Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model158: Volcanic-hosted magnetite
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formMANTLES AND IRREGULAR BODIES
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite, Martite
GangueBiotite, Pyrite
Other materialsApatite
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Skarn (Tactite),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
AlterationPropylitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10111251
MRDS IDW026276
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.80247, -70.99621
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SRUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.GEIJER, P., 1931, THE IRON ORES OF THE KIRUNA TYPE: SVERIGES UNDERSOKNING: SER. C, # 367.DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)ABBOTT, J., Y ROJAS, N., 1972, ANTECEDENTES Y RESENA MINERAL DE HIERRO EL ALGARROBO: INST. DE ING. DE MINAS DE CHILE, 119.CIMRIALVARADO, 1970