Santa Rosa Occurrence

Occurrence in Catamarca, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004316
MRDS ID AR01135
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.18027, -28.25996 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 KM NE OF SALADO

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

  • IN S PART OF CERRO NEGRO BY RIO SALADO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.18027, -28.25996

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Negro

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DEL PROVINCIAS DE CATAMARCA Y TUCUMAN; 1966, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. MARIO, V.J. SOSIC, 1972, DNGM BOL. 129, (MAP)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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