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La Mabel

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Strontium, Barium-Barite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005084
MRDS ID AR13070
Record type Site
Current site name La Mabel
Alternate or previous names Groupo La Mabel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.99474, -37.96585 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 45 KM SSE OF CHOS MALAL., Acc To 2 Min., Acc To 2 Min., Acc To 2 Min.

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
Strontium Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PURITY UNKNOWN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Celestite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation;Rayoso Formation
    Rock description Mulichinco Formation;Agrio Formation;Rayoso Formation
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.99474, -37.96585
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Tight Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW
    Dip 52-65 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN FORMATIONS. LA MABEL AND LOS ROBERTOS ARE LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF SYNCLINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: STEEP INCLINATION, AND NARROW WIDTH MAKE IT UNECONOMIC- REQUIRING UNDERGROUND MINING- VERY SMALL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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