Locality type:

Deposit

Classification

Species:

Diopside

Formula:

CaMgSi₂O₆

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

477125

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:477125:8

GUID (UUID V4):

668e0635-4f56-434d-9df6-05154d3996a0

References

Wegner, Reinhard (1982) El Laco/Chile. Lavaströme aus Eisenerz [El Laco/Chile. Iron ore lava flows]. Lapis, 7 (5) 15-18

Guo, Dongwei, Yanhe Li, Chao Duan, and Changfu Fan. (2022) "Involvement of Evaporite Layers in the Formation of Iron Oxide-Apatite Ore Deposits: Examples from the Luohe Deposit in China and the El Laco Deposit in Chile" Minerals 12, no. 8: 1043. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12081043

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	Velasco, Francisco, de la Pinta, Noelia, Tornos, Fernando, Briezewski, Thomas, Larrañaga, Aitor (2020) The relationship of destinezite to the acid sulfate alteration at the El Laco magnetite deposit, Chile. American Mineralogist, 105 (6). 860-872 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7122	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	alteration at the El Laco magnetite deposit, Chile Francisco Velasco1,*, Noelia de la Pinta2, Fernando...Aitor Larrañaga5 1 Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, E-48080...Spain Departamentos de Física de la Materia Condensada y Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología...Tecnología, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain 3 Instituto de Geociencias (IGEO, CSIC-UCM), Doctor Severo Ochoa, 7, E-28040...Spain 4 Departamentos de Física de la Materia Condensada y Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología
	Duan, Chao, Li, Yanhe, Mao, Jingwen, Hou, Kejun, Wang, Conglin, Yang, Bingyang, Wang, Qian, Li, Wei (2019) Ore formation at the Washan iron oxide–apatite deposit in the Ningwu Ore District, eastern China: Insights from in situ LA-ICP-MS magnetite trace element geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 112. 103064 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103064	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Ore formation at the Washan iron oxide–apatite deposit in the Ningwu Ore District, eastern China: Insights...Ore formation at the Washan iron oxide–apatite deposit in the Ningwu Ore District, eastern China: Insights...Ore formation at the Washan iron oxide–apatite deposit in the Ningwu Ore District, eastern China: Insights...of iron deposit that may host large reserves of iron and other elements. The Washan deposit in the Ningwu...is a classic giant IOA deposit hosted by porphyritic diorite. At Washan, four Fe mineralization F stages

Diopside from El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Diopside from
El Laco Fe deposit, San Pedro de Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile