A genetic link between magnetite mineralization and diorite intrusion at the el romeral iron oxide-apatite deposit, northern chile

Abstract

El Romeral is one of the largest iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile. The Cerro Principal magnetite ore body at El Romeral comprises massive magnetite intergrown with actinolite, with minor apatite, scapolite, an