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Maria Elena

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Travertine
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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 10065930
MRDS ID TC41668
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Elena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.5662, -22.28088 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG RIO LOA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Travertine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Travertine Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.5662, -22.28088
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRARIS B., FERNANDO, 1978, HOJA TOCOPILLA, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS MAPAS GEOLOGICOS PRELIMINARES DE CHILE, NO. 3, 32 P., ESCALA 1:250,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS OF TRAVERTINE 3-4 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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