Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR FLOWS
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockTuff
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10078131
MRDS IDW026295
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-23.79751, -67.52447
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, CHILE, 307 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GPARK, C. F., JR., 1961 , A MAGNETITE "FLOW" IN NORTHERN CHILE, ECON. GEOL. V. 56 , N. 2 , P 431 - 436PARK, C. F., JR., 1972 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN, ECON. GEOL. V. 67 , N. 3 , P 339ROGERS, DAVID P., 1968 , THE EXTRUSIVE IRON OXIDE DEPOSITS "EL LACO, CHILE; ECON. GEOL. V. 63 , N. 6 , P 700 (ABST).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.CIMRIRUIZ FULLER, 1965