Carmelo Mine

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Halite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005050
MRDS ID AR13026
Record type Site
Current site name Carmelo Mine
Alternate or previous names Rivadavia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21614, -37.41418 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM S OF CHOS MALAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Comments on the location information

  • 2 KM S OF NATIONAL ROUTE 40 AND 3 KM N OF ARROYO TRUQUICO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Rayoso Formation
    Rock description Rayoso Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.21614, -37.41418

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DNGM BOL. 143 P. 85

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Sow, Thierno U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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