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Pyrite from
El Abra Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Abra Mine, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:190635
Long-form Identifier:1:3:190635:6
GUID (UUID V4):c6444ee5-dc3d-4160-9098-d78bbabcd325
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘConchi Cu deposit, Conchi Viejo district, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘChuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘChuquicamata Underground Mine, Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘMinistro Hales Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘPabellón geothermal field, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘToki Cu deposit (Toki Cluster), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘOpache Cu deposit, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘCerro PabellĂłn Geothermal System, OllagĂŒe, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘAlcaparrosa Mine, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘMonctezuma vein, Collahuasi mining district, Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
oftheE1AbraPorphyry CopperDeposit, Chile JOZSEF A‱IBRUS Abstract The E1 Abra porphyryCOl)per deposit,located42...Corporaci6nNacionaldel Cobrede Chile completedan evaluation programknownas the E1 Abra Project. In common withseveral...strongbiotization. The intrusivecomplex,calledthe E1 Abra diorite,is intrudedby severaldaciticneckswhichproduced...alterationstages,but it can be concludedthat E1 Abra primary mineralizationwas almost synchronicwith...veinswith sericiticalteration in host rocksshow a pyrite-rich assemblage, but only the roots of the phyllic
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Soils and Ground Waters at the Pampa del Tamarugal, Chile: Anatomy of a Fossil Geochemical Anomaly Derived...1L0 Abstract The Pampa del Tamarugal in northern Chile is a gravel plain, part of the hyperarid Atacama...which are abundant in ground waters from northern Chile. The anomaly lies west of one of the world’s most...includes the Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic, and El Abra deposits. Follow-up drilling in the center of the...flood plain of the Rio Loa. Prior to the present ~50-m-deep incision of the Rio Loa, the water table in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
enrichment in waters and sediments of the Rio Loa (Second Region, Chile) L. Romeroa, H. Alonsoa, P. Campanoa,...Católica del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, box 1280, Antofagasta, Chile Università di Cagliari, Dipartimento Scienze...London SW7 2BP, UK b Abstract The Second Region of Chile (126,500 km2) is extremely arid, with a dramatic...economic activity in the region) is the 440 km long Rio Loa. Moreover, this is highly enriched in As. In order...mining activity on the water quality in the Rio Loa basin, water and sediment samples were taken at strategic
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Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas...Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000, Chile; vfigueroa@ucn.cl Department of Anthropology, University...Departamento de Antropología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7800284, Chile; dsalazar@uchile.cl (D.S.); atroncos@uchile...de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción 4090541, Chile; jgonzal@ucsc.cl Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio...Correspondence: psg004@ucn.cl Abstract: Northern Chile is home to the world’s largest copper ore deposits
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mineralization in the Chuquicamata district, northern Chile: new constraints from the Toki cluster Fernando...the Chuquicamata–Radomiro Tomic mines in northern Chile. These prospects occur in an area of 5×6 km and...grading outward to a chalcopyrite–pyrite zone and ultimately to a pyrite halo. Alteration is dominantly...alteration is relatively restricted to late quartz–pyrite veins (D-type veins). Previous K–Ar geochronology...Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: fbarrapantoja@ing.uchile.cl F.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magmatism and Ore Formation in the El Abra Porphyry Copper Deposit, Northern Chile: Implications for Long-Lived...Universidad de ConcepciĂłn, ConcepciĂłn CP 4030000, Chile 2 Instituto GEA, Casilla 160-C, Universidad de...de ConcepciĂłn, ConcepciĂłn CP 4030000, Chile 3 Department 4 Superintendencia of Earth Sciences, University...GeologĂ­a, Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra, Calama CP 1390000, Chile Abstract Zircon LA-ICP-MS and CA-TIMS...molybdenite Re-Os geochronology for the El Abra porphyry copper deposit (Chile) document a ~8.6 Ma protracted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CatĂłlica del Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, 7 Antofagasta, Chile. 8 2 GET, IRD-CNRS-CNES-UPS, 14 avenue...lower Oligocene metallogenic 32 belt of northern Chile, were determined in order to validate the use of...Eocene to Oligocene metallogeny belt, 48 Northern Chile, Porphyry Copper Deposit, non-mineralized intrusive...body. 49 50 1. Introduction 51 In northern Chile and southern Peru, porphyry copper deposits (PCDs)... jarosite, 73 rutile, tourmaline, magnetite, pyrite and chalcopyrite) have been evaluated to trace
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
degrees of hydrolytic alteration, culminating in pyrite ± enargite ± covellite in the shallow parts of...central Chile; A.J. Wilson, writ. commun., 2009) and Mo (2.5 Mt: El Teniente, central Chile; Camus, 2003)...Toquepala & Cuajone Los Pelambres Los BroncesRío Blanco El Teniente Mamut Grasberg-Ertsberg Ok Tedi Cerro...Cerro Colorado Collahuasi dist. Bau Batu Hijau El Abra Cabang Kiri Chuquicamata dist. Koloula Frieda...Frieda River dist.(Nena) Wafi-Golpu Gaby El Salvador Potrerillos Marte & Caspiche Taca Taca Bajo Bajo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyry copper deposits of Cenozoic age in northern Chile: adakitic versus normal calc-alkaline magmatism...Abstract Cenozoic magmatic activity in northern Chile led to the formation of two contrasting porphyry...1.15% Cu), or El Abra (1.45 Gt at 0.55% Cu) form a N±S-trending metallogenic province of Late Eocene±Early...belongs to a rather typical calc-alkaline magmatic province, including both plutonic and volcanic rocks, the...Cobre (CODELCO) ± Chile, Gerencia de Exploraciones, Huerfanos 1270, Santiago, Chile The term adakite
Book (edition)
Exploration Team—Target Generation QPX Chile Las Condes, Santiago Chile David I. Groves Department of Geology...new data and references from Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Iran and the USA, including new maps and...Billiton in Perth, Singapore and Santiago, and QPX Chile in Santiago for encouraging the completion and revision...Zhiming Yang, Andi Zhang and Lin Zhang. Santiago, Chile Perth, Australia Daniel MĂŒller David I. Groves.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Roman Province (Italy): Example from a Continental Arc Setting
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Escondida Porphyry Copper Deposit, Antofagasta Region, Chile RUBEN A. PADILLA GARZA,† BHP Minerals...501, Antofagasta, Chile Abstract The Escondida porphyry copper deposit, located in northern Chile, was...basement of the Precordillera de Domeyko province in northern Chile. We propose that the intrusive stock...quartz-sericite with sulfides including chalcopyrite, pyrite, and molybdenite. In the chlorite-sericite and...than 0.5 to 2 vol percent with a chalcopyrite to pyrite ratio of 3 to 1 and copper grades that range between
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in a Porphyry Cu System: the El Abra Porphyry Cu Deposit, Northern Chile Downloaded from http://petrology...undertaken on samples from the El Abra–Pajonal igneous complex, northern Chile, to investigate the magmatic...chalcophile elements and the formation of the El Abra porphyry Cu deposit. The PGE have extreme sulfide...magmatic processes governing the evolution of the El Abra–Pajonal suite. Plagioclase fractionation dominated...fractionating phase, leading to the formation of the El Abra porphyry intrusion and Cu deposit. Abundances of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
example, the Chuquicamata-El Abra porphyry copper belt in northern Chile (Ballard, Palin, & Campbell...formed (Defant Chuquicamata-El Abra porphyry copper belt, northern Chile. et al., 2002). However, recent...al., 2003; Grove, Till, & Krawczynski, 2012; province of southwestern North America, large deposits...Subduction and collision Pulang Xuejiping Lannitang Chile Radomiro Yulong Gangdese Shiyaogou Luobuling...212–214 33–38 37–41 Potassium silicified belt, pyrite sericitisation, propylitisation, and hornfelsed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Chuquicamata Mine: A Progress Report GUILLERMO OSSANDÓN C., CODELCO-Chile, Gerencia Exploraciones...Santiago, Chile ROBERTO FRÉRAUT C., CODELCO-Chile, Superintendencia Geología, Chuquicamata, Chile LEWIS... DARRYL D. LINDSAY, SRK Consultores, Santiago, Chile AND MARCOS ZENTILLI Department of Earth Sciences...Canada B3H 3J5 Abstract Chuquicamata, in northern Chile, is the world’s greatest copper orebody. It was...east through chalcopyrite-bornite to chalcopyrite-pyrite as sulfide abundance fades out. Sulfides in quartz-K
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...and CopperGold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile JosĂ© PerellĂł, Richard H. Sillitoe, Constantino...of the RĂ­o Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest Known Concentration...Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern Chile Geology of...N. Moreto, AndrĂ© Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and speciation of Zn associated with historical mine tailings T G. Cruz-JimĂ©neza, R. Loredo-Portalesb...forms, and phytoavailability were determined within mine tailings and soil samples from a historical mining... High concentrations of Zn were recorded in the mine tailings (4681 mg·kg−1) and relatively high concentrations...cause ecological risk. Igeo values indicate that the mine tailings were extremely polluted and soils were...positively correlated with total Zn content in the mine tailings (34%; 1719 mg·kg−1) and soils (36%; 69
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Granodiorite Intrusions at the El Salvador Porphyry Copper Deposit, Chile, Based on Trace Element Composition...magmatic-hydrothermal porphyry Cu (MoAu) ores in the El Salvador district, Chile. Zircons (n = 240) from 15 Eocene age...Turquoise Gulch were the most strongly oxidized of the El Salvador magmas. The strongly oxidized trend porphyry...and Proffett, 1995) and the El Abra-Fortuna granodiorite complex, Chile (1–2 m.y., Dilles et al., 1997;...Chuquicamata, Chile (2–3 m.y., Reynolds et al., 1998; Ballard et al., 2001), the Potrerillos district, Chile (8
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AT THE CHUQUICAMATA PORPHYRY DEPOSIT (NORTHERN CHILE) REVISITED: EVIDENCE FOR A HYPOGENE ORIGIN Marie-Caroline...Casilla 28, San Pedro de la Paz 413000, Biobio, Chile 3 Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University...belt located in the southern Peru and northern Chile. The Cu-Mo mineralization occurs mainly in the Chuquicamata...characterized by chalcopyrite-bornite with little pyrite in rocks affected by potassic alteration. The early...et al. (2001) also includes minor chalcopyrite-pyrite mineralization in the outer chloritic alteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Boyongan. This thick vadose zone and the low hypogene pyrite/copper sulfide ratios (0.6) at Boyongan promoted...remobilization of copper. In contrast, higher hypogene pyrite/chalcopyrite ratios (2.3) at Bayugo led to greater...Gaby (Cl) Rosario (Cl) Morenci; NW extension (Az) El Salvador (Cl) Chuquicamata (Cl) Inspiration (Az)...Toquepala (Pe) Cerro Colorado (Cl) Ok Tedi (PNG) El Abra (Cl) Mocoa (Co) Boyongan (Ph) La Escondida (Cl)...Locality abbreviations: Az = Arizona (USA), Cl = Chile, Co = Colombia, NM = New Mexico (USA), Pe = Peru
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chuquicamata Porphyry Copper Deposit, Northern Chile a a Darryl D. Lindsay , Marcos Zentilli & JOSE...Superintendencia de Geologia Codelco-Chile, Division Chuquicamata , Chuquicamata, Chile Published online: 06 Jul...Chuquicamata Porphyry Copper Deposit, Northern Chile, International Geology Review, 37:11, 945-958, DOI:...Chuquicamata Porphyry Copper Deposit, Northern Chile DARRYL D. LINDSAY, MARCOS ZENTILLI, Department of...Superintendencia de Geologia Codelco-Chile, Division Chuquicamata, Chuquicamata, Chile Downloaded by [UQ Library]
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splendid specimens of crystallized sul:fides like pyrite, sphalerite, galena, etc. The mineralogy of Peruvian...Bolivia, Bob Jenkins about turquoise localities in Chile, and Patricia Gray provided the information about...being mined in the high mountains near Coquimbo in Chile, but the deposit has been known for justa few decades...river, La UniĂłn province, and the second near Chivay in Colea valley, Caylloma province. The third important...original ancient mine was rediscovered only in 1999 near Sacsamarca, Huanca Sancos province, Ayacucho department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EXPRESS LETTER HYPOGENE ALUNITE FROM THE EL SALVADOR DISTRICT, CHILE, INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR A BLIND PORPHYRY...late breccia bodies from the El Salvador porphyry copper district of Chile were recently dated. One alunite...interpreted at 44 to 43 Ma. Porphyry copper ores in the El Salvador district formed at about the same time as...porphyry copper deposits in the remote El Salvador district of Chile began with Old Camp in 1951 and the...Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA. contain 3,836 Mt of
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Northern Chile PATRICIO CUADRA C.† AND GONZALO ROJAS S. Superintendencia Geología, Codelco-Chile División...División Radomiro Tomic, Chile Abstract The main copper oxide minerals in the Radomiro Tomic deposit are atacamite...Chuquicamata mine and 40 km north of the town of Calama in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile (Fig. 1)...course of an exploration program undertaken by the Chile Exploration Company, which sought the extension...was completely stopped in 1960. In 1971, Codelco-Chile became owner of the property † Corresponding author:
Report (issue)
Copper Mountain (British Columbia, Canada) and El Teniente (Chile) porphyry copper deposits..................porphyry copper deposits include El Teniente and El Salvador in Chile, Bajo de la Alumbrera in Argentina...regional faults such as near deposits in northern Chile (Behn and others, 2001; Gow and Walshe, 2005), central... IP anomalies often indicate the most abundant pyrite zones in altered rocks rather than areas of less-IP-reactive...and to distinguish noneconomic sulfides such as pyrite from chalcopyrite and bornite (Zonge and Wynn,
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uncommon type of mineralization in northeastern Chile Darı́o Chinchilla, Lorena Ortega, Rubén Piña,...uncommon type of mineralization in northeastern Chile, Ore Geology Reviews (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev...uncommon type of mineralization in northeastern Chile T DarĂ­o Chinchilla a, b*, Lorena Ortega a, RubĂ©n...(CEGA), Universidad de NU b Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile. Department of Geosciences, Virginia...Resources Plc. Compañía minera Paguanta, Santiago de Chile, Chile. D Abstract TE The Patricia ore deposit
 
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