Mi Madre Occurrence

Occurrence in La Rioja, Argentina with commodity Mica

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10004832
MRDS ID	AR10270
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mi Madre Occurrence
Alternate or previous names	Virgen Del Valle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-67.03804, -29.47551 (WGS84)
Elevation	2600
Relative position	20 KM S OF SANAGASTA.

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 SIERRA DE VELASCO, BETWEEN QUEBRADA DE LA CIENAGA TO THE W, AND QUEBRADA DEL ALUMBRE TO THE E.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-67.03804, -29.47551	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	AR10270

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

E. DE ALBA, 1979, DNGM BOL. 163; (MAP).
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.