Vega Carvajal

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Boron-Borates, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10094976
MRDS ID I010107
Record type Site
Current site name Vega Carvajal
Alternate or previous names Vegas De Carvajal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.09952, -22.14755 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • NOT THE SAME LOCATION AS CEBOLLAR (MRDS RECORD I010106).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Loa Formation
    Rock description El Loa Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.09952, -22.14755

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRARIS B., FERNANDO, 1978, HOJA TOCAPILLA, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS MAPAS GEOLOGICAS PRELIMINARES DE CHILE, NO. 3, ESCALA 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAY-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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