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Viscachilla

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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057608
MRDS ID TC03213
Record type Site
Current site name Viscachilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.85618, -21.68923 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES: 0.09%, 1.35%, & 3.65% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Pena Morada Formation
    Rock description Pena Morada Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.85618, -21.68923
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 90; 90; N70E
    Dip 70S; 60N; 75S
    Length 100M
    Width 1.2M
  • Strike 90; 90; N70E
    Dip 70S; 60N; 75S
  • Strike 90; 90; N70E
    Dip 70S; 60N; 75S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Chitigua

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    MAKSAEV, V., 1978, CARTA GEOLOGICA # 31.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1977, REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF QUEBRADA BLANCA-EL ABRA ORE, PHASE II.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1990 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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