Occurrence

San Vicente Alto

Chile
IronPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueActinolite, Alunite, Apatite, Limonite, Quartz, Scapolite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationArgillic, Propylitic, Silcic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10096457
MRDS IDW026271
Alternate namesSan Vincente Alto M. Del Laco
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-23.81251, -67.51447
References
NYSTROM AND HENRIQUEZ (1994).RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, INSTITUTE OF GEOL. INV., CHILE, 307 P. TABLES (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GFRUTOS, 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.BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESARROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.)WEGNER, R., 1979, DIE MAGNETIT LAVASTROME VON EL LACO IN CHILE, UNDIHERE BEGLEISTENDEN GESTEINE: MEMORIA MINERLOGISTA, UNIV. ALBERT LUDWIG, FREIBERG, BREMEN, 89 P.HENRIQUEZ, F., 1981, EL YACIMIENTO EL LACO (ABS.): PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS: UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 92-94.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