MINERALS

COD M01 M02 M03 M04 M05 M06 M07 M08 M09 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 M17 M18 M19 M20 M21 M22 M23 M24 M25 M26 M27 M28 M29 M30 M31 M32 M33 M34 M35 M36 M37 M38 M39 M40 M41 M42 M43 M44 MINERAL
Actinolithe Adularia Albite Alunite Amphibole Anorthite Antlerite Anhydrite Arsenopyrite Aragonite Atacamite Augite Autunite Azurite Baryte Biotite Bornite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Chalcocite Chlorite Chromite Chrysocolla Cinerite Clay(s) Cristobalite Covelite Cu-oxide Cuprite Digenite Diopside Dioptase Dolomite Enargite Epidote Fe-oxide Feldspar Galena Garnet Glauconite Goethite

ABBREVATION act ad ab alu

AMP

MINERAL Actinolita Adularia Albita Alunita Anfiboles Anortita Antlerita Anhidrita Arsenopirita Aragonito Atacamita Augita Autunita Azurita Baritina Biotita Bornita Brocantita Calcita Calcantita Calcedonia Calcopirita Calcosita Cloritas Cromita Crisocola Cinerita Arcilla(s) Cristobalita Covelita Oxidos de cobre Cuprita Digenita Dipsido Dioptasa Dolomita Enargita Epdota xidos de hierro Feldespatos Galena Granates Glauconita Goethita

ABREVIATURA act ad alb aln ANFs an antl anhi apy arg atc aug aut azu ba bio bn bro cac clc ccd cp cc CLOs crm crs cin ARCs crs cv CuOx cup

an antl anhy apy arg atc aug aut azu brt bio bn bro cac chalc chd cpy cc
CHl

chr ccl cin clay crs cv

Cu-ox cup

dg di diop dol en ep
Fe-ox

dg di diop dol en ep
FeOx

FP gn
GRTs

FPTs gn
GRTs

glauc gt

glauc gt

M45 M46 M47 M48 M49 M50 M51 M52 M53 M54 M55 M56 M57 M58 M59 M60 M61 M62 M63 M64 M65 M66 M67 M68 M69 M70 M71

Gypsum Halite Halloysite Hematite Hornblende Illite Jarosite Jasper Kaolnite Limonite Magnesite Magnetite Magnetite-Lam Magnetite-Mass Malachite Marcasite Marmatite Melanterite Mn oxide Molybdenite Montmorillonite Muschketovite Muscovite Oxide Phlogopite Plagioclase

gp hl hall hem hor ill jar jsp kln

LIMs mgs

Yeso Halita Halloysita Hematita Hornblenda Illita Jarosita Jaspe Caolinita Limonitas Magnesita Magnetita Magnetita-Lam Magnetita-Mass Malaquita Marcasita Marmatita Melanterita xido de manganeso Molibdenita Montmorillonita Muschketovita Muscovita xidos Flogopite Plagioclasas Plancheita

ys hl hall hem

hor
ill jar jsp kao LIMs mgs mag mag-lam mag-mass mlq mrc mrm mel OxMn mo mont

mag
mag- lam mag-mass

mlc mrc mrm mel

OxMn mo mont

mch ms
Oxs phl

mch ms
OXs fl pl pla

Plancheite Potassium M72 feldspar

pl pla
K-FP

Feldespato potsico FPT-K Psilomelano Pirita Pirrofilita Piroxeno Pirolusita Pirrotita Cuarzo Sanidina Escapolita Sericita Serpentinas Silice Masiva Esmectita Smithsonita Especularita Esfalerita

M73 M74 M75 M76 M77 M78 M79 M80 M81 M82 M83 M84 M85 M86 M87 M88

Psilomelane Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Pyrolusite Pyrrhotite Quartz Sanidine Scapolith Sericite Serpentine Silica Mass Smectite Smithsonite Specularite Sphalerite

psm py prl PXs pyr po qtz sa scp ser

SPTs

psm py prl
PXs pirl po cz snd ecap ser SPTs

s-m sme sm spc sp

s-m
esm

sm
esp ef

M89 M90 M91 M92 M93 M94 M95 M96

Sulphides Sulphates Tenorite Torbernite Tremolite Turmaline Zincite Zircon

SULs SPHs

Sulfuros Sulfatos Tenorita Torbernita Tremolita Turmalina Cincita Zircon

SULs SFTs ten tb trem tur cin zrn

ten tb tr tur zin zrn

ALTERACION
COD A01 A02 A03 A04 A05 A06 A07 A08 A09 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 ALTERATION
advanced argillic albitic albitization alunitization argilic argilization carbonatization chloritization decarbonatization granate skarn intermediate argillic kaolinizacion phyllic potasic prograde skarn propylitic propylitization retrograde skarn sericitization serpentinitization silicificacin silice coloidal

ABBREVATION
arg adv alb albn alun arg argn carb chl decarb skg arg intm kao phy k skp prop propn skr ser serpn sil colo sil mas sil por sil silcf

ALTERACIN argilica avanzada albtica albitizacin alunitizacin argilica argilizacin carbonatizacin cloritizacion decarbonatizacin skarn granato arglica intermedia caolinizacin flica potsica skarn progrado propiltica propilitizacin skarn retrgrado sericitizacin serpentinizacin silicificacin silice coloidal silicificacin massiva silicificacin porosa "Vuggy" silicificacin silicificada

ABREVIATURA arg avanz alb albn alun arg argn carb clo decarb skg arg intm cao fil k skp prop propn skr ser serpn sil colo sil mas sil por sil silcf

silicificacin massiva silicificacin porosa A23 "Vuggy"

A24 silicification/Slice A25 silicified

TEXTURAS
COD T01 T02 T03 T04 TEXTURE
amygdaloid aphanitic aplitic crackel

ABBREVATION
amgd aphan apl ck

TEXTURA
amigdaloide afantica apltica craquelado

ABREVIATURA amg afa apl craq

T05 T06 T07 T08 T09 T10 T11 T12 T13 T14 T15 T16 T17 T18 T19 T20 T21 T22 T23 T24 T25 T26 T27

cataclastic disseminated fine fine grained medium grained Coarse grained glassy heteromtrica holocrystalline microcrystals monomictic obliterated oolitic ophitic pegmatitic phaneritic poikiltyc polymictic porous porphyritic saccharoid vesicular vuggy

ctcl diss fn fn-gr md-gr crs-gr glas heter hxln mxls mon oblit ool oph peg phan poik polim pors porph sac ves vug

cataclstica diseminada fina grano fino grano medio grano grueso vtreo-(a) holocristalina monomtico obliterada oolitico ofitico pegmattica faneritico poiquilitico polimctica porosa porfdica sacaroideo vesicular oqueroso

ctcl diss fn gr-fn gr-md gr-gso vitr hxlna mon oblit ool ofit peg fan poiq polim pors porf sac ves oqr

heteromtrica heter microcristalina mxls

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

ABREVIAT aglm and cen tf-cen bas tf-bx da dio gb grto

I11 I12 I13 I14 I15 I16 I17 I18 I19 I20 I21 I22 I23 I24 I25 I26 I27 I28 I29 I30 I31 I32

Granodiorite Lapilli Lapilli tuff Monzodiorite Monzograbbro Monzonite Porphyry Andesitic Porphyry Dacitic Porphyry Monzonitic Porphyry Rhyolitic Pyroclast Pyroclastic flow Rhyodacite Rhyolite Syenite Tonalite Trachyandesite Trachybasalt Trachyte Tuff Volcanic ash Volcanoclastic

gdi lap lap-tf mzdi mzgb mz p-and p-da p-mz p-rl pyr pyr-f rda rl sye to tand tbas tra tuff volc ash volcl

Granodiorita Lapili Tufo de lapili Monzodiorita Monzogabro Monzonita Prfido Andestico Prfido Dactico Prfido Monzontico Prfido Rioltico Piroclasto Flujo Piroclstico Riodacita Riolita Sienita Tonalita Traquiandesita Traquibasalto Traquita Tufo Ceniza volcnica Volcanoclstico

gdi lap tf-cen mzdi mzgb mz p-adn p-da p-mz p-rl pir f-pir rda rl sye to tand tbas tra tf cen volc volcl

BRECCIAS
COD
LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION bx-tf ck-bx fre-bx fret-bx hy-bx mag-bx mbx mos-bx LITOLOGA Tufo de Brecha Brecha craquelada Brecha fretica Brecha Freatomagmtica Brecha hidrotermal Brecha magmtica Microbrecha Brecha en mosaico

ABREVIAT tf-bx bx-cq bx-fre bx-fret bx-hid bx-mag

B01 Breccia tuff B02 Crackel breccia B03 Freatic breccia B04 Freatomagmatic breccia B05 Hydrothermal breccia B06 Magmatic breccia B07 Microbreccia B08 Mosaic breccia

mbx
bx-mos

B09 Tectonic breccia B10 Tectonic-hydrotermal breccia B11 Volcanic Breccia

tect-bx t-h-bx v-bx

Brecha tectnica Brecha tectonohidrotermal Brecha volcnica

bx-tect bx-t-h bx-v

SEDIMENTARY ROCK
COD S01 S02 S03 S04 S05 S06 S07 S08 S09 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 Arkose Boundstone Breccia Conglomerate Chert Dolostone Grainstone Limestone Marl Mudstone Packstone Sandstone Shale/Clay Siltstone Wackestone Coal Sparite Micrite Pelesparite Pelemicrite Oosparite Oomicrite Intrasparite
LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGA

ABREVIAT

ark bdst bx cgl cht Dol grst ls mrl mdst pkst snd sh slts wkst C

Arcosa Caliza soldada Brecha Conglomerado Chert Doloma Caliza granular Caliza Marga Lodolita Caliza lodogranular Arenisca Lutita/Arcilla Limolita Caliza lodosa Carbn Esparita Micrita Pelesparita Pelemicrita Ooesparita Oomicrita Intraesparita

arc clz-sol bx cgl cht Dol clz-gr clz mrg lod clz-lgra arn lut lml clz-lod C

S24 S25 S26

Intramicrite Biosparite Biomicrite

Intramicrita Bioesparita Biomicrita

METAMORPHIC ROCK
COD
LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGA

ABREVIAT

M01 Amphibolite M02 Cataclastite M03 Gneiss M04 Hornfels M05 Marbel M06 Phyllite M07 Quarzite M08 Schist M09 Serpentinite M10 Skarn M11 Slate

amph ctc gns hrnf mbl phlt qtzt sch srpt sk sl

Anfibolita Cataclastita Gneis Corneana Marmol Filita Cuarcita Esquisto Sepentinita Skarn Pizarra

anf ctc gns cor mrm filt czta esq srpt sk piz

STRUCTURE
COD STRUCTURE ABBREVATION SYMBOLS
ant apx-cto apx-f Bnd, bnd badng b-dom bath S ESTRUCTURA anticlinal contacto aproximado falla aproximada bandeada bandeamiento bandeamiento domos batolito estrato ABREVIATURA ant cto-apx f-apx bnd banto S1 bat S

ST01 anticline ST02 aproximate contact ST03 aproximate fault ST04 band(-ed) ST05 banding ST06 banding domes ST07 batolith ST08 bed

ST09 bedding ST10 bedding plane-fault ST11 cavity ST12 channel ST13 concealed contact ST14 concealed fault ST15 concordant ST16 contact ST17 contact with dip ST18 cross-bedding ST19 dextral fault ST20 discordant ST21 dome ST22 doubtful fault ST23 dyke ST24 fault ST25 flow banding ST26 fold ST27 foliation ST28 fracture ST29 horizontal bedding ST30 horizontal foliation ST31 horizontal joint ST32 inferred contact ST33 inferred fault ST34 joint ST35 lacolith

So bp-f cav chn cnd-cto cnd-f conc cto cto-dip x-So dx-f disc Do dbf-f D f flow-b fd fol frac h-So h-fol h-jt inf-cto inf-f jt lac

estratificacin falla de estratificacin cavidades canal contacto oculto falla oculta concordante contacto contacto con buzamiento estratificacin cruzada falla dextral discordante domo falla dudosa dique falla bandas de flujo pliegue foliacin fractura estratificacin horizontal foliacin horizontal diaclasa horizontal contacto inferido falla inferida diaclasa lacolito

So f-So cav cnl cto-oc f-oc conc cto cto-bz x-So f-dx disc Do f-du D f flow-b plieg fol frac So-h fol-h diacl-h cto-inf f-inf diacl lac

ST36 lamination ST37 lineament ST38 lopolith ST39 manto ST40 microfracture ST41 microveinlet ST42 normal fault ST43 outcrop ST44 overlap fault ST45 poly-directional ST46 pseudobedding ST47 pseudobedding volcanic

lam L lop mto m-frac m-vn n-f ocrp o-f m-direct S2 S2v pS2 S2x ripl-mk rv-f sill shd syn sx-f s-f stk stw t-f unconf V vt

laminacin lineamiento lopolito manto microfractura microvenilla falla normal afloramiento falla de cabalgamiento polidireccional pseudoestratos pseudoestratificacin volcnica pseudo plano de estratos pseudoestratificacin roca "x" rizaduras de corriente falla inversa sill cizallado sinclinal falla sinestral falla escalonada stock stockwork sobrescurrimiento discordancia veta vetilla/venillas

lam L lop mto m-frac m-vls f-n aflor f-c polidirec S2 S2v pS2 S2x riz-corr f-i sill czll sncl f-sx f-e stk stw f-a discia V vt/vls

ST48 pseudo strata plan ST49 pseudo-rock "x" ST50 riple marks ST51 reverse fault ST52 sill ST53 Sheared ST54 syncline ST55 sinistral fault ST56 step fault ST57 stock ST58 stockwork ST59 thrust fault ST60 unconformity ST61 vein ST62 veinlet

ST63 vertical bedding ST64 vertical contact ST65 vertical fault ST66 vertical foliation ST67 vertical joint

v-So v-cto v-f v-fol v-jt

estratificacin vertical contacto vertical falla vertical foliacin vertical diaclasa vertical

So-v cto-v f-v fol-v diacl-v

OTHER
COD STRUCTURE ABBREVATION SYMBOLS
ant apx-cto apx-f Bnd, bnd badng b-dom bath S So bp-f cav chn cnd-cto cnd-f conc cto cto-dip x-So dx-f ESTRUCTURA anticlinal contacto aproximado falla aproximada bandeada bandeamiento bandeamiento domos batolito estrato estratificacin falla de estratificacin cavidades canal contacto oculto falla oculta concordante contacto contacto con buzamiento estratificacin cruzada falla dextral ABREVIATURA ant cto-apx f-apx bnd banto S1 bat S So f-So cav cnl cto-oc f-oc conc cto cto-bz x-So f-dx

ST01 anticline ST02 aproximate contact ST03 aproximate fault ST04 band(-ed) ST05 banding ST06 banding domes ST07 batolith ST08 bed ST09 bedding ST10 bedding plane-fault ST11 cavity ST12 channel ST13 concealed contact ST14 concealed fault ST15 concordant ST16 contact ST17 contact with dip ST18 cross-bedding ST19 dextral fault

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ST20 discordant ST21 dome ST22 doubtful fault ST23 dyke ST24 fault ST25 flow banding ST26 fold ST27 foliation ST28 fracture ST29 horizontal bedding ST30 horizontal foliation ST31 horizontal joint ST32 inferred contact ST33 inferred fault ST34 joint ST35 lacolith ST36 lamination ST37 lineament ST38 lopolith ST39 manto ST40 microfracture ST41 microveinlet ST42 normal fault ST43 outcrop ST44 overlap fault ST45 poly-directional ST46 pseudobedding

disc Do dbf-f D f flow-b fd fol frac h-So h-fol h-jt inf-cto inf-f jt lac lam L lop mto m-frac m-vn n-f ocrp o-f m-direct S2

discordante domo falla dudosa dique falla bandas de flujo pliegue foliacin fractura estratificacin horizontal foliacin horizontal diaclasa horizontal contacto inferido falla inferida diaclasa lacolito laminacin lineamiento lopolito manto microfractura microvenilla falla normal afloramiento falla de cabalgamiento polidireccional pseudoestratos

disc Do f-du D f flow-b plieg fol frac So-h fol-h diacl-h cto-inf f-inf diacl lac lam L lop mto m-frac m-vls f-n aflor f-c polidirec S2

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ST47

pseudobedding volcanic

S2v pS2 S2x ripl-mk rv-f sill shd syn sx-f s-f stk stw t-f unconf V vt v-So v-cto v-f v-fol v-jt

pseudoestratificacin volcnica pseudo plano de estratos pseudoestratificacin roca "x" rizaduras de corriente falla inversa sill cizallado sinclinal falla sinestral falla escalonada stock stockwork sobrescurrimiento discordancia veta vetilla/venillas estratificacin vertical contacto vertical falla vertical foliacin vertical diaclasa vertical

S2v pS2 S2x riz-corr f-i sill czll sncl f-sx f-e stk stw f-a discia V vt/vls So-v cto-v f-v fol-v diacl-v

ST48 pseudo strata plan ST49 pseudo-rock "x" ST50 riple marks ST51 reverse fault ST52 sill ST53 Sheared ST54 syncline ST55 sinistral fault ST56 step fault ST57 stock ST58 stockwork ST59 thrust fault ST60 unconformity ST61 vein ST62 veinlet ST63 vertical bedding ST64 vertical contact ST65 vertical fault ST66 vertical foliation ST67 vertical joint

HABIT
HABIT ABBREVATIO N HBITO ABREVIATUR A

acicular arborescent botryoidal capillary cryptocrystalline

acic arbrsc botr cap crpxl

acicular arborescente botroidal capilar criptocristalino

acic arbrsc botr cap crpxl

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cubic dendritic disc-shaped dodecahedral druse earthy efflorescence fibrous foliate geode globular granular laminar laminated masive oolitic prismatic/columnar radial reniform reticulate rhombohedral stalactitic tabular thread-like

cub dendr disd dodec drus erty eflor fibr folte gde glob granr lamr lamd mas ool pris/colm rad renif retic romb stalac tab tlik

cbico dendrtico discoidal dodecadrico drusa terroso eflorescencia fibroso foliado geoda globular granular laminar hojoso masivo ooltico prismtico/columnar radial reniforme reticulado rombodrica estalacttico tabular filiforme

cub dendr disd dodec drus terr eflor fibr fldo gda glob granr lamr hojs mas ool pris/colm rad renif retic romb stalac tab filime

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