La Coipa Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Travertine

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004306
MRDS ID	AR01124
Record type	Site
Current site name	La Coipa Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-68.19114, -27.6308 (WGS84)
Elevation	3700
Relative position	50 KM SSW OF CORTADERAS, 5 KM W OF PASTOS LARGOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Catamarca(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Argentina	Catamarca

Comments on the location information

TO THE MOUTH OF QUEBRADA LA COIPA NEAR ITS ALLUVIAL FAN

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Travertine	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-68.19114, -27.6308	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR01124

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. TURNER, JUAN CARLOS, 1967, DNGM BOL. 106, PP. 66
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	HEAVILY VEINED BEDS UP TO 0.2 M THICK

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.