La Dichosa Mine

Producer in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Kyanite
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004682
MRDS ID AR10066
Record type Site
Current site name La Dichosa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.54692, -28.76773 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM S OF V. MAZAN

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

  • ON W FLANK OF SIERRA DE AMBATO, BY THE RIGHT MARGIN OF RIO SALADO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Ore
Mica Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.54692, -28.76773

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 35M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eduardo Kurzawinsky

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHALAMUK, I., ET. AL., 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 20, P. 33. MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1962, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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