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 / -29.72194; -71.23583
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. ↑ 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 (7): 947–966. doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0777-x. Bibcode: 2018MinDe..53..947R.

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