Prospect

Rodados Negros

Chile
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINS, BLANKETS, SOME LAMINAR, DIKE-SHAPED
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Chalcedony, Garnet, Limonite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10078158
MRDS IDW026332
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.79918, -67.3678
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOL. AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 307 P, (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.HENRIQUEZ, F., AND MARTIN, R., 1978, CRYSTAL GROWTH IN MAGNETITE FLOW AND FEEDER DIKES, EL LACO, CHILE: CAN. MIN., V. 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.BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESARROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.)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, 1965