Alemania

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Nitrogen-Nitrates, Iodine, Sodium, Boron-Borates, Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099513
MRDS ID TC39985
Record type Site
Current site name Alemania
Alternate or previous names Oficina Alemania

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.83175, -25.45333 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM NE OF TALTAL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nitrogen-Nitrates Primary
Iodine Primary
Sodium Secondary
Boron-Borates Secondary
Chromium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.83175, -25.45333

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITS FORM DUE TO VERY ARID CLIMATE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Taltal District

Comments on the production information

  • DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., 1981, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE CHILEAN NITRATE DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1188, 37P.

  • Deposit

    ERICKSEN, G.E., AND MROSE, M.E., 1970, MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF THE NITRATE DEPOSITS OF CHILE, II. DARAPSKITE: NA3(NO3)(SO4).H2O: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 55, P. 1500-1517.

  • Deposit

    MROSE, M.E., FAHEY, J.J., AND ERICKSEN, G.E., 1970, MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF THE NITRATE DEPOSITS OF CHILE, III. HUMBERSTONITE, K3NA7MG2(SO4)6(NO3)2.6H2O, A NEW SALINE MINERAL: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 55, P. 1518-1533.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAYER OF FRIABLE HUMBERSTONITE 10-30 CM OVERLAIN BY 10-30 CM OF SANDY, ROCKY SOIL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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