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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

M44 Goethite gt

Goethita gt

MINERALS

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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

M63 Mn oxide OxMn

Óxido de 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

M72 Potassium 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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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

A23 silicificación porosa "Vuggy" sil por

silicificación porosa "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

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

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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

T09 medium grained md-gr

grano medio gr-md

T10 Coarse 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 ABREVIATURA

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 ABREVIATURA

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

B10 Tectonic-hydrotermal breccia t-h-bx Brecha tectono-hidrotermal bx-t-h

B11 Volcanic Breccia v-bx Brecha volcánica bx-v

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

COD LITHOLOGY ABBREVIATION LITOLOGÍA ABREVIATURA

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 ABREVIATURA

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

ST47 pseudobedding volcanic

S2v pseudoestratificación volcánica

S2v

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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ST47 pseudobedding volcanic

S2v pseudoestratificación volcánica

S2v

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

HABIT ABBREVATION

HÁBITO

ABREVIATURA

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