1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Uspallata- Villavicencio

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004965
MRDS ID AR11160
Record type Site
Current site name Uspallata- Villavicencio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.24948, -32.63079 (WGS84)
Relative position 35-50 KM NORTHWEST OF MENDOZA.

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
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Chrysotile Gangue
Graphite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 20
USGS model code 8f
Deposit model name Ultramafic hosted magnesite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.24948, -32.63079
ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Alignment Of Tectonic Elements.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N 40 W TO N 20 E
    Dip 60 SE TO 90
    Length 50M
    Width 4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years SINCE 1930'S

Mining district

District name 23 And 24

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner A. Blanco, Bobillo Minerales S.A., Talcomin S.R.L., Geverovich Hnos., Uspallata Minerales S.A.M.I.C.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IN1977 FROM MENDOCINA, RIVADAVIA, DON LUIS, MARIA SUSANA; 1975 FOR CARMEN AND LA FLOR; 1950 FOR MARIA SUSANA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 20M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • HEIGHT 30 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET.AL., 1983, 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. 254-255, 143-150

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, P. 146-150.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA 2O KM N-S , 15 KM E-W.

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.

Maps centered on this site