Occurrence

Laco Sur

Chile
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formFLOWS, HALF MOON
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueActinolite, Alunite, Apatite, Limonite, Quartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockTuff,Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10078139
MRDS IDW026306
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-23.84084, -67.49114
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., CHILE, 304 P., TABLES (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GPARK, C. F., JR., 1972 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN, ECON. GEOL. V. 56 , N. 3 , P 339FRUTOS, 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.RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.PARK, C., 1961, A MAGNETIC FLOW IN NORTHERN CHILE: ECON GEOL., V. 56, P. 431-441.BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESARROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.)HENRIQUEZ, F., AND MARTIN, R., 1978, CRYSTAL GROWTH IN MAGNETITE FLOWS AND FEEDER DIKES, EL LACO, CHILE: CAN. MIN., 16, P. 581-589.HENRIQUEZ, F., 1981, EL YACIMIENTO EL LACO (ABS.): PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS: UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 92-94.WEGNER, R., 1979, DIE MAGNETIT LAVASTROME VON EL LACO IN CHILE, UNDIGERE BEGLEISTENDEN GESTEINE: MEMORIA MINERLOGISTA, UNIV. ALBERT LUDWIG, FREIBERG, BREMEN, 89 P.FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., SHIGA, Y, AND ALFARO, G., 1990, THE EL LACO MAGNETITE LAVA FLOW DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CHILE; AN UP-TO-DATE REVIEW AND NEW DATA, IN FONBOTE, L., AMSTUTZ, G.C., CARDOZO, M., CEDILLO, E., AND FRUTOS, J., EDS., STRATABOUND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES, SPRINGER-VERLAG, BERLIN, P. 681-690.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.CIMRIRUIZ FULLER, C., 1965