Aguada Del Overo

Occurrence in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Iron
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005054
MRDS ID AR13030
Record type Site
Current site name Aguada Del Overo
Alternate or previous names Lidia?

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.16613, -39.28088 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 45 KM S OF ZAPULA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Neuquen(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Neuquen

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result 48-50% FE(?), AND 10% TIO2.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.16613, -39.28088

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REOPUBLICA ARGENTINA: LA PLATA, PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL THICKNESS 50-70 CM, WITH AVERAGE 29-37% FE FOR WHOLE PACKAGE PALEO BEACH PLACER.

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.