Luisito Prospect

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodity Lead
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004471
MRDS ID AR08093
Record type Site
Current site name Luisito Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.59943, -22.37392 (WGS84)
Relative position 31 KM S OF LA QUIACA

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

  • ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CANYON LOCATED BETWEEN THE OFFICES OF THE PULIPERA AND LA BELGICA MINES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.59943, -22.37392

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip NE
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pumahuasi Cangrejillos

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 103 P.71

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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