Mina San Bernardo

Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodity Mineral Pigments
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004973
MRDS ID AR11173
Record type Site
Current site name Mina San Bernardo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.06614, -32.39746 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 8 KM NORTH OF LA CRUZ DE PARAMILLO DE USPALLATA.

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

  • WEST FLANK OF CORDAN DE SAN BARTOLO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RED OCHER

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.06614, -32.39746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip SUB-VERTICAL
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW METRIC TONS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARRINGTON, H. J., 1971, DESCRIPTION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 22C, BUENOS AIRES, DIR. NAC. DE GEOL. Y MINERIA, BOL. 114, P. 78

  • 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.