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Pozo Verde Prospect

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Tungsten
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004674
MRDS ID AR10054
Record type Site
Current site name Pozo Verde Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.64945, -28.78079 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Relative position 6 KM N OF CORRALES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Rioja(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina La Rioja

Comments on the location information

  • W OF QUERADA RAMBLONES ON W FLANK OF MORRO POZO VERDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.64945, -28.78079
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 250M
    Width 0.15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Along Contact Between Granite Porphyry And Schist-Slate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GIOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA. JUAN CARLOS M. TURNER, 1971, DNGM BOL. 126, P. 79

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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