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Mercedes Vein

Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Copper, Mercury
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064998
MRDS ID TC39966
Record type Site
Current site name Mercedes Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.04093, -30.28968 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 400 KM NNE OF SANTIAGO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • SE OF ANDACOLLO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result HG RANGES 10-4000 PPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Carbonica Member Of Quebrada Marquesa Formation
    Rock description Carbonica Member Of Quebrada Marquesa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.04093, -30.28968
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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