Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Quebrada Marquesa Formation
Associated rockAndesite · Quebrada Marquesa Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10058154
MRDS IDTC04002
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-30.33079, -71.00287
References
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.ZENTILLI, M., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO MANGANESO DE FRAGUA: MEMORIA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, SANTIAGO.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