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La Flor

Past Producer in Mendoza, Argentina with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
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  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 10004981
MRDS ID AR11182
Record type Site
Current site name La Flor

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.93281, -35.36415 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 30 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF MARLARGUE.

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

  • EAST SIDE OF CERRO LAS MINAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADES: PB 0.4%, ZN 4.7%, AG 60 G/MT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Cerro Puchenque Formation
    Rock description Cerro Puchenque Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.93281, -35.36415
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding N 30 W / 20 Ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E
    Dip 80 SE
    Length 200M
    Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, VOL.1, P. 502-503

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 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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