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Carrizales Occurrence

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065646
MRDS ID TC41008
Record type Site
Current site name Carrizales Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.93283, -36.18083 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 40 KM S70W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DEL MAULE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Sericite; Argillic. Alteration Zone < 5 Sq Km.

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS YIELDED: CU 80 PPM
Result MO 2.3 PPM
Result ZN 300 PPM
Result PB 41 PPM
Result AG 0.7 PPM
Result AU < 20 PPB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Tropa-Tropa Formation
    Rock description Tropa-Tropa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.93283, -36.18083
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ, J., AND NIEMEYER, H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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

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