Descubridora Mine, Carrizo district, Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile

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Descubridora de Carrizo

Old abandoned Ag-Pb mine, already known to I. Domeyko in ca. 1870. The mineralization occurs in diorites, diabase, igneous and limestones rocks. Several veins were worked in relatively deep shafts.

Refs.:
- Domeyko, I. (1860): "Elementos de Mineralogía", vol. II: Imprenta de Ferrocarril; Stgo. de Chile,
- Tartakowsky A. (1928): "Descubridora o Carrizo, Departamento de Huasco"; informe preliminar: Caja de Crédito Minero, Vallenar, Chile.

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19 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

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