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
- ^ a b c d 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. Bibcode:2018MinDe..53..947R. doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0777-x.
