Mirijte

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057815
MRDS ID TC03475
Record type Site
Current site name Mirijte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.26283, -22.45254 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Agua Verde-Tuina Formation
    Rock description Agua Verde/Tuina Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.26283, -22.45254

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip 70NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caspana

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    LAHSEN, A. AND MUNIZAGA, F., 1983, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS PUTANA, LICANCABUR, CERROS GUAYAQUES, Y AIQUINA: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA Y GEOFISICA, 95 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERS AREA OF 200 SQ M. IN VEINLETS AND LENSES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.