Producer

Zapallo

Chile
IronPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Masses Outcrop In A Porphyritic Formation Around A Contact With Andean Diorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10111252
MRDS IDW026290
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.2658, -71.10621
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.CIMRIALVARADO, 1970 , P. 368RUIZ FULLER, 1965