Salicas Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004317
MRDS ID AR01136
Record type Site
Current site name Salicas Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.07444, -28.38079 (WGS84)
Relative position 200M W OF SALICAS

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 WEST FLANK OF CERRO DE VELASCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Salicas Formation
    Rock description Salicas Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.07444, -28.38079

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra De Velasco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. II, P. 574. 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, PP. 44-45

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCRETION, LAMINAE, AND OPEN SPACE FILLINGS OF MN OXIDES IN SANDSTONE BED 0.5 TO 0.8 M THICK. ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 2.85% MNO2.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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