Yavi Prospect

Occurrence in Jujuy, Argentina with commodities Lead, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005320
MRDS ID AR15130
Record type Site
Current site name Yavi Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.98722, -22.1456 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 4 KM SW OF YAVI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jujuy(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina Jujuy

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Acoite Formation
    Rock description Acoite Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.98722, -22.1456

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON W FLANK OF AN ANTICLINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNER, JCM, 1964, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DE LA HOJA 2C, SANTA VICTORIA: DNGM BOL. 104, P. 83

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 10CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-92 Long, Kr U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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