Bailon Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Mineral Pigments
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004308
MRDS ID AR01126
Record type Site
Current site name Bailon Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.9578, -27.70579 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM S OF BAILON

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

  • ON S BANK OF RIO CHASCHUIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Cuesta Formation
    Rock description Cuesta Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.9578, -27.70579

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET.AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. , P. MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIO; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OF OCHER, MOSTLY UP TO 5 CM WIDE, LARGEST 0.15-0.2 M WIDE

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.