| Deposit ID | 10005283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AR15081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sonia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.69584, -24.66417 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salta(province)
Argentina(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Salta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Pumice | Ore |
| Model code | 161 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25kb |
| Deposit model name | Pumice scoria-volcanic cinders |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock unit name | Pastos Grandes Group-Sijes Formation |
| Rock description | Pastos Grandes Group-Sijes Formation |
| (1) | -66.69584, -24.66417 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Serrania De Sijes |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AR15081 |
TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA MOJA 7C - NEVADO DE CACHI: DNGM BOL. 99, P. 78.
SCHALAMUK, ISIDORO, FERNANDEZ, RAUL, AND ETCHEVERRY, RICARDO, 1983, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION NOA: SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES XX, 208 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DNGM ANALES 20 (P. 94) SHOWS SONIA AS A SALT DEPOSIT, ALL OTHER SOURCES DESCRIBE IT AS A PUMICE DEPOSIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 02-NOV-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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