Las Palomitas

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Quartz
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065961
MRDS ID TC41704
Record type Site
Current site name Las Palomitas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.59649, -30.91774 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.59649, -30.91774

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UNDETERMINED INACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GANA F., PAULINA, 1991, MAPA GEOLOGICO DE LA CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA ENTRE LA SERENA Y QUEBRADA EL TENIENTE: CHILE SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO NO. 3, SCALE 1:100,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Reardon, P. S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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