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La Estrella

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058812
MRDS ID TC05177
Record type Site
Current site name La Estrella

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.18286, -26.1336 (WGS84)
Elevation 950

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
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.68% CU
Result 5 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.18286, -26.1336
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault At N35e, 45-60se

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E; N50E; N16E
    Dip 55SE; 75SE; 70NW-90
    Length 25M
    Width 3M
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E; N50E; N16E
    Dip 55SE; 75SE; 70NW-90
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E; N50E; N16E
    Dip 55SE; 75SE; 70NW-90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pampa Capitana

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 50M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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

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