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Copper from
Volcano mine, Los Choros, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyriteⓘ3 photos of Copper associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Magnetite3 photos of Copper associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Volcano mine, Los Choros, La Higuera, Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:630093
Long-form Identifier:1:3:630093:7
GUID (UUID V4):9228538d-5450-4263-94b0-bbee991f220e
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (chapter)
landscape evolution in the Andes of north-central Chile between 28 and 3288S: interplay between tectonic...Fı́sicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 2 Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC)...Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 3 Escuela de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Andrés...Andrés Bello, Campus República, Santiago, Chile *Corresponding author (e-mail: maria.p.rodriguez@gmail...the Neogene landscape evolution in north-central Chile (28–328S). Prior to the Early Miocene, a pediplain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gold deposit, El Sauce district, central-northern Chile J. Carrillo-Ros ua1;2;3 , S. Morales-Ruano1 , D...Petrologı́a, and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Granada-CSIC, Granada, Spain...Spain 2 Dpto. de Geologı́a, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile 3 Isotope Geosciences Unit, SUERC, East...andesites of the Los Elquinos Formation at La Serena ( 29 470 S Lat., 70 430 W Long., Chile). Quartz-sulfide...Miocene-Pleistocene represent higher reserves of gold and copper than older deposits (e.g., Camus, 1990). This paper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold-Rich, Miocene El Indio Epithermal Belt, Northern Chile a b c Roberto Oyarzun , Javier Lillo , Jorge...Juan Carlos c Universidad de La Serena d Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Published online: 06 Aug...Gold-Rich, Miocene El Indio Epithermal Belt, Northern Chile, International Geology Review, 49:9, 844-853, DOI:...Gold-Rich, Miocene El Indio Epithermal Belt, Northern Chile ROBERTO OYARZUN,1 Departamento de CristalografĂ­a...IngenierĂ­a and CEAZA, Universidad de La Serena, Casilla 554, La Serena, Chile AND PABLO HIGUERAS Departamento
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
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host rocks in the copper stratabound mineralization of Picachos, north-central Chile R. Merinero, L. Ortega...host rocks in the copper stratabound mineralization of Picachos, north-central Chile, Ore Geology Reviews...host rocks in the copper stratabound mineralization of Picachos, north-central Chile Merinero, R.a,*;...Project is a copper deposit that occurs in manto-type orebodies in north-central E- Chile and it exhibits...Chilean stratabound or manto-type copper deposits: (1) an increase of copper contents from the margins to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
replacementdeposits, and the magnetiteflows of Laco, Chile. The Iron Ore Deposits of the Pacific Basin Magmatic...high Andesmountainsof northern Chile, around the base of a modern volcano. Here, ß 7o e I70 þ Fro....Imperial,* Relun ;* Chile 2. CementoMelon,* Chiliquaquen,La Higuera,* Romeral,* E1 Tofo ;* Chile 3. Algarrobo...Algarrobo,* Mercedita,* Paipote;* Chile 4. E1 Laco,* San Sebastian; Chile 5. Acari,* Cerro Casco,Marcona ;* Peru...and Hornkohl, 1947), Figure 2A. Farther north in Chile, a bandediron formation is reported Indicatesdepositsexaminedby
Report (chapter)
evolution of the Andean Orogen between 31 and 37°S (Chile and Western Argentina) Reynaldo Charrier, Victor...evolution of the Andean Orogen between 31 and 3788S (Chile and Western Argentina) REYNALDO CHARRIER1,2*, VICTOR...Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile 2 Escuela de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad...República, Salvador Sanfuentes 2357, Santiago, Chile 3 Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, Instituto...of the southern Central Andes of Argentina and Chile has received the attention of numerous overviews
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cretaceous Stratabound (Manto-Type) Copper Deposits of Central Chile a b c Marcos Zentilli , Francisco...de Geologia , Universidad de Chile , Casilla 13518, C21, Santiago, Chile c Cuesta Research Limited ,...Disputada Las Condes S.A. , Casilla 16178, Santiago, Chile e Department of Earth Sciences , Dalhousie University...Cretaceous Stratabound (Manto-Type) Copper Deposits of Central Chile, International Geology Review, 39:1...Example in Cretaceous Stratabound (Manto-Type) Copper Deposits of Central Chile1 MARCOS ZENTILLI, Department
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...Specimens of fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear...figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for copper, it became known as one...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com
Report (volume)
BOLIVIA Preliminary report on the geology of the Upper La Paz Valley, Bolivia, by Ernest Dobrovolny: U.S. Geol...Geologia del Valle Superior de La Paz, Bolivia, by Ernest Dobrovolny: La Paz, Bolivia, Bol. Municipal (spec...Central, Santa Barbara, Villa Pabon landslide area, La Paz, Bolivia, by Ernest Dobrovolny: Geol. Soc. America...71, no. 12, p. 2033, 1960. Geologia del Valle de La Paz, by Ernest Dobrovolny, with a section on Aguas...Geneva 1956, Proc., v. 6, p. 14Q-142, 1956. Zinc and copper mineralization of the Vazante area, Minas Gerais
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from across-arc geochemical variations in northern Chile Pablo Rossel a, VerĂłnica Oliveros a,⁎, Mihai N....Departamento Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de ConcepciĂłn, Casilla 160-C, ConcepciĂłn, Chile Department of Geosciences...Escuela Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Andres Bello, Campus RepĂșblica, Santiago, Chile d Departamento...Departamento de GeologĂ­a, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile e Universitatea Bucuresti, Facultatea...Romania f Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'OrlĂ©ans (ISTO), 1A rue de la FĂ©rolerie, 45071 OrlĂ©ans Cedex
Report (volume)
America_________________ ______________________________ Chile------------------------------------------------...T., and Taylor, G. C., Jr., Investigaciones ·de los l"eeursos hfdricos como una ayuda al desarrollo econ6mico...geochemical halos around an exposed and a coD.tCealed copper deposit, in Seminar on Field Techniques for Mineral...Ernest, Preliminary report on the geology of the Upper La Paz Valley, Bolivia: U.S. Geol. Survey open-file... Ernest, Geologfa del Valle Superior de La Paz, Bolivia: La Paz, Bolivi!U, Bol. Municipal (spec. issue)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A RT I C L E Richard H. Sillitoe Iron oxide-copper-gold deposits: an Andean view Received: 3 March...2003  Springer-Verlag 2003 Abstract Iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, deïŹned primarily by their...Cordillera of northern Chile and southern Peru, where it is part of a volcano-plutonic arc of Jurassic...deposits, the copper-deïŹcient end-members of the IOCG clan, as well as with manto-type copper and small porphyry...porphyry copper deposits to create a distinctive metallogenic signature. The IOCG deposits display close
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
manto-type Cu–(Ag) deposits, Coastal Range of central Chile Javier Carrillo-RosĂșa a,b,⁎, Adrian J. Boyce c,...Ciencias de la EducaciĂłn, Campus de Cartuja, 18071 Granada, Spain Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra...Departamento de Geology, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile f Andean Geothermal Center of...(CEGA-FONDAP), Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile g School of Ocean and Earth Science...isotopes Bacterial sulfate reduction Copper Coastal Range Chile a b s t r a c t Chilean manto-type (CMT)
Report (issue)
Embassy, La Paz, Bolivia; and Raul Sal as 0., Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria, Santiago, Chile Open-File...deposits associated with stratovolcanos in Bolivia and Chile ........................ 5. 12A 15A Distribution...northwestern Argentina, western Boliva, northern Chile, and southern Peru, are potential targets for hydrothermal...central Andean region of southern Peru, northern Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. The...the world's resources of copper, chiefly in some 20-30 known porphyry copper deposits, and world-class
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology of Aconcagua Province and Its Relationship to the Central Valley Graben, Chile W. D CARTER and LUIS...Investigations Geologicas, Santiago, Chile Structural Geology of Aconcagua Province and Its Relationship to the...the Central Valley Graben, Chile Abstract: Aconcagua Province is herein divided into three major structural...recognized farther south. The coastal structural province includes the Coastal Cordillera which is underlain...coastal margin, Along the eastern edge of the province is the Los Angeles fault zone, a wide, poorly defined
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Society of America Bulletin Quaternary Geology of Chile: Brief Outline KENNETH SEGERSTROM Geological Society...Quaternary Geology of Chile: Brief Outline Abstract: The Quaternary deposits of Chile are generally classified...their mode of deposition and the physiographic province in which they occur. Lacustrine, fluvial, mudflow...occur in the Cordillera de la Costa, Central Valley, Altiplano, Cordillera de los Andes, and in Magallanes...glacial deposits in the Central Valley, Cordillera de los Andes, and Magallanes. Quaternary volcanic deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, v. 108, pp. 37–44 Mesozoic Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Mineralization in the Central Andes and the...dominant iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) mineralization in southern Peru and northern Chile coastal IOCG belt...tectonic plates. Introduction Peru and northern Chile provides a unique context for the study of the processes...and Precambrian IOCG tectonic regimes IRON OXIDE copper-gold (IOCG) mineralization, first formally defined...especially the volcano-plutonic arcs of Jurassic and Cretaceous age exposed in the Cordillera de la Costa of
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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 The "La Helvecia" Pb, Zn, and Barite Deposit, Argentina A...Sulfides in the Greenstone Belt of South-Central Chile - An Overview G. Alfaro and S. Callao . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
complete porphyry coppersystems. Examples from Chile, Argentina, and elsewhereare used to aid in the...applicationof a modelof this sort. A typical porphyry copper-bearingstock is inferred to grade downward into...alteration representingthe upper parts of the porphyry copper system. This alteration consistsof propylitic and...depositsand small quantitiesof basemetals, particularly copper, in sublimatesat high-temperaturefumaroles in the...entire porphyry copper systemspossessvertical extensionsas great as 8 km. At Chuquicamata,Chile, a major high-anglefault
Journal (issue)
Paolo Bono Department of Earth Sciences University, “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA...Arlington, VA, USA Francesco Spada Rome University “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy David Stephenson Geological...reached more than 3,300 mm as measured at Phang Nga province meteorological station (Szczucinski et al. 2006)...tin belt, Na khon Si Thammarat Geol 2:195-202 province, Southern Zarcinas BA, Pongsakul P, McLaughlin...occurrence events (such as passage of major tropical Nino/La Nina phenomena) affecting adjoining watersheds may
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Review Article Genetic Aspects of the Manto-type Copper Deposits Based on Geochemical Studies of North...Sciences, North Catholic University, Antofagasta, Chile, 2Earth Evolution Sciences, Graduate School of Life...constraints for genetic models of the Chilean manto-type copper deposits. The Chilean manto-type deposits are divided...Tocopilla–Taltal) and the central areas (Copiapó, La Serena, Santiago). The former is distributed in the...range composed of Jurassic andesite-dominated volcano-sedimentary piles and younger plutonic intrusions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints from the El Indio-Pascua Au–Ag–Cu belt, Chile/Argentina Received: 21 October 2002 / Accepted:...supergiant porphyry Cu deposits of the Mio–Pliocene Los Pelambres–El Teniente belt, at the present southern...migration of the locus of ‘‘collision’’ along the Chile Trench, from 20S at about 22 Ma to slightly north... BdTF Baños del Toro fault; PdlD Portezuelo de los Despoblados Kay et al. (1991, 1999) and Kay and...continuity of the stratigraphic units deïŹned in Chile. The subaerial Tertiary volcanic and cogenetic hypabyssal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral geochemistry at the El Romeral deposit, Chile Paula A. Rojas, Fernando Barra, Artur Deditius,...mineral geochemistry at the El Romeral deposit, Chile, Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10...mineral geochemistry at the El Romeral deposit, Chile Paula A. Rojas1, Fernando Barra1, Artur Deditius2...Excellence (CEGA), Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile. 2 School of Engineering and...del Pacífico (CAP), Pedro Pablo Muñoz 675, La Serena, Chile. Revised version Dec, 2017 Ore Geology Reviews
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magmatic rocks from the Principal Cordillera of MA Chile, combined with a lack of zircon inheritance, suggests...across-arc extent, from the Principal Cordillera of Chile (-70.8 °W) to the Argentinean CE P Precordillera...Cordillera, Frontal Cordillera and D Precordillera of Chile and Argentina (Fig. 1). Subduction of oceanic crust...to the Cogotí SC R Supergroup is the extrusive Los Elquinos Formation (69.8 ±0.9 Ma to 57.6 ±2.5 Ma...been correlated with the Vallecito Formation in Chile, which yields the same age (Bissig T et al., 2001;
 
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