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Quebrada Agua Del Gato

Producer in San Juan, Argentina with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
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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. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005569
MRDS ID AR16114
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada Agua Del Gato
Alternate or previous names Don Leon, El Triunfo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.16612, -31.43078 (WGS84)
Relative position 35 KM ENE OF SAN JUAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Juan(province)

Argentina(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Argentina San Juan

Comments on the location information

  • WEST FLANK OF SIERRA DE PIE DE PALO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Asbestos Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Crystalline Schists;Serpentinite
    Rock description Crystalline Schists;Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.16612, -31.43078
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Schistocity N30-48w, Dip 25-40

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Width 1.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1953-PRESENT

Mining district

District name Pie De Palo

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR ENTIRE SAN JUAN PROVINCE: ALL PRODUCTION WAS FROM THIS DISTRICT, AND MOST FROM THIS MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGELELLI, V., ET. AL., 1980, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y NO METALIFEROS Y ROCAS DE APLICACION DE LA REGION CENTRO CUYO: MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA, SUBSECRETARIA DE MINERIA, ANALES, VOL. 19, P. 154-155

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANGELELLI, P. 153.

Reporter information

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

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