Locality type:

Deposit

Classification

Species:

Bassanite

Formula:

Ca(SO₄) · 0.5H₂O

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Bassanite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Tropezón deposit, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

673540

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:673540:1

GUID (UUID V4):

99be8602-ecdd-4b01-81cb-5b18752d94ae

References

Tornos, F., Velasco, F, Barra, F. and Morata, D. (2010): The Tropezón Cu-Mo-(Au) deposit: the missing link between IOCG and porphyry copper systems? Mineralium Deposita 45, 313-321.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Tornos, Fernando, Velasco, Francisco, Barra, Fernando, Morata, Diego (2010) The Tropezón Cu–Mo–(Au) deposit, Northern Chile: the missing link between IOCG and porphyry copper systems?. Mineralium Deposita, 45 (4) 313-321 doi:10.1007/s00126-010-0277-8	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	1007/s00126-010-0277-8 LETTER The Tropezón Cu–Mo–(Au) deposit, Northern Chile: the missing link between IOCG...Concepción, Chile D. Morata Dpto. Geología, Universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla 803, Santiago, Chile The Coastal...Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile and Peru hosts several IOCG deposits of Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous...largest deposits of this hematite-rich type in Chile are Mantoverde (140 Mt @ 0.63% Cu; Benavides et...biotite, Kfeldspar, and quartz. The most significant deposit of this type is Candelaria (470 Mt @ 0.95% Cu;

Bassanite from Tropezón deposit, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Bassanite from
Tropezón deposit, Taltal, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile