Poblet

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Iron, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004926
MRDS ID AR11109
Record type Site
Current site name Poblet

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.03281, -34.8197 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 95 KM 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
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Auquilco Formation (Gypsum/Anhydrite
    Rock description Auquilco Formation (Gypsum/Anhydrite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.03281, -34.8197

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 50 E
    Length 40M
    Width 5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOCATED IN HINGE OF ANTICLINE WITH NE-SW AXIS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name 1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL. 1, P. 266-267

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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