MINERALS

COD MINERAL ABBREVATION MINERAL ABREVIATURA

M01 Actinolithe act Actinolita act
M02 Adularia ad Adularia ad
M03 Albite ab Albita alb
M04 Alunite alu Alunita aln
M05 Amphibole AMP Anfiboles ANFs
M06 Anorthite an Anortita an
M07 Antlerite antl Antlerita antl
M08 Anhydrite anhy Anhidrita anhi
M09 Arsenopyrite apy Arsenopirita apy
M10 Aragonite arg Aragonito arg
M11 Atacamite atc Atacamita atc
M12 Augite aug Augita aug
M13 Autunite aut Autunita aut
M14 Azurite azu Azurita azu
M15 Baryte brt Baritina ba
M16 Biotite bio Biotita bio
M17 Bornite bn Bornita bn
M18 Brochantite bro Brocantita bro
M19 Calcite cac Calcita cac
M20 Chalcanthite chalc Calcantita clc
M21 Chalcedony chd Calcedonia ccd
M22 Chalcopyrite cpy Calcopirita cp
M23 Chalcocite cc Calcosita cc
M24 Chlorite CHl Cloritas CLOs
M25 Chromite chr Cromita crm
M26 Chrysocolla ccl Crisocola crs
M27 Cinerite cin Cinerita cin
M28 Clay(s) clay Arcilla(s) ARCs
M29 Cristobalite crs Cristobalita crs
M30 Covelite cv Covelita cv
M31 Cu-oxide Cu-ox Oxidos de cobre CuOx
M32 Cuprite cup Cuprita cup
M33 Digenite dg Digenita dg
M34 Diopside di Diópsido di
M35 Dioptase diop Dioptasa diop
M36 Dolomite dol Dolomita dol
M37 Enargite en Enargita en
M38 Epidote ep Epídota ep
M39 Fe-oxide Fe-ox Óxidos de hierro FeOx
M40 Feldspar FP Feldespatos FPTs
M41 Galena gn Galena gn
M42 Garnet GRTs Granates GRTs
M43 Glauconite glauc Glauconita glauc
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M44 Goethite gt Goethita gt
M45 Gypsum gp Yeso ys
M46 Halite hl Halita hl
M47 Halloysite hall Halloysita hall
M48 Hematite hem Hematita hem
M49 Hornblende hor Hornblenda hor
M50 Illite ill Illita ill
M51 Jarosite jar Jarosita jar
M52 Jasper jsp Jaspe jsp
M53 Kaolínite kln Caolinita kao
M54 Limonite LIMs Limonitas LIMs
M55 Magnesite mgs Magnesita mgs
M56 Magnetite mag Magnetita mag
M57 Magnetite-Lam mag- lam Magnetita-Lam mag-lam
M58 Magnetite-Mass mag-mass Magnetita-Mass mag-mass
M59 Malachite mlc Malaquita mlq
M60 Marcasite mrc Marcasita mrc
M61 Marmatite mrm Marmatita mrm
M62 Melanterite mel Melanterita mel
Óxido de
M63 Mn oxide OxMn manganeso OxMn
M64 Molybdenite mo Molibdenita mo
M65 Montmorillonite mont Montmorillonita mont
M66 Muschketovite mch Muschketovita mch
M67 Muscovite ms Muscovita ms
M68 Oxide Oxs Óxidos OXs
M69 Phlogopite phl Flogopite fl
M70 Plagioclase pl Plagioclasas pl
M71 Plancheite pla Plancheita pla
Potassium
M72 feldspar K-FP Feldespato potásico FPT-K
M73 Psilomelane psm Psilomelano psm
M74 Pyrite py Pirita py
M75 Pyrophyllite prl Pirrofilita prl
M76 Pyroxene PXs Piroxeno PXs
M77 Pyrolusite pyr Pirolusita pirl
M78 Pyrrhotite po Pirrotita po
M79 Quartz qtz Cuarzo cz
M80 Sanidine sa Sanidina snd
M81 Scapolith scp Escapolita ecap
M82 Sericite ser Sericita ser
M83 Serpentine SPTs Serpentinas SPTs
M84 Silica Mass s-m Silice Masiva s-m
M85 Smectite sme Esmectita esm
M86 Smithsonite sm Smithsonita sm
M87 Specularite spc Especularita esp
M88 Sphalerite sp Esfalerita ef

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M89 Sulphides SULs Sulfuros SULs
M90 Sulphates SPHs Sulfatos SFTs
M91 Tenorite ten Tenorita ten
M92 Torbernite tb Torbernita tb
M93 Tremolite tr Tremolita trem
M94 Turmaline tur Turmalina tur
M95 Zincite zin Cincita cin
M96 Zircon zrn Zircon zrn

ALTERACION

COD ALTERATION ABBREVATION ALTERACIÓN ABREVIATURA

A01 advanced argillic arg adv argilica avanzada arg avanz
A02 albitic alb albítica alb
A03 albitization albn albitización albn
A04 alunitization alun alunitización alun
A05 argilic arg argilica arg
A06 argilization argn argilización argn
A07 carbonatization carb carbonatización carb
A08 chloritization chl cloritizacion clo
A09 decarbonatization decarb decarbonatización decarb
A10 granate skarn skg skarn granato skg
A11 intermediate argillic arg intm argílica intermedia arg intm
A12 kaolinizacion kao caolinización cao
A13 phyllic phy fílica fil
A14 potasic k potásica k
A15 prograde skarn skp skarn progrado skp
A16 propylitic prop propilítica prop
A17 propylitization propn propilitización propn
A18 retrograde skarn skr skarn retrógrado skr
A19 sericitization ser sericitización ser
A20 serpentinitization serpn serpentinización serpn
A21 silicificación silice coloidal sil colo silicificación silice coloidal sil colo
A22 silicificación massiva sil mas silicificación massiva sil mas
silicificación porosa silicificación porosa
A23 "Vuggy" sil por "Vuggy" sil por
A24 silicification/Sílice sil silicificación sil
A25 silicified silcf silicificada silcf
TEXTURAS

COD TEXTURE ABBREVATION TEXTURA ABREVIATURA

T01 amygdaloid amgd amigdaloide amg
T02 aphanitic aphan afanítica afa
T03 aplitic apl aplítica apl
T04 crackel ck craquelado craq

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T05 cataclastic ctcl cataclástica ctcl
T06 disseminated diss diseminada diss
T07 fine fn fina fn
T08 fine grained fn-gr grano fino gr-fn
medium
T09 grained md-gr grano medio gr-md
Coarse
T10 grained crs-gr grano grueso gr-gso
T11 glassy glas vítreo-(a) vitr
T12 heterométrica heter heterométrica heter
T13 holocrystalline hxln holocristalina hxlna
T14 microcrystals mxls microcristalina mxls
T15 monomictic mon monomítico mon
T16 obliterated oblit obliterada oblit
T17 oolitic ool oolitico ool
T18 ophitic oph ofitico ofit
T19 pegmatitic peg pegmatítica peg
T20 phaneritic phan faneritico fan
T21 poikiltyc poik poiquilitico poiq
T22 polymictic polim polimíctica polim
T23 porous pors porosa pors
T24 porphyritic porph porfídica porf
T25 saccharoid sac sacaroideo sac
T26 vesicular ves vesicular ves
T27 vuggy vug oqueroso oqr

LITHOLOGY

IGNEOUS ROCK

COD LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGÍA ABREVIAT

I01 Aglomerate aglm Aglomerado aglm
I02 Andesite and Andesita and
I03 Ash ash Ceniza cen
I04 Ash tuff ash-tf Tufo de Ceniza tf-cen
I05 Basalt bas Basalto bas
I06 Breccia tuff bx-tf Tufo de Brecha tf-bx
I07 Dacite da Dacita da
I08 Diorite dio Diorita dio
I09 Gabbro gb Gabro gb
I10 Granite grte Granito grto

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I11 Granodiorite gdi Granodiorita gdi
I12 Lapilli lap Lapili lap
I13 Lapilli tuff lap-tf Tufo de lapili tf-cen
I14 Monzodiorite mzdi Monzodiorita mzdi
I15 Monzograbbro mzgb Monzogabro mzgb
I16 Monzonite mz Monzonita mz
I17 Porphyry Andesitic p-and Pórfido Andesítico p-adn
I18 Porphyry Dacitic p-da Pórfido Dacítico p-da
I19 Porphyry Monzonitic p-mz Pórfido Monzonítico p-mz
I20 Porphyry Rhyolitic p-rl Pórfido Riolítico p-rl
I21 Pyroclast pyr Piroclasto pir
I22 Pyroclastic flow pyr-f Flujo Piroclástico f-pir
I23 Rhyodacite rda Riodacita rda
I24 Rhyolite rl Riolita rl
I25 Syenite sye Sienita sye
I26 Tonalite to Tonalita to
I27 Trachyandesite tand Traquiandesita tand
I28 Trachybasalt tbas Traquibasalto tbas
I29 Trachyte tra Traquita tra
I30 Tuff tuff Tufo tf
I31 Volcanic ash volc ash Ceniza volcánica cen volc
I32 Volcanoclastic volcl Volcanoclástico volcl

BRECCIAS

COD LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGÍA ABREVIAT

B01 Breccia tuff bx-tf Tufo de Brecha tf-bx

B02 Crackel breccia ck-bx Brecha craquelada bx-cq

B03 Freatic breccia fre-bx Brecha freática bx-fre

B04 Freatomagmatic breccia fret-bx Brecha Freatomagmática bx-fret

B05 Hydrothermal breccia hy-bx Brecha hidrotermal bx-hid

B06 Magmatic breccia mag-bx Brecha magmática bx-mag

B07 Microbreccia mbx Microbrecha mbx
B08 Mosaic breccia mos-bx Brecha en mosaico bx-mos

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B09 Tectonic breccia tect-bx Brecha tectónica bx-tect
Brecha tectono-
B10 Tectonic-hydrotermal breccia t-h-bx hidrotermal bx-t-h

B11 Volcanic Breccia v-bx Brecha volcánica bx-v

SEDIMENTARY
ROCK

COD LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGÍA ABREVIAT

S01 Arkose ark Arcosa arc
S02 Boundstone bdst Caliza soldada clz-sol
S03 Breccia bx Brecha bx
S04 Conglomerate cgl Conglomerado cgl
S05 Chert cht Chert cht
S06 Dolostone Dol Dolomía Dol
S07 Grainstone grst Caliza granular clz-gr

S08 Limestone ls Caliza clz

S09 Marl mrl Marga mrg
S10 Mudstone mdst Lodolita lod
S11 Packstone pkst Caliza lodogranular clz-lgra
S12 Sandstone snd Arenisca arn
S13 Shale/Clay sh Lutita/Arcilla lut
S14 Siltstone slts Limolita lml
S15 Wackestone wkst Caliza lodosa clz-lod
S16 Coal C Carbón C

S17 Sparite Esparita

S18 Micrite Micrita

S19 Pelesparite Pelesparita

S20 Pelemicrite Pelemicrita

S21 Oosparite Ooesparita

S22 Oomicrite Oomicrita

S23 Intrasparite Intraesparita

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S24 Intramicrite Intramicrita

S25 Biosparite Bioesparita

S26 Biomicrite Biomicrita

METAMORPHIC
ROCK

COD LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGÍA ABREVIAT

M01 Amphibolite amph Anfibolita anf

M02 Cataclastite ctc Cataclastita ctc
M03 Gneiss gns Gneis gns
M04 Hornfels hrnf Corneana cor
M05 Marbel mbl Marmol mrm
M06 Phyllite phlt Filita filt
M07 Quarzite qtzt Cuarcita czta
M08 Schist sch Esquisto esq
M09 Serpentinite srpt Sepentinita srpt
M10 Skarn sk Skarn sk
M11 Slate sl Pizarra piz

STRUCTURE

COD STRUCTURE ABBREVATION SYMBOLS ESTRUCTURA ABREVIATURA

ST01 anticline ant anticlinal ant

ST02 aproximate contact apx-cto contacto aproximado cto-apx

ST03 aproximate fault apx-f falla aproximada f-apx

ST04 band(-ed) Bnd, bnd bandeada bnd

ST05 banding badng bandeamiento banto

ST06 banding domes b-dom bandeamiento domos S1

ST07 batolith bath batolito bat

ST08 bed S estrato S

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ST09 bedding So estratificación So

ST10 bedding plane-fault bp-f falla de estratificación f-So

ST11 cavity cav cavidades cav

ST12 channel chn canal cnl

ST13 concealed contact cnd-cto contacto oculto cto-oc

ST14 concealed fault cnd-f falla oculta f-oc

ST15 concordant conc concordante conc

ST16 contact cto contacto cto

ST17 contact with dip cto-dip contacto con buzamiento cto-bz

ST18 cross-bedding x-So estratificación cruzada x-So

ST19 dextral fault dx-f falla dextral f-dx

ST20 discordant disc discordante disc

ST21 dome Do domo Do

ST22 doubtful fault dbf-f falla dudosa f-du

ST23 dyke D dique D

ST24 fault f falla f

ST25 flow banding flow-b bandas de flujo flow-b

ST26 fold fd pliegue plieg

ST27 foliation fol foliación fol

ST28 fracture frac fractura frac

ST29 horizontal bedding h-So estratificación horizontal So-h

ST30 horizontal foliation h-fol foliación horizontal fol-h

ST31 horizontal joint h-jt diaclasa horizontal diacl-h

ST32 inferred contact inf-cto contacto inferido cto-inf

ST33 inferred fault inf-f falla inferida f-inf

ST34 joint jt diaclasa diacl

ST35 lacolith lac lacolito lac

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ST36 lamination lam laminación lam

ST37 lineament L lineamiento L

ST38 lopolith lop lopolito lop

ST39 manto mto manto mto

ST40 microfracture m-frac microfractura m-frac

ST41 microveinlet m-vn microvenilla m-vls

ST42 normal fault n-f falla normal f-n

ST43 outcrop ocrp afloramiento aflor

ST44 overlap fault o-f falla de cabalgamiento f-c

ST45 poly-directional m-direct polidireccional polidirec

ST46 pseudobedding S2 pseudoestratos S2

pseudobedding pseudoestratificación
ST47 S2v S2v
volcanic volcánica
ST48 pseudo strata plan pS2 pseudo plano de estratos pS2

ST49 pseudo-rock "x" S2x pseudoestratificación roca "x" S2x

ST50 riple marks ripl-mk rizaduras de corriente riz-corr

ST51 reverse fault rv-f falla inversa f-i

ST52 sill sill sill sill

ST53 Sheared shd cizallado czll

ST54 syncline syn sinclinal sncl

ST55 sinistral fault sx-f falla sinestral f-sx

ST56 step fault s-f falla escalonada f-e

ST57 stock stk stock stk

ST58 stockwork stw stockwork stw

ST59 thrust fault t-f sobrescurrimiento f-a

ST60 unconformity unconf discordancia discia

ST61 vein V veta V

ST62 veinlet vt vetilla/venillas vt/vls

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ST63 vertical bedding v-So estratificación vertical So-v

ST64 vertical contact v-cto contacto vertical cto-v

ST65 vertical fault v-f falla vertical f-v

ST66 vertical foliation v-fol foliación vertical fol-v

ST67 vertical joint v-jt diaclasa vertical diacl-v

OTHER

COD STRUCTURE ABBREVATION SYMBOLS ESTRUCTURA ABREVIATURA

ST01 anticline ant anticlinal ant

ST02 aproximate contact apx-cto contacto aproximado cto-apx

ST03 aproximate fault apx-f falla aproximada f-apx

ST04 band(-ed) Bnd, bnd bandeada bnd

ST05 banding badng bandeamiento banto

ST06 banding domes b-dom bandeamiento domos S1

ST07 batolith bath batolito bat

ST08 bed S estrato S

ST09 bedding So estratificación So

ST10 bedding plane-fault bp-f falla de estratificación f-So

ST11 cavity cav cavidades cav

ST12 channel chn canal cnl

ST13 concealed contact cnd-cto contacto oculto cto-oc

ST14 concealed fault cnd-f falla oculta f-oc

ST15 concordant conc concordante conc

ST16 contact cto contacto cto

ST17 contact with dip cto-dip contacto con buzamiento cto-bz

ST18 cross-bedding x-So estratificación cruzada x-So

ST19 dextral fault dx-f falla dextral f-dx

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ST20 discordant disc discordante disc

ST21 dome Do domo Do

ST22 doubtful fault dbf-f falla dudosa f-du

ST23 dyke D dique D

ST24 fault f falla f

ST25 flow banding flow-b bandas de flujo flow-b

ST26 fold fd pliegue plieg

ST27 foliation fol foliación fol

ST28 fracture frac fractura frac

ST29 horizontal bedding h-So estratificación horizontal So-h

ST30 horizontal foliation h-fol foliación horizontal fol-h

ST31 horizontal joint h-jt diaclasa horizontal diacl-h

ST32 inferred contact inf-cto contacto inferido cto-inf

ST33 inferred fault inf-f falla inferida f-inf

ST34 joint jt diaclasa diacl

ST35 lacolith lac lacolito lac

ST36 lamination lam laminación lam

ST37 lineament L lineamiento L

ST38 lopolith lop lopolito lop

ST39 manto mto manto mto

ST40 microfracture m-frac microfractura m-frac

ST41 microveinlet m-vn microvenilla m-vls

ST42 normal fault n-f falla normal f-n

ST43 outcrop ocrp afloramiento aflor

ST44 overlap fault o-f falla de cabalgamiento f-c

ST45 poly-directional m-direct polidireccional polidirec

ST46 pseudobedding S2 pseudoestratos S2

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 pseudobedding pseudoestratificación
ST47 S2v S2v
volcanic volcánica
ST48 pseudo strata plan pS2 pseudo plano de estratos pS2

ST49 pseudo-rock "x" S2x pseudoestratificación roca "x" S2x

ST50 riple marks ripl-mk rizaduras de corriente riz-corr

ST51 reverse fault rv-f falla inversa f-i

ST52 sill sill sill sill

ST53 Sheared shd cizallado czll

ST54 syncline syn sinclinal sncl

ST55 sinistral fault sx-f falla sinestral f-sx

ST56 step fault s-f falla escalonada f-e

ST57 stock stk stock stk

ST58 stockwork stw stockwork stw

ST59 thrust fault t-f sobrescurrimiento f-a

ST60 unconformity unconf discordancia discia

ST61 vein V veta V

ST62 veinlet vt vetilla/venillas vt/vls

ST63 vertical bedding v-So estratificación vertical So-v

ST64 vertical contact v-cto contacto vertical cto-v

ST65 vertical fault v-f falla vertical f-v

ST66 vertical foliation v-fol foliación vertical fol-v

ST67 vertical joint v-jt diaclasa vertical diacl-v

HABIT
ABBREVATIO ABREVIATUR
HABIT N HÁBITO A
acicular acic acicular acic
arborescent arbrsc arborescente arbrsc
botryoidal botr botroidal botr
capillary cap capilar cap
cryptocrystalline crpxl criptocristalino crpxl

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cubic cub cúbico cub
dendritic dendr dendrítico dendr
disc-shaped disd discoidal disd
dodecahedral dodec dodecaédrico dodec
druse drus drusa drus
earthy erty terroso terr
efflorescence eflor eflorescencia eflor
fibrous fibr fibroso fibr
foliate folte foliado fldo
geode gde geoda gda
globular glob globular glob
granular granr granular granr
laminar lamr laminar lamr
laminated lamd hojoso hojs
masive mas masivo mas
oolitic ool oolítico ool
prismatic/columnar pris/colm prismático/columnar pris/colm
radial rad radial rad
reniform renif reniforme renif
reticulate retic reticulado retic
rhombohedral romb romboédrica romb
stalactitic stalac estalactítico stalac
tabular tab tabular tab
thread-like tlik filiforme filime

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