Carmen

Producer in Chile with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  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 10065934
MRDS ID TC41672
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.25594, -29.57747 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Arqueros Formation
    Rock description Arqueros Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.25594, -29.57747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GANA F., PAULINA, 1991, MAPA GEOLOGICO DE LA CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA ENTRE LA SERENA Y QUEBRADA EL TENIENTE: CHILE SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO NO. 3, SCALE 1:100,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Reardon, P. S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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