Mine detail: El Toco

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Location: Chile, South America
Lat / long: -22.13088, -69.33286
dep_id: 10024174
mrds_id: I010108
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Boron-Borates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Colemanite, Gypsum, Ulexite
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
arock_unit: El Loa Formation;Augusta Victoria Formation;Agua Dulce
arock_type: Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Limestone,Ignimbrite,Rhyolite
Structure: Folding
References:
  • Deposit:: FERRARIS B., FERNANDO, 1978, HOJA TOCAPILLA, REGION DE ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS MAPAS GEOLOGICAS PRELIMINARES DE CHILE, NO. 3, ESCALA 1:250,000.
  • Deposit:: VILA, TOMAS, 1953, RECURSOS MINERALES NO-METALLICOS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, S.A., 449 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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