| Deposit ID | 10057842 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03509 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calamena |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.99119, -22.22922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2940 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Freibergite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 133-492 G/T AG, 0.028-1.14 G/T AU, 8.5% PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Complejo Pajonal-Los Pilos | ||||||
| Rock description | Complejo Pajonal-Los Pilos | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -68.99119, -22.22922 |
|---|
| Strike | N25E |
|---|---|
| Dip | SE |
| Length | 50M |
| Width | 0.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Inca |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.004HA |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 0.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03509 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.).
KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI, SANTIAGO, 77 P.
WEISSEMBORN, A., 1938, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN 4390.
CIMRI
| 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.