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Chalcocite from
Potrerillos mine, Punta Colorada-Agua Grande, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potrerillos mine, Punta Colorada-Agua Grande, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:574589
Long-form Identifier:1:3:574589:0
GUID (UUID V4):c96043c5-9342-4439-84b1-05fffedd7348
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
KENNETH SEGERSTROM MATURELAND OF NORTHERN CHILE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO ORE DEPOSITS Abstract: The old...extends over a long north-striking belt in northern Chile probably reached the mature stage of erosion by...between Tres Puntas and Cerro del Fraile, in Atacama province (Fig. 2). In that sector no fault scarps are recognized...provinces and the northern part of Atacama province, Chile, extends about 600 miles from the Peruvian...interrupted by bedrock hills. The nitrate deposits of Chile are distributed along the west edge of the pampa
Book
org/details/geologyofchile0000unse The Geology of Chile • The Geologica l Society of London Books Editorial...T. & GIBBO, s, W . (eds) 2007 . The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society, London. CHARRIER, R., PINTO...the Andean Orogeo in Chile. Jn: MORENO, T. & GrnsoNs, W. (eds) The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society...Society, London, 21-114. The Geology of Chile EDITED BY TERESA MORENO Earth Sciences Institute 'J aume...\ii . Grosjean 13. Field excursion from central Chile to the Atacama De<,crt. W. Gibbons & -1. Moreno
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
METALLOGENETIC CARLOS RUIZ PROVINCES F. AND GEORGE OF CHILE, S. A. • E. ERICKSEN CONTENTS PAGE Abstract........... ABSTRACT The metalliferousdepositsof Chile tend to be restrictedto well defined metallogeneticprovinces...synthesis of the knowledgeof the ore depositsof Chile basedon studiesnow beingcarriedout and on publishedand...ore deposits. Most of the known ore depositsof Chile are in the northern half of the country; relativelyfew...1960) indicatethe magnitudeof presentday mining in Chile: Copper Molybdenum Lead Zinc Gold Silver Mercury
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyrycopperdeposits in southwestern North America underlying chalcocite enrichment (e.g.,Emmons,1917),are (Livingston...dredmetersof the 12 majorporphyrycopperdeposits in Chile was substantiated furtherby Alpersand Brimhall ...supergene alunitefromthe Eseondida porphyry copper province. Indeed,perhaps onlytwoof thesemajordepositsdeposit(Fig...thetimingof oxida1935;Bandy,1938;Jarrell,1944) and Potrerillos(March, tion at severalgolddeposits, includingbreeeia-hosted...Salvador(Gustafsonand Hunt, 1975) in northern Chile Chile,duringthe late Oligocene to earlyMioceneinterval
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...upward and outward under what became the supergene chalcocite enrichment blanket. The presence of associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, North Catholic University, Antofagasta, Chile, 2Earth Evolution Sciences, Graduate School of Life...piles and younger plutonic intrusions, and yields chalcocite (-digenite) and bornite as the principal hypogene...Introduction In the Coastal Cordillera of Northern Chile (north of Santiago, <34°S), numbers of volcanic-hosted...economically important cupriferous metallogenic belt in Chile. Similar type of deposits in North America are named...Norte, Av. Angamos 0610, Casilla 1280, Antofagasta, Chile. Email: skojima@caliche.ucn.cl *Present address:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Indio Muerto District, El Salvador, Chile LEWIS B. GUSTAFSON,† 5320 Cross Creek Lane, Reno...89511 WALTER ORQUERA, CODELCO-Chile, Division Salvador, El Salvador, Chile MICHAEL MCWILLIAMS, Department...AND MARCELLO MENDEZ CODELCO-Chile, Division Salvador, El Salvador, Chile Abstract The porphyries that...enrichment. Ore at O Nose was largely supergene chalcocite-covellite on chalcopyrite-pyrite, centered on...then comprised the ore reserve for the El Salvador mine. Only minor mention was made of the separate small
Book
Universidad de Concepci6n Casilla 4107 Concepci6n, Chile ISBN 978-3-642-88284-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-88282-1.... . . . 37 The Metalliferous Ore Deposits of Chile and Argentina, and Their Geologic Framework J. Oyarzun... . . . . . . . . 147 X Contents El Aguilar Mine: An Ordovician Sediment-Hosted Stratiform Lead-Zinc...Sulfides in the Greenstone Belt of South-Central Chile - An Overview G. Alfaro and S. Callao . . . . ....Formation and Massive Sulfide Orebodies, South-Central Chile: Geologic and Isotopic Aspects S. Callao, G. Alfaro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GeologĂ­a de los Sistemas PorfĂ­ricos en los Andes de Chile. FRANCISCO CAMUS INFANTA. 2003. 267 Pp. Servicio... Santiago, Chile. Price CH$35,000/US$55. (Spanish only) Since he joined El Teniente mine in 1966, then... 1910 to 1927, pictures of the El Teniente, Potrerillos, and Chuquicamata mines, as well as data concerning...of Gondwanic porphyry copper systems along the Chile-Argentina Andes. The overview of the Andean cycle...deposits of southern Peru and northern and central Chile. The author does an excellent job of summarizing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies Kayo...Stages of Copper Production from Sulfide Minerals in Chile: A Review to Assist Circular Economy Studies. Minerals...Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Avenue Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto...Santiago de Chile, Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 917022, Chile; gerardo...La Dehesa 1201, Lo Barnechea, Santiago 917021, Chile; griveros@transducto.com Correspondence: kayobarros
Book
Radomiro Tomic Porphyry Copper Deposit, Northern Chile. Patricio Cuadra and Francisco Cam us............... 99 Discovery of the Agua Rica Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit,Catamarca Province, Northwestern Argentina...Rosario Copper Porphyry Deposits, CoUahuasi District Chile. Claudio Bisso B, Manuel Durdn andAquiles Gonzales...a deposit, but rather the engineering ability to mine on a large scale at low cost, and simultaneously...all within the US "South­ west" and in northern Chile and neighbouring southern Peru. With the exception
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antler mine, Arizona. Ten years later it was described under the name stelznerite from Chile. The study...first to recognize the mineral at Chuquicamata, Chile. It had been commonly mistaken there for brochantite...earlier atacamite. The locality given, La Lama, Chile, could not be found on our maps. The specimen is...original stelznerite locality, Remolinos, Vallenar, Chile. Additional localities for antlerite represented...appearance collected by Dr. Foshag at Northern Light Mine, Warsuk Range, near Black Mountain, Nevada. Antlerite
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]
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Atacama segment of the South American Andes, northern Chile (26°15'-27°25'S) Received: 15 December 1992 / Accepted:...magmatism and the rich ore deposits of northern Chile have been the focus of numerous studies. Significant...feature of the geology of this part of northern Chile is the existence of n o r t h - south to north-east-...alteration and cama segment - Andes - northern Chile mineralization (Baker and Guilbert, 1987; Colley...(4) The Copiapd-E1 Salvador region of northern Chile along the Maricunga Belt. (26°15 ' - 27°25 ' S;
Journal (issue)
focus on stabilizing production at the Peñasquito mine, implementing a solution for the water deficit which...Committed to further exploring in Argentina 17 Province of Salta: Lindero on the starting line 19 Minera...of its platinum assets and the Mina Rios iron ore mine in Brazil. On the cover: A view of Lindero project...444 Antonio Bellet Street, Providencia, Santiago, Chile. P.O. BOX 750-000, tel.: 56-2-2757-4200, fax: 56-2-2757-4201...greater importance. Any country seeking to attract mine investment will be unable to ignore them. SIGUENOS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Earth. In 2017, the Central Andes accounted for the mine production of around 39% of the world’s copper,...Central Chile to southern Peru, whereas the youngest and easternmost extend from central Chile/Argentina...includes some of the world largest copper deposits (Chile is the world’s leading copper producer, with Peru...Paleocene-Early Oligocene porphyry copper belt (Chile). Figure 3 Typical stockwork in a porphyry deposit...“A–B” veins. Porphyry copper deposit of Atlántida (Chile). Photo width: 5 cm. Figure 2 A–B vein Panoramic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: fbarrapantoja@ing.uchile.cl F....Center of Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile H. Alcota : S. Rivera Exploraciones Mineras...Mineras Andinas S.A., Santiago, Chile V. Valencia School of Environment, Washington State University, Pullman
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Continental Rhyolitic Volcanic Rocks, Northern Chile: I. The JardlnCopper-SilverDeposit RALPH B. LORTIE...0361-0128/87/663/546-2552.50 546 JARDiNCU-AGDEPOSIT: N. CHILE 547 the Paleoceneepochin the Copiap6districtsawthe...tplate margins.Carter Andean orogenin northern Chile constitutea com(1960), Losert(1972), and Camus(1980)...f the CordilleraPrincipalare aerial centers in Chile have received little documenin generalonlygentlyfoldedbut...plutonicand broadlyconsanguineous, volcanicactivity Chile (ca.27ø S;Fig. 1) in the courseof researchinto associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals S.A. Ahumada 11, Oficina 602, Santiago, Chile VĂŤCTOR CARLOTTO, Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad...Minerals S.A. Ahumada 11, Oficina 602, Santiago, Chile Abstract Originally known for its Fe-Cu skarn mineralization...rapidly emerging as an important porphyry copper province. Field work by the authors confirms that mineralization...lack economically significant zones of supergene chalcocite enrichment. This is due primarily to their relatively...Andahuaylas-Yauri batholith may develop appreciable supergene chalcocite enrichment in structurally and lithologically
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Northern Chile Preface FRANCISCO CAMUS † Codelco-Chile, Huérfanos 1270, Santiago, Chile AND JOHN H...University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Introduction Chile is known worldwide as the site of one of the largest...production of more than 50 Mt of fine copper. Currently, Chile annually produces about 4.6 Mt of fine copper that...exploration efforts in the Central Andes with emphasis in Chile. During the past 25 years, exploration expenditures...subject of research by numerous individuals in Chile and elsewhere. The support of mining companies has
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
central Chile; A.J. Wilson, writ. commun., 2009) and Mo (2.5 Mt: El Teniente, central Chile; Camus, 2003)...River dist.(Nena) Wafi-Golpu Gaby El Salvador Potrerillos Marte & Caspiche Taca Taca Bajo Bajo de la Alumbrera...Alumbrera (Farallón Negro dist.) & Agua Rica Nevados del Famatina Northparkes Pascua-Lama & Veladero...to global-scale anomalies for Cu (e.g., northern Chile-southern Peru, southwestern North America) or Au...Escondida C HI B AR C A 26° El Salvador Potrerillos COPIAPÓ ARGENTINA LA SERENA 30° Lineament
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
G: Pan de Azúcar, H: Cóndor Iquiña, J: Chualla Grande, K: China Chualla, and L: Salvadora stocks. stone...and Cóndor Iquiña stocks in Poopó; the Chualla Grande and China Chualla stocks in Avicaya; and the Salvadora...deposits: District zoning is obvious around the Chualla Grande stock in the Avicaya area. Coarse-grained cassiterite...had close affinity with intrusion of the Chualla Grande stock. The stock is generally composed of altered...formerly known as Catavi, the largest tin-producing mine in Bolivia, numerous veins have developed in the
Report (issue)
Mountain (British Columbia, Canada) and El Teniente (Chile) porphyry copper deposits.........................deposits include El Teniente and El Salvador in Chile, Bajo de la Alumbrera in Argentina, Grasberg in...regional faults such as near deposits in northern Chile (Behn and others, 2001; Gow and Walshe, 2005), central...of copper may occur as bornite, enargite, and chalcocite. By-product minerals frequently include molybdenite...assemblage is pyrite + enargite + marcasite + chalcocite (Milu and others, 2004). In supergene enriched
 
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