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El Caj0n, Cerro Amarillo

Occurrence in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004925
MRDS ID AR11107
Record type Site
Current site name El Caj0n, Cerro Amarillo
Alternate or previous names Vegas Peladas, Nonche Neuche.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.94531, -35.35026 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 25 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF MALARGUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silification And Pyritization.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name C. Puchenque Formation
    Rock description C. Puchenque Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.94531, -35.35026
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folding

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NW-SE
    Dip 35 SW
    Length 50M
    Width 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 3

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 264

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

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

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