La Liga Formation

La Liga Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic–Neocomian
La Liga Formation; Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic–Neocomian
Type	Geologic formation
Unit of	Agua Salada Subvolcanic Complex
Lithology
Primary	Andesite
Location
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 29°43′19″S 71°14′9″W / 29.72194°S 71.23583°W
Region	Coquimbo Region
Country	Chile
	La Liga Formation (Chile)

La Liga Formation (Spanish: Formación La Liga) is a geologic formation Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous age cropping out in Coquimbo Region, Chile.^[1] Rocks of the formation are andesites.^[1] Locally the rocks of the formation present epidote alteration.^[1] The iron ores of El Romeral mine are emplaced on La Liga Formation.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rojas, Paula A.; Barra, Fernando; Reich, Martin; Deditius, Artur; Simon, Adam; Uribe, Francisco; Romero, Rurik; Rojo, Mario (2018). "A genetic link between magnetite mineralization and diorite intrusion at the El Romeral iron oxide-apatite deposit, northern Chile". Mineralium Deposita 53: 947–966. doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0777-x.

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[Rojas2018-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Rojas, Paula A.; Barra, Fernando; Reich, Martin; Deditius, Artur; Simon, Adam; Uribe, Francisco; Romero, Rurik; Rojo, Mario (2018). "A genetic link between magnetite mineralization and diorite intrusion at the El Romeral iron oxide-apatite deposit, northern Chile". Mineralium Deposita 53: 947–966. doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0777-x.