Domeyko Fault

The Domeyko Fault ({{langx|es|Falla Domeyko}}) or Precordilleran Fault System is a geological fault located in Northern Chile.{{cite book |last=Hoffmann-Rothe |first=Arne |date=2006 |chapter=Oblique Convergence along the Chilean Margin: Partitioning, Margin-Parallel Faulting and Force Interaction at the Plate Interface |title=The Andes: Active Subduction Orogeny |pages=125–146 |publisher=Springer |isbn=3-540-24329-1 |editor-last=Oncken |editor-first=Onno }} The fault is of the strike-slip type and runs parallel to the Andes, the coast and the nearby Atacama Fault. The fault originated in the Eocene. Along its length the Domeyko Fault hosts several porphyry copper deposits including Chuquicamata, Collahuasi, El Abra, El Salvador, La Escondida and Potrerillos.{{cite book|last=Robb |first=Laurence |title=Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes |edition=4th |year=2007 |publisher=Blackwell Science Ltd |location=Malden, MA, United States |isbn=978-0-632-06378-9 |page=104 }} The fault is named after 19th century geologist Ignacy Domeyko.