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Carmelo

Producer in Neuquen, Argentina with commodity Halite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005105
MRDS ID AR13097
Record type Site
Current site name Carmelo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -70.12441, -38.63825 (WGS84)

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

  • WEST FLANK OF RIO NEUQUEN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Analytical data

Result 97.49% NACL, 0.65% CACL, 0.11% MGCL2, 0.4% KCL, 0.7% NA2SO4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Huitrin Formation
    Rock description Huitrin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -70.12441, -38.63825
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID
    Strike N-S
    Dip 45 W
    Thickness 50M
    Length 100M
    Width 23M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1940'S AND ON

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE IS PROVEN AND PROBABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 16.46M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • "ROOMS"

Comments on development

  • FIRST WORKED BY ABORIGINES.

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.106-107

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, 1976

Reporter information

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

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