Laguna Hermosa Occurrence

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Halite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004821
MRDS ID AR10257
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Hermosa Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.7458, -31.84439 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM S OF LAS TOSCAS.

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

  • IN N PART OF PAMPA DE LAS SALINAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.7458, -31.84439

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pampa De Salinas

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAPA MINERO DE LA PROVINCIA DE RIOJA 1966-1967, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA; SERVICIO DE ECONOMIA MINERIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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