Laquito

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058030
MRDS ID TC03754
Record type Site
Current site name Laquito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.47947, -23.83084 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 60-68% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Complejo El Laco
    Rock description Complejo El Laco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.47947, -23.83084

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 150M
    Width 70M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Laco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HENRIQUEZ, F., 1981, EL YACIMIENTO EL LACO (ABS): PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS: UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 92-94.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.