVID P., 1968, THE EXTRUSIVE IRON OXIDE DEPOSITS "EL LACO, CHILE" ECON. GEOL. V 63 N. 6 P. 700 (ABSTRACT).RUIZ FULLER, 1965.