| Deposit ID | 10057784 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03438 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copihue |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.36283, -22.56754 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3260 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Tuina Formation |
| Rock description | Tuina Formation |
| (1) | -68.36283, -22.56754 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80W; N52E |
| Dip | N |
| Length | 75M |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tuina |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.085HA |
| Overall depth | 0.5M |
| Overall length | 77.72M |
| Overall width | 10M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03438 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLA, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
IIG, 1967, INEDITO #1416.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN LENSES 10M LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.