Chumbicha Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004294
MRDS ID	AR01110
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chumbicha Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.25609, -28.79328 (WGS84)
Relative position	7 KM NNW OF CHUMBICHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Catamarca

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical	Primary
Tantalum Critical	Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	36
USGS model code	13c
Deposit model name	Nb-Ta pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.25609, -28.79328	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR01110

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1993	Sow, Thierno	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.