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Grupo San Jose

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Barium-Barite, Strontium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005081
MRDS ID AR13065
Record type Site
Current site name Grupo San Jose
Alternate or previous names Mines: San Jose, Neptuno, Alondra, Liliana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.96557, -37.86002 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 60 KM SE 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

  • COORDINATES FOR SAN JOSE, ZONE EXTENDED 6 KM N, TO N AND S OF ARROYO PICHI NEUQUEN, WHERE IT CROSSES CERRO RAYORO AND LA SENA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Strontium Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Analytical data

Result HIGH CACO3 CONTENT (8.9-34.1%)
Result BASO4 GRADES 60.2-88.2%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Agrio Formation; Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Agrio Formation;Huitrin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.96557, -37.86002
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description West Flank Of Rayoso Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form IRRGULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 65E TO VERICAL
    Length 150M
    Width 0.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Filling Of Fractures Related To Folding Of Sedimentary Package.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALONG REVERSE FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN AGRIO AND HUITRIN FMS. AGRIO FM ASSOCIATED WITH TRONCOSO AND SUPERIOR MDB, GRUPO MENDOZA. DEPOSITS OCCUR IN AND FILL SECONDARY TENSION FRACTURES WITH COLLOIDAL BARITE TEXTURES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years EARLY 1940'S

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL SIZE LIMITS VALUE.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY FORMED BY DESCENDING SOLUTIONS THAT HAD DISSOLVED SYNGENETIC DEPOSITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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