La Florcita

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Barium-Barite
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005079
MRDS ID AR13063
Record type Site
Current site name La Florcita
Alternate or previous names La Rosita I, Ii, Iii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.38948, -37.78752 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 58 KM NNW OF LAS LAJAS

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

  • LA FLORCITA IS 2 KM E OF LA ROSITA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Sedimentary Series
    Rock description Sedimentary Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.38948, -37.78752

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike WNW
    Dip SUBVERTICAL
    Length 1000M
    Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION CONSISTS OF LIMESTONE, CLAYEY SANDSTONES, SANDSTONES, AND CONGLOMERATES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Geverovich Hnos.

Comments on the production information

  • ORE(1) FROM ROSARITA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1976, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION PATAGONIA-CONAHUE: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 17, P. 41

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA FOR TWO PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS AT LA ROSITA, MAIN BODY AT FLOCITA, VEIN IS 450 M LONG , 0.2-0.8 M WIDE, STRIKE- NE, DIP- 60-80 SE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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