Andean Geology 42 (3): 166-196. May, 2016 Andean Geology doi: 10.5027/andgeoV43n2-a02 www.andeangeology.cl Hydrothermal alteration, fumarolic deposits and fluids from Lastarria Volcanic Complex: A multidisciplinary study *Felipe Aguilera1, Susana Layana2, Augusto Rodríguez-Díaz3, Cristóbal González2, Julio Cortés4, Manuel Inostroza2 1 Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta, Chile.
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[email protected] ABSTRACT. A multidisciplinary study that includes processing of Landsat ETM+ satellite images, chemistry of gas condensed, mineralogy and chemistry of fumarolic deposits, and fluid inclusion data from native sulphur deposits, has been carried out in the Lastarria Volcanic Complex (LVC) with the objective to determine the distribution and charac- teristics of hydrothermal alteration zones and to establish the relations between gas chemistry and fumarolic deposits. Satellite image processing shows the presence of four hydrothermal alteration zones, characterized by a mineral