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
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10058918
MRDS IDTC05325
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-29.94413, -70.89287
References
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 THE COQUIMBO PROVINCE, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 428-442.CIMRIAGUIRRE AND MEHECH (1964).