Mina Alicia

Past 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. 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10004999
MRDS ID AR11202
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Alicia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.51583, -34.80719 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 35 KM SSW OF SAN RAFAEL.

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

  • AT THE MOUTH OF ARROYO DEL PIQUILLINAL IN RIO ATUEL, RUGGED TERRAIN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mineral Pigments Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Serie Del Imperial-Grupo Superior
    Rock description Serie Del Imperial-Grupo Superior

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.51583, -34.80719

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Strongly Folded And Faulted.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES
    Strike N 80 W
    Dip 40-45 N
    Width 3.6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DESSARTI, R. N., 1956, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 27C- CERRO DIAMANTE; BUENOS AIRES, DNM BOL. 85, P. 64-65

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUBORDINATE 1-2 CM WIDE VEINLETSRADIATING OUTWARDS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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