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Tragedia Occurrence

Occurrence 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065659
MRDS ID TC41022
Record type Site
Current site name Tragedia Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.19701, -36.57 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 83 KM S50W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DEL MAULE., Est Within 1 Sec, Est Within 1 Sec, Est Within 1 Sec

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE ANALYSIS OF 38 SAMPLES: 223 PPM CU, 17 PPM MO, 24 PPM ZN, 7 PPM PB, 0.4 PPM AG, 20 PPB AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.19701, -36.57
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ J., AND NIEMEYER H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION EXPOSED OVER A 1 SQ KM AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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