La Pollita

Producer in Chile with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065950
MRDS ID TC41691
Record type Site
Current site name La Pollita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.37427, -30.1769 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Coquimbo Formation
    Rock description Coquimbo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.37427, -30.1769

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTO

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.