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Cerro Soliterio Occurrence

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Tin
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  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. 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 10004421
MRDS ID AR08031
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Soliterio Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.59834, -22.56225 (WGS84)
Elevation 5359
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 19 KM NW OF MINA PIRQUITAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Comments on the location information

  • BY THE ROAD FROM MINA PIRQUITAS TO LOMA BLANCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Vicunahuasi Formation
    Rock description Vicunahuasi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.59834, -22.56225
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, J.C.M., 1982, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 3AB, MINA PIRQUITAS: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN NO. 187, P. 43

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS HAVE NO ECONOMIC VALUE DUE TO THEIR SMALL THICKNESS AND EXTENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

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

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