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La Pila Occurrence

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065660
MRDS ID TC41023
Record type Site
Current site name La Pila Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.2234, -36.63083 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 90 KM S45W 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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.2234, -36.63083
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Granodiorite Porphyry And Tuff And Breccia.

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 COVER AN AREA OF 1.5 SQ KM.

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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