Mafic-plutonic sand, Antofagasta, Chile
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Sample area | Macro |
Location |
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North Chile, end of road along coast approx. 10 km south of Antofagasta |
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Depositional facies | Coast |
Provenance |
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Gabbroid rocks on western slope of the Cerro Coloso |
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Composition |
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White plagioclase, black hornblende, absence of quartz | |
Texture | Coarse sand, poorly sorted, almost not transported detritus |
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Bright field | Dark field |
Sample number | heubeck0128 - SA16 |
Collector | Christoph Heubeck, Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, FU Berlin |
Date of sampling | 2005 |
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Comments:
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The Cerro Coloso is a "core complex" of mafic, plutonic rocks. They are found at > 1000 m on top of the cliff. The slope is described as an "angle of repose" and is covered by salt incrusted gravel and dune sands
Composition of the sand, mineralogy, ecc.
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Sample Number:
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Collector:
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Comments:
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