Spence Cu deposit, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 23° 53' 17'' South , 69° 18' 51'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -23.88833,-69.31417 |
Other regions containing this locality: | Atacama Desert, Chile |
Köppen climate type: | BWk : Cold desert climate |
Porphyry copper deposit, discovered by RioChilex in 1996.
Mineral List
19 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3186157 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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