La Salida

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Barium-Barite
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004949
MRDS ID AR11141
Record type Site
Current site name La Salida

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.69947, -36.36416 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM SOUTH OF MALARGUE, 10 KM SOUTH OF EL MANZANO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendoza(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Mendoza

Comments on the location information

  • AROUND ARROYO COIHUE-CO. ACCESS FROM RT 40.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.69947, -36.36416

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brachyanticline, N-S Axis.

Ore body information

  • Strike N10-20E
    Dip 20 W
    Thickness 1.1M
    Length 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1950'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 43-44

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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