Naunauca, Taquimilan

Past Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodities Magnesite, Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005097
MRDS ID AR13085
Record type Site
Current site name Naunauca, Taquimilan
Alternate or previous names Guria, Jovi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.2078, -37.63085 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position NEAR TOWN OF NAUNAUCA, 30 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Ore
Calcite Ore
Montmorillonite Ore
Natrolite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Ore
Sericite Ore
Talc Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite, Calcite, Zeolite, Sericite, Talc Near Joints, Only Chloritization In Nucleus.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Grupu Mendoza
    Rock description Grupu Mendoza
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.2078, -37.63085

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joints N 30-44 E , N 15-25 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • GRUPO MENDOZA- MARINE SEDIMENTARY STRATA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1956-

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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